Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney

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Joe Minotaur said, 2 months ago

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Margueritem said, 2 months ago

Mighty nice…..
Joe Minotaur said, 2 months ago

How about an iced cinnamon bun?
fatuncle said, 2 months ago

Yup. Well, off to work for me.
Sisyphos said, 2 months ago

O, beauteous Drusilla! What affliction has wounded thee so?
paciii said, 2 months ago

Welcome to all the new couchies!!

Not sure if someone answered yesterday’s question: regarding the avatar picture: click your name (up where it says “signed in as”) and your profile will come up. In the upper left is a link to “edit profile”. Click that and then there’ll be a “browse” button next to the avatar in the middle right of the page. Click there and you can pick any graphic from your system to use as your avatar. Just don’t use too big a pic, or it’ll complain (or used to…)

Pib:
Can’t help but point out: both Geoff and Tom mentioned Dru’s attempt to get rid of the cold… both used phrases that implied that it didn’t work. What we are seeing is the result of the inner turmoil of a demon trying to do good with a fairy technique… I don’t think it is the cold itself. This is the classic good-vs-evil problem. Where it is going, and why it manifested itself as it is… well that’s why I’m on the couch!!

9CwL:
[[doing the circle-stirring dance]] Go Ed-da!! Go Ed-da!! Go Ed-da…
Cashew Jim said, 2 months ago

Boilerplate looking good.

9CwL – Interesting, Amos back, and no Mary yet. Knock on door tomorrow? Or not till saturday?

Pib – Dru looks fantastic, but troubled or sick. Will Nat take action tomorrow?
Sisyphos said, 2 months ago

If she caught It by a kiss, maybe she could expel the ill in similar wise…?
Afternoonhandyman said, 2 months ago

Whassup with the tags?

I typed “Fire and … NICE”, came out “Fire, …NICE”

tried to edit it to “Fire ‘n’ … Nice”, no change

Is Dru holding her belly and turning away to……

barf?
Frida Bonita said, 2 months ago

I guess they are not joking when they talk about the 7 deadly sins:

Pride is an excessive belief in one’s own abilities.
Envy is wanting what others have, be it status, abilities, or possessions.
Gluttony is the desire to eat or consume more than you require.
Lust is a powerful craving for such as sex, power and money.
Anger is the loss of rational self-control and the desire to harm others.
Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain.
Sloth is laziness and the avoidance of work.
I would say except for sloth and maybe greed, as defined here, poor Dru is in for big trouble
The Old Wolf said, 2 months ago

Saludos Frida, me gusta mucho verte…

Ah, such pretty scenery. However, we note that in this particular view, she’s not bustin’ out all over. So is she preggers or not? Or is she seeing her future?

Wanders off to bed, whistling “The Liberty Bell March”
The Old Wolf said, 2 months ago

Tired tonite - my travelog is here.
mjolnir 9 said, 2 months ago

We’re seeing the events that took place just before the opening sequence of this story-arc….

“When lovely woman stoops to folly,
And finds too late that men betray,
What charm can soothe her melancholy,
What art can wash her guilt away?

The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom - is to die.”
(Oliver Goldsmith)

Goldsmith is writing about unexpected - and unwanted - pregnancy here…but the analogy is not exact; Dru has stooped to folly, but Geoff did not betray. She thinks she’s ‘iced’ him for keeps with the folly of her backfired baiser de la fee and is about to atone through attempted suicide. That dive off the building, the opening scene of Pibgorn and the Volcano at 77th and Park was deliberate.

That’s my analysis of the picture.
Now I’m just going to stare at it for a while…
Sisyphos said, 2 months ago

Afternoonhandyman, “Tags” will not handle apostrophes in formatting. They break the continuity. But you can work around this by using what Mac calls Special Characters in the Edit dropdown menu (I forget what the PC equivalent term is, but it’s on PCs under some name).
Ira Nayman said, 2 months ago

Wow. Is it just me, or does the artwork get even more exquisite as the story gets darker?
Saskfan said, 2 months ago

[Reposted from “yesterday”]

KalahariNight said, about 3 blazons ago
@Saskfan, what is the device on your escutcheon? I can’t quite see the details with my perennially-tired eyes.

Heraldically: Or, a quadrant gules. In english: Gold (Or, usually designated by yellow), with a red (gules) quadrant (quadrant).

Quadrant: a navigational tool that was a prescursor to the sextant.

Sorry I was so loud with the bawdy songs that night behind the couch, Ms. Kalahari. Apparently Wilorg was listening in (the naughty fellow!). Either that, or he bribed the ducks for details. It would seem that both our reputations are thus besmirched. :)

But, as it says in the preface of one my song books, dirty songs are good for you.

Wilorg: You seem to have a capacious, if dirty, mind. Thank you for the extra definition, which I also was not aware of. And no my, uh, device doesn’t relate to gravity wells, except that one needs to know where one is in them.

[Edit: I’ve deleted the same comment from “yesterday” ‘cause it probably won’t be read there by the people I’m asnwering]
Sisyphos said, 2 months ago

Th Old Wolf: bravo! Great March Up Country! Old Xenophon would have been proud….
Saskfan said, 2 months ago

@ Everyone: I found out at work yesterday that the 40th anniversary of the Internet was celebrated on September 2. I forgot to bake a cake; did anyone else remember?
Cashew Jim said, 2 months ago

Afternoonhandyman said,

posted in yesterdays comments
On the new virus, This seems to work: (MAC users need not read ;p)
go to your internet options (many ways to get there, pick one)
Click on the security tab, then click “Reset All Zones TO Default Level”
Cick on the Privacy tab and click the default button
CLick on the advanced tab and click on “Restore advanced settings” then below that “reset”.
Seems to be helping, ‘cause page aint freezing no more.
Time to bless my attempt with sheep entrails and haggis, liberally sprinkling with my Clorox-filled Holy water shaker thingy

Afternoonhandyman just called me. He said he froze up after PiB page was blocking attempted popups and cookies like crazy. The fix didn’t work and the virus appears to turn off all virus protection. He is trying to download an update on virus protection and is getting a beta download. “They know about it but are not sure the fix will work” is what he says. Virus list is over 500,000 so he will be working on it for quite a while. Will post back here if and when he gets the fix.
Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

I think that Dru’s tummy is still; distended in this view - it’s just not so prominent as it was in yesterday’s.

9CL - Seth enjoys his occasional little vengeances on Edda when he can get them.
Ladywolf17 said, 2 months ago

WARRIORS OF TWILIGHT

By ladywolf17

Chapter 2: Narvalen, City Of Sin

By nightfall Adelia and the stranger made it to Narvalen. Adelia decided to pose as a slave to the stranger, and it helped them get a room at the Narvalen Tavern and Inn. They walked to their room and went in. “Adelia you take the bed, I’ll sleep here on the floor.” the stranger said and made his place on the floor as comfortable as he could. “but what about your injury? Your the one who should take the bed.” Adelia said trying to reason with him. “I will be fine, now try to get some rest.” The stranger said as he blew out the candle and was asleep in a matter of seconds. Adelia couldn’t sleep. Something in her blood was stirring again, and once again her eyes began to glow green. As she looked down at the stranger who laid on the floor sleeping her desire for him increased.

His nightmare was bad. In his nightmare the stranger witnessed his village being under attacked. Fire spread rapidly through the entire village. People screamed as they were consumed by the blazing inferno. The stranger and his men fought against the powerful unknown enemy in black armor and a red cape. He watched as his men were disposed of in grisly bloody fashion. then he felt a sharp blow to the back of his head and blacked out.

The stranger woke up in a cold sweat. He heard a low moan and suddenly noticed that his hand seemed to be touching something soft and smooth. He quickly backed away as he realized that he had touched Adelia’s breasts. “wha! what are you doing on the floor naked, lying next to me?” the stranger asked as he began to freak out. The stranger noticed that Adelia was not herself. He saw that her eyes were glowing a bright green.. Adelia smiled, not even bothering to cover herself up as she walked up to him. “Adelia snap out of it please! you’re frightening me.” the stranger pleaded as he huddled up against the wall.. Adelia looked at him. Lust was being replaced by passion. Then her mood change and she snapped back to her normal self. Adelia could tell that the stranger was scared and panicking, but why? She realized at that moment that she stood naked in front of him. She felt ashamed and embarrassed. Adelia quickly covered up her body with the bed sheet that was on the floor. “Nothing happened between us, I…I, just wanted to give you comfort, because of the nightmare you were having.” she said as the stranger began to calm down. Adelia began to question herself. What had just happened to her, why was she naked, and what was she about to do to the stranger? They got dressed and went to the tavern.

Adelia being nineteen was not allowed to enter the tavern so she was told to wait in the hall. Adelia sat against the wall with her head down in her arms. What had she done? What was going on with her body, was she a monster, and why did she have strange feelings and desires for the stranger that she traveled with.

The tavern was full of warlords gambling at tables And others that gave cat calls to the women that were strip dancing on the poles.The Air was filled with the stench of smoke and the atmosphere here was less than friendly. The stranger would have to watch his back so that he would not get robbed. He could see why Adelia hated this place.

The stranger sat at the bar and ordered a beer. He tried not to think of Adelia, but found it an impossible task to ignore. “Razz Thayer! I can’t believe you’re alive and here in Narvalen.” a man said as he pulled up a stool next to him and ordered a pitcher of beer for himself. Razz was thankful that the man had recognized who he was. The man identified himself as Lester Gimmons, and continued on with the conversation. He told Razz about an unknown enemy in black armor commanding a powerful army as it cut a path of death and destruction from one village to the next. “Does the black clad armored enemy have a red cape.” Razz asked. Lester shook his head yes then asked, “You’re not going to go after him, are you Razz?” Razz Thayer did not answer, because at that moment he heard a scream and bolted from his spot at the bar.

A heavyset man appeared in the hall and came right up to Adelia as she was now standing up. “What’s a pretty young thing like you doing in a place like this?” He said as he pinned Adelia up against the wall. Adelia struggled,to get free from this man. The heavyset man’s grip was just to strong. Adelia felt helpless. Laughing at her struggles, Turned him on. He tore open her blouse and began to play with her breasts. Adelia showing no fear slapped him hard. The heavyset man laughed at her attempt. “You be a good little girl, and I might just let you live.” he said as he dropped her to the floor, then he took his hands and began to undue his pants. Adelia had no intention on being a victim. She began to feel the rage build up inside of her. Once again Adelia felt the stirring in her blood, and this time she welcomed it. her eyes began to glow and her mouth sprouted fangs. her hands, complete with claws reached out and grabbed the would be rapist by the throat. She slammed the heavyset man hard into the wall knocking him senseless. Adelia could see the fear in his dazed eyes but showed no mercy. With a wicked smile on her face she bent over and kissed her would be attacker on the lips. Then a burst of electricity shot forth from her body killing the heavyset man instantly and turning him into a blackened ash colored, lifeless corpse. Adelia snapped back to her normal self and backed into a corner. She screamed as loud as her lungs would allow her to.

Razz came out the door and saw Adelia crying. He noticed that her blouse was torn opened. Something had happened here. Then he saw the remains of the heavyset mans corpse. He grabbed Adelia by the wrist. ” It’s time we left this hell-hole of a place.” Razz said and began running with Adelia behind him. Adelia did not argue. She was glad to be leaving this place. ” By the way, my name is Razz Thayer.” the stranger said.

TO BE CONTINUED…
waycyber said, 2 months ago

In UK 999 is the emergency services number, equivalent to 911 in US. So today is…

The Day of The Emergency Gerbil
liamsmom said, 2 months ago

Is there some pun being made on “cold?” Because as Dru is giving the kiss “sucking the cold right out of him” there are the beginnings of flames behind them, and in today’s panel even more so. And Geoff ended up in some terribly cold place… totally unaffected by the cold. Not sure this is making sense, I’m just not sure that Dru and Geoff together are the beginning of this… at least, not if Tom is somehow driving the whole thing. Or… maybe he’s not, maybe he’s just opportunistic, when Dru gave Geoff the fateful kiss perhaps an opportunity for nasty-doing was created.

Well, I’m truly out in the cold on this one.

(Reposted from yesterday’s panel)
waycyber said, 2 months ago

Today’s edition doesn’t add to the plot, but look at it. With a picture like that, who cares about the plot!!
mjolnir 9 said, 2 months ago

Saskfan

Ashamed to say I did not bake a cake on September 2nd (I haven’t actually made a cake in almost a month…but I will tomorrow! No more procrastination!) I will atone, however, by giving the recipe for a cake…taken directly from the Internet. But if it turns out not-so-yummy, don’t blame me, blame…

The Sampson Eagon Inn
Staunton, Virginia
For their Specialty Recipe:

Irresistible Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS - Cake:
2 cups superfine sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup vanilla yogurt (strained at least 2 to 3 hours)
1 stick butter, softened
2 eggs
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Kahlua
6 ounces semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
INGREDIENTS - Glaze:
10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1-1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 Tablespoon Kahlua
DIRECTIONS- Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend together 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder and 1/2 cup yogurt. In another bowl, cream butter with 1 cup sugar. Beat eggs, one at a time, into creamed butter, then beat in cocoa mixture. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Add flour to butter cocoa mixture, alternating with remaining 1/2 cup of yogurt into which the Kahlua has been blended. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour evenly into a buttered 10-inch springform tube pan that has been dusted with cocoa powder.
Bake for approximately one hour or until tester comes out clean. Cool cake on a rack before removing from pan.
DIRECTIONS - Glaze:
Break chocolate into bits. Place double boiler over, not in, a pan of hot water. Add chocolate, cream, butter and Kahlua. Cover tightly and heat for a few minutes; stir until completely melted and smooth. Transfer to stainless steel bowl and cover. Keep at room temperature. Slowly pour about half the glaze over the top of the cake, spreading it evenly with a metal spatula over the top and sides and in the center. Refrigerate until glaze is firm. Then repeat with remaining glaze. Refrigerate again to allow second layer of glaze to firm up. Decorate with piped buttercream chocolate frosting in an interesting shape and top each with a chocolate coffee bean or pecan or walnut half. Or just accent with fresh flowers in center and around the sides. Best served the next day.

From: 1st Traveler’s Choice Internet Cookbook. (www.virtualcities.com)
Saskfan said, 2 months ago

Re 9C: Seth has his legs up on the table! Not his feet, I admit, but how could he get so worked up about Edda flopping on the floor like that, then put his legs up on the table and balance his chair on its back legs??
Sisyphos said, 2 months ago

FYI, I have just made “public” my Collection, entitled (Mostly) Brooke’s Beauties. I think it can be accessed from my Profile page (it’s just a dozen of Honorable Master’s images).

2nd EDIT: corrected access info again.
BJamesB86 said, 2 months ago

9 9 9

Drusilla looks fine
Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

**Cashew Jim said, 13 minutes ago

Afternoonhandyman just called me. He said he froze up after PiB page was blocking attempted popups and cookies like crazy. The fix didn’t work and the virus appears to turn off all virus protection. He is trying to download an update on virus protection and is getting a beta download. “They know about it but are not sure the fix will work” is what he says. Virus list is over 500,000 so he will be working on it for quite a while. Will post back here if and when he gets the fix.

One thing that will help on cleaning viruses (sometimes) is to start the machine in “Safe” mode - restart, press F8 as soon as the initial BIOS startup screen that tells you what your hardware is finishes, and select “Safe Mode” from the choices.

If it’s disabled your anti-virus, though, it’s prolly going to take a tad more than that.

From “yesterday”:

If you think you may have gotten a bad-thing infection and your antivirus/anti-spyware software is not fixing it - computer runs slowly, reboots at random, crashes unexpectedly, you can’t access some websites or functions on the computer, you get weird pop-ups, your browser homepage suddenly changes, you randomly get messages telling you have viruses and offering to remove them, the next step is to download, install and run HiJackThis! and then register and ask for help at a support forum, like WhatTheTech. (Be sure to read the “New Member” info on the forum, and to do exactly what they tell you. Be aware that what they tell you to do may be a tad more complex than simply “Reboot the computer. Does it work now?”

If you can’t get online, you may have to go to another computer to do this sort of stuff.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 2 months ago

”@ Everyone: I found out at work yesterday that the 40th anniversary of the Internet was celebrated on September 2. I forgot to bake a cake; did anyone else remember?”

Next beeg anniversary is Germany’s reunification. October 3, 1990.

So, if the first reich was Bismarck’s unification of the 80+ german states,

and the second reich was the Weimar republic from 1917 to 1933.

and the third reich, 1933 to 1945,

and the fourth reich of 1957 to now,

with the drastic change of reunification to the eastern sector government, but none to the western, is it now the fourth and a half reich…? (Danger: bad pun alert!)
ejcapulet said, 2 months ago

Gloriosky! I was RIGHT??? Really? It’s a succubus with a head cold??? WHOA!!!
Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

The

Saskfan said

Re 9C: Seth has his legs up on the table! Not his feet, I admit, but how could he get so worked up about Edda flopping on the floor like that, then put his legs up on the table and balance his chair on its back legs??

From The Devil’s DP Dictionary:

Infinite Loop:

(1) in YOUR PROGRAM: an elementary error.
(2)in MY PROGRAM: a dynamic halt.
baslim_the_begger said, 2 months ago

@Old Wolf: Your surmise is correct. It is for measuring snow pack.

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/

9CWL: Nice pre-emptive strike Edda!

@Nabuquduriuzhur: Third Reich and you’re out!
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 2 months ago

Can a magical creature like DruZilla get a cold? Does it have an immune system at all?
waycyber said, 2 months ago

“I’m going to live forever.”

“Go on then.”

“I’m living forever as fast as I can!”
Sisyphos said, 2 months ago

Saskfan, I’m not so sure today’s 9CWL is set in the No Shoes Allowed apartment: I think it may be some favored public space, such as a nearby coffee shop. That’s how Amos and Mark can just suddenly appear (without any doorbells or knocking, etc.). So I guess Seth feels no compunction about putting his feet up in such a context!
waycyber said, 2 months ago

By the way, on the left, I am playing Neddy Seagoon in an amateur production of the Goon Show. Before the show we received a message from the Equerry of the Prince of Wales, and another from Harry Secombe.

Bluebottle What time is it Eccles?
Eccles Err, just a minute. I, I’ve got it written down ‘ere on a piece of paper. A nice man wrote the time down for me this morning.
Bluebottle Ooooh, then why do you carry it around with you Eccles?
Eccles Well, umm, if a anybody asks me the ti-ime, I ca-can show it to dem.
Bluebottle Wait a minute Eccles, my good man…
Eccles What is it fellow?
Bluebottle It’s writted on this bit of paper, what is eight o’clock, is writted.
Eccles I know that my good fellow. That’s right, um, when I asked the fella to write it down, it was eight o’clock.
Bluebottle Well then. Supposing when somebody asks you the time, it isn’t eight o’clock?
Eccles Ah, den I don’t show it to dem.
Bluebottle Ooohhh…
Eccles [Smacks lips] Yeah.
Bluebottle Well how do you know when it’s eight o’clock?
Eccles I’ve got it written down on a piece of paper!
Bluebottle Oh, I wish I could afford a piece of paper with the time written on.
Eccles Oohhhh.
Bluebottle ‘Ere Eccles?
Eccles Yah.
Bluebottle Let me hold that piece of paper to my ear would you? - ‘Ere. This piece of paper ain’t goin’.
Eccles What? I’ve been sold a forgery!
Bluebottle No wonder it stopped at eight o’clock.
Eccles Oh dear.
Bluebottle You should get one of them tings my grandad’s got.
Eccles Oooohhh?
Bluebottle His firm give it to him when he retired.
Eccles Oooohhh.
Bluebottle It’s one of dem tings what it is that wakes you up at eight o’clock, boils the kettil, and pours a cuppa tea.
Eccles Ohhh yeah! What’s it called? Um.
Bluebottle My granma.
Eccles Ohh… Ohh, ah wait a minute. How does she know when it’s eight o’clock?
Bluebottle She’s got it written down on a piece of paper!
The Old Wolf said, 2 months ago

@baslim_the_begger

A huge Thank You - that pinpoints the station, the owner, the equipment, and the location. Saves me calling round to all the wrong agencies. Excellent find!
Radical-Knight said, 2 months ago

Marker!!!
steelbladeoffury said, 2 months ago

I don’t get it! Is drusilla pregnant or does she have a cold, or is it both. Dear Lord please help me… I’m drowning in a sea of confusion and I don’t know how much longer I can stay afloat.
Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

The current something*positive is a hoot. And you don’t even need to know anything about the current continuity in Girls with Slingshots, with which it’s crossing over.
Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

Sisyphos said

I’m not so sure today’s 9CWL is set in the No Shoes Allowed apartment: I think it may be some favored public space, such as a nearby coffee shop. That’s how Amos and Mark can just suddenly appear (without any doorbells or knocking, etc.). So I guess Seth feels no compunction about putting his feet up in such a context!

Nah, i figure that both Mark and Amos have keys to the apartment shared by their sweeties.
Afternoonhandyman said, 2 months ago

Sorry I have no good news for those affected by the current virus. Friends at PCPitstop are recomending Malwarebytes Anti-virus product found here:
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti…4-10804572.html
start it, download the update, then run the scan. supposed to take 9 minutes vs hours for Spybot. We’ll see…
Saskfan said, 2 months ago

@Waysquirrel: NEDDY!!! Of course! But… But, a kilt? Why that means you must have had the Spon Plague at some point. Oh, you poor man…

Harry Secombe was wonderful.

And back in heraldic mode, Sir Harry Secombe bears as a charge a mermaid combing her hair (a sea comb) and has a motto in English, which says “Go on.” (Oliver, Stefan, An Introduction to Heraldry. London, Quantum books, 1997, pg. 47) Apparently, in a meeting of BBC executives, one of them said about the next topic of business, “What’s this Go On Show?”

I’m not a bit surprised at the note from HRH: he’s a huge Goon fan. And I have two books of Goon show scripts, somewhere. [Points to Mum’s old drawers painted to look like book shelves.]
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 2 months ago

So, will we see Mary Rz use a knife on Amos in a darkened room? Or is this going to be a love triangle ala Geoff and his faerie and demon? Or is Edda going to be Mary Rz’s knife target when she comes in and sees Amos turning blue from lack of oxygen from that kiss? The first and last sound more fun than the middle one, oddly enough.
Afternoonhandyman said, 2 months ago

Fairportfan said, about 1 hour ago

**Cashew Jim said, 13 minutes ago

Afternoonhandyman just called me….will be working on it for quite a while. Will post back here if and when he gets the fix.

One thing that will help on cleaning viruses (sometimes) is to start the machine in “Safe” mode - restart, press F8 as soon as the initial BIOS startup screen that tells you what your hardware is finishes, and select “Safe Mode” from the choices.

If it’s disabled your anti-virus, though, it’s prolly going to take a tad more than that.

From “yesterday”:

If you think you may have gotten a bad-thing infection and your antivirus/anti-spyware software is not fixing it - computer runs slowly, reboots at random, crashes unexpectedly, you can’t access some websites or functions on the computer, you get weird pop-ups, your browser homepage suddenly changes, you randomly get messages telling you have viruses and offering to remove them, the next step is to download, install and run HiJackThis! and then register and ask for help at a support forum, like WhatTheTech. (Be sure to read the “New Member” info on the forum, and to do exactly what they tell you. Be aware that what they tell you to do may be a tad more complex than simply “Reboot the computer. Does it work now?”

That may be the understatement of the year.
Hoping I don’t have to go the HJT route… Done it once before. Regedit is such a pain! Hoping the new malwarebytes does the trick!
Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

Did the virus come from goComics?

Does it have a name?

Afternoonhandyman said

Fairportfan said, about 1 hour ago

…”the next step is to download, install and run HiJackThis! and then register and ask for help at a support forum, like WhatTheTech. (Be sure to read the ‘New Member’ info on the forum, and to do exactly what they tell you. Be aware that what they tell you to do may be a tad more complex than simply ‘Reboot the computer. Does it work now?’)”

That may be the understatement of the year.

Hoping I don’t have to go the HJT route… Done it once before. Regedit is such a pain! Hoping the new malwarebytes does the trick!

My own take, since i spend a lot of time mucking about in the computer’s ancillary gubbins and non-player doo-dahs* for fun, anyway, is that i have no problem with such stuff.

Here’s hoping that your hopes come true!

*A phrase i coined when discussing something gaming-related, that gained some currency at the time…
waycyber said, 2 months ago

@Saskfan Yes, I am a great Goons fan. The imagery is amazing and there are so many classic exchanges. I’m not ashamed to admit to being a silly, twisted boy.

“You wish to join our club? Very well then. Open your wallet and repeat after me. ‘Help yourself’.”
Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

waycyber said

Yes, I am a great Goons fan. The imagery is amazing and there are so many classic exchanges. I’m not ashamed to admit to being a silly, twisted boy.

The Goodies managed to get a Prince Charles joke, a Goons reference and a Monty Python reference into about five seconds.

Setup: Tim and Graeme have stripped Bill of his Goodie-ness, and are advertising for a new third Goodie.

Phone rings. Tim answers.

“Yes? You say you want to be a Goodie? QUalifications? Uh huh, big house, excellent education {a few more things, suddenly comes to realisation} Your Royal Highness! Yes - we’d love to have you!. When can you start? Oh. ‘Just as soon as you square it with Mum’.”

Hangs up. Graeme asks “Who was that?” Tim, still staring at the hone, says “I’m not sure, but I think it was Bluebottle.”

Knock at door. Tim gets up, opens door.

Opening measures of the Liberty Bell March. Tim yells “Push off!” and slams the door.

“Ruddy band of the Coldstream Guards…” he mutters.

(The “…as soon…” line may refer to an earlier Goodies episode that ended wth Tim marrying Prince Charles {don’t ask; it involved a plague of Rolf Harrises and a television announcement by “An Anonymous Queen”…}, in which, according to Goodies Folklore, Charles was actually about to appear as himself until it was nixed by Security or some other Official Killjoy and they had to use a {very good} photo composite.

(GF goes on to claim that Charles was still allowed to visit the studio while they were shooting the episode…)

EDIT: A further bit of Goon related history: Min Bannister and Henry Crun make “guest appearances” on a Steeleye Span track…
DreamScourge said, 2 months ago

@Afternoonhandyman did you use the double quotes as indicated? Cause it work for me ^_^

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A fantastic saga of adventure both high and low, of forbidden passion and iambic pentameter, of fays, fools, organists, demons, accordions, heaven, hell and Shakespeare, Pibgorn follows the whims and flights of its eponymous fairy heroine as she plies her conviction that there must be more to life than depositing dew drops on dandelions and sleeping under mushrooms.

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