Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney
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Margueritem
said,
17 days ago
DRU TRIUMPHANT!
BikeNBoatN
said,
17 days ago
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Today’s 9 Chickweed Lane
Pib: Hi Ho, the witch is dead, the witch is dead….oops, wrong song. Anyway, the sentiment is still the same. Pretty impressive example of swordsmanship there, Dru. I counted 6 slashes.
9CWL: Edda thinks her clock’s ticking? Good grief, the girl’s only in her mid 20’s! The way those two go at it, it’ll never get a chance to unwind.
Fairportfan2
said,
17 days ago
“To bed to bed” said Sleepyhead…
Sisyphos said, 17 days ago
At least TomT had the grace to go to pieces before finishing his 4-letter word in panel 2….
RockHouse said, 17 days ago
Well, Tom, that’s how the cookie crumbles.
Fairportfan2
said,
17 days ago
Five slashes.
He’ll be back, just as soon as he gets himself together…
Sisyphos said, 17 days ago
With char-broiled Tommy now sliced into at the very least sixteen delectable morsels, his reconstitution will not come easily.
whardin1960 said, 17 days ago
I Fall To Pieces (ooh wah ooh)
ejcapulet
said,
17 days ago
…oot?
Sisyphos said, 17 days ago
She so fine. Tom just a pile o’ ashes….
Ladywolf17 said, 17 days ago
So that’s it then, no more Tom. Just like that.
UncaAlby said, 17 days ago
First, he sez it, then, he duz it!
ejcapulet
said,
17 days ago
But who’s our bad guy of choice now? I’ll almost miss Tom and his dental work!
Ladywolf17 said, 17 days ago
9CWL: I agree with Edda.
WoodEye said, 17 days ago
Seven, count ‘em seven slashes. You missed the head and neck.
But who’s looking at slashes with a frame like that!
ARF2 said, 17 days ago
Sharp humor!
whardin1960 said, 17 days ago
So the trailing white sparklies yesterday were Tom T’s.
Fly Guy
said,
17 days ago
I count seven, did you catch the neck slash?
UncaAlby said, 17 days ago
9CL
Biological clock ticking???
What is she, 24?
Twenty-four whole entire complete cycles around the sun?
To quote, Tommie, ”Sh…”!!
Wait a decade, then talk to me about yer frikkin “biological clock!”
Sisyphos said, 17 days ago
ejcapulet, wrong vowel, X2 (but you knew that, I’m sure).
What? You miss him, already?!
BikeNBoatN
said,
17 days ago
Ok, so I missed a slash….
BikeNBoatN
said,
17 days ago
The number of slices really goes to show that yesterday’s strip really was just selected highlights of a much more involved process.
Sisyphos said, 17 days ago
If anyone is missing the late Tom Torquemada, erstwhile wicked gameshow host, just remember that the Big Bad has a legion of minions….
UncaAlby said, 17 days ago
Edda’s Age
OpenWings said, 17 days ago
Not sure if Dru’s final slash in yesterday’s strip was his shoulder or his pelvis… but methinks ‘twas the pelvis! xD
jml58 said, 17 days ago
Tom: You missed me.
Dru: Try shaking your head.
TennesseeD said, 17 days ago
Oh, that Tom! Always the cut-up! It seems that Dru had the edge all along, though.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 17 days ago
re: UncaAlby said, 1 minute ago
“9CL
Biological clock ticking???
What is she, 24?
Twenty-four whole entire complete cycles around the sun?”
hehe Whose cycles? I’ve been alive for 168 1/3 revolutions of Mercury around the Sun.
UncaAlby said, 17 days ago
I’m sure Edda once celebrated a birthday, but I’ll leave it to some other intrepid researcher to determine the strip where that was published!
Assuming it’s sometime before November, that would make her 24. If it’s in November or December, then she’s 23.
In either event, this is way to early to be worrying over a biological clock. (You too, Ladywolf). She’s got plenty of time, whether or not Amos keeps rewinding it!
UncaAlby said, 17 days ago
@Nabuquduriuzhur said, 1 minute ago
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Ok.
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If you say so!
UncaAlby said, 17 days ago
@TennesseeD said, 3 minutes ago
Methinks today he’s been cut-down!
BikeNBoatN
said,
17 days ago
Brooke loves to draw his lovely ladies in the contrapposto position, doesn’t he?
Jeffty said, 17 days ago
Are we ever going to figure out what happened to the Volcano, the block of fairy ice, our wolf guarded fairy and poor hospitalized Dru? I’m very, very confused on how we got from there to here ….
But the pictures along the way sure are worth the price of admission.
Ladywolf17 said, 17 days ago
Jeffty,Who knows! I hope that the Honorable Master will let us know, but maybe some things are better left as a mystery.
BikeNBoatN
said,
17 days ago
More contrapposto: Edda, Teau-Teau, Helena and Hermia. And I’m sure there’s countless others.
BikeNBoatN
said,
17 days ago
For some reason, Dru’s pose today reminds me of this. (NSFW)
Ladywolf17 said, 17 days ago
Well, I guess I’ll be heading off to bed now. so I say good night to you all.
waycyber
said,
17 days ago
Tom T is like a Regimental display. Bits of him are falling out.
Tom T is all over the place.
AmriloJim said, 17 days ago
RE: Edda’s age.
When 9CWL first hit the newstands in 1993, Edda was described as a 12-year old. As we currently do not have online access to strips before October of ‘98, we have no references to birthdays during that period.
In April 1999, Edda negotiates with Juliette about presents for her 15th birthday.
As UncaAlby noted, the tombstone published in May ‘00 infers an age of 15.
In April 2001, Juliette has problems with 16 candles.
In April 2008, Edda meets an Aarkvard coed who’s also shopping to celebrate her 20th.
Edda’s aging seems to have sped up slightly of late. Extrapolating from the strip’s inception through “16 candles,” she was celebrating a birthday every other year, which would have placed her 20th in 2009, instead of ‘08.
If the 2:1 real life-to-fiction ratio still stands, Edda can raise a toast on her 21st sometime in April 2010.
waycyber
said,
17 days ago
It’s Shine a Light Day
Sisyphos said, 17 days ago
Like the beheaded alleged to have spoken (see guillotine, under “living heads”), so TomTwit sinks to a pile of debris upon one last and incomplete utterance….
VicTR
said,
17 days ago
EDDA…
Apr. 15th. 1985
AmriloJim said, 17 days ago
Aside to Brooke, if he’s listening:
Joseph Houk said, 17 days ago
Nice cutting pattern.
BikeNBoatN
said,
17 days ago
AmriloJIm said: You are correct. I have no life.
I dunno, I was gonna congratulate you on your in-depth research. But now that you mention it, yeah, you’re probably right. But then again, the same could probably be said about all of us who spend lots of time here OTC.
AmriloJim said, 17 days ago
Sad part of it is, BikeNBoatN, that I already had notes on the dates in question (publicly posted, at that).
Story Teller said, 17 days ago
Nabuquduriuzhur said: “‘Twenty-four whole entire complete cycles around the sun?’ hehe Whose cycles? I’ve been alive for 168 1/3 revolutions of Mercury around the Sun.”
And you don’t look a day over 165. =)
Joe Minotaur said, 17 days ago
Wednesday’s Unwilling Whipsaw
QUIZ RESULTS
What did we see when the strip/page updated?
9 Chickweed Lane
.1. Time for a childhood flashback. Ripple, ripple, ripple.
.2. Edda cooks a meal. Run for your lives!!
.3. Seth gets a letter.
.4. Juliette joins in the day’s fantasies. A prisoner is taken.
.5. Thorax! The man from S.Q.U.I.R.R.E.L.
.6. Gran: In my day, we didn’t need superheroes. We were superheroes.
.7. Solange. You will pay attention to me.
.8. The lake isn’t that cold. Is it?
.9. If you are so cold, put on another sweater and leggings and…
.10. Use this word in a sentance: &@*%($!
.11. Does this leotard make me look fat?
.12. The return of the dreaded tiger print half-slip.
.13. Is Brooke yankin’ our chain, or what?
.14. None of the above/But if I could draw that way…
Pibgorn
.1. I may not know much about the plot, but I know what I like.
.2. Tom T. A)25%, B)35%, C)50%, D)75% off, E)All of the above.
.3. A stay fo execution for Tom T.
.4. Look! An “Obvious Distraction”!
.5. How many dreamers does it take to kill A)Tom T., B)Drucilla, C)Pibgorn, D)Geoff, E)Nat Bustard?
.6. I go to pieces, bits and pieces.(Peter and Gordon)
.7. When you are confronted by a succubus, with a katana, you A)release the 16 Ton weight, B)unleash the tiger, C)shoot her with the gun, D)plead for mercy.
.8. Nat Bustard narrarates the end of Tom T.
.9. Who finally wakes up? A)Tom T., B)Drucilla, C)Pibgorn, D)Geoff, E)Nat Bustard, F)Oognat, G)Roger, H)Lena, I)Igor, J)Satori. Pick up to four.
.10. Two more days before the real dreamer(s) awake.
.11. None of the above, but then again, what do I know?
Story Teller said, 17 days ago
@Those who commented on my alone-ness: Not to worry. I am a patient man. All will be as it was meant to be, in the fullness of time. This I know. Besides, the last thing I need right now in my life is a romantic distraction.
…which is why there is likely one coming around the next corner ready to hit me head-on…
Story Teller said, 17 days ago
An 80-year old man goes to the doctor for a checkup. The doctor is amazed at what good shape the guy is in and asks, “How do you stay in such great physical condition?”
I’m a golfer,” says the old guy, “and that’s why I’m in such good shape. I’m up well before daylight and out golfing up and down the fairways.”
“Well,” says the doctor, “I’m sure that helps, but there’s got to be more to it. How old was your dad when he died?”
“Who said my dad’s dead?”
The doctor is amazed. “You mean you’re 80 years old and your dad’s still alive.
How old is he?”
“He’s 100 years old,” says the old golfer. “In fact, he golfed with me this morning, and that’s why he’s still alive. He’s a golfer too.”
“Well,” the doctor says, “that’s great, but I’m sure there’s more to it than that. How about your dad’s dad? How old was he when he died?”
“Who said my grandpa’s dead?”
Stunned, the doctor asks, “You mean you’re 80 years old and your grandfather’s still living! Incredible, how old is he?”
“He’s 118 years old,” says the old golfer.
The doctor is getting frustrated at this point, “So, I guess he went golfing with you this morning too?”
“No. Grandpa couldn’t go this morning because he’s getting married today.”
At this point the doctor is close to losing it. “Getting married!! Why would a 118 year-old guy want to get married?”
“Who said he wanted to?”
;)