Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 21, 2013

That is one snappy outfit!!

I suspect those “vitamins” are actually something illegal.

No doubt those vitamins put some lead in his pencil too.

Gene even has his own promo…The Flash

I think I need some of those…

Well, unless they’re those pointy blue ones Essex is talking about….then…. um… no thanks.

Um… X, nice find… the Flash intro I mean…. but… i don’t know how to put this…

Other than to say that “Fastest Man Alive” isn’t …well, you know….

ok…. maybe this will explain it…. better..

Whew…. it’s feeling a bit warm in here….I think I need a banana daiquiri….

Briatollah from yesterday….

well…. I gotta find out who’s been a bad monkey, then….

Yeah yeah…. I’m in a mood….

Speaking of moods…

Gosh… look what was going on in the salon kitchen when I got here!

All these little guys seem to be having a PARTY!OH!!My carrots!

I guess nobody’s up….

Well…. there are always customers in the Tiki…. there are so many toon denizens of Ballard Street….

But Red hasn’t been in…. Bev was here but she always disappears about the time I arrive…and hmmm…. so does Essex …..

The Monkey must have seen my note yesterday…. so he’s off fighting crime (that IS what you’re doing, right, Monkey?)

The rest of you guys usually go to bed early…Well…. except x_Tech…. X… did you go home too?Sigh….

I washed out the giant grinder….

Made sure the night staff got lunch breaks…..

Fenton… do you need a break before I go home?

I’m staying on Ballard Street…See you guys in the morning…. more or less….

Hey…. there’s a little mouse with a teeny tiny teddy bear asleep in my purse!

Stel…. did you forget something?

now he’ll turn into GENE GENE THE DANCING MACHINE!

Now those are great vitamins. He got them at the Ballard Street Pharmacy. They are made in China and the list of ingredients are not all that clear. Something called adrenline, epidephrene, viagra. Just keep him away from Starbucks and a Caramel Frappacino with a quad shot, Venti size. One will not be able to handle that much awsomeness.

I bet those vitamins have made Gene a real dancing machine.

Gone are the suspenders. Gone is the bow tie. Gone is the shirt with the plastic pocket protector and the assortment of pens and pencils.Gene is steppin’ out !

Gene is looking almost as good as my man (not really, mine takes normal healthy vitamins as I do too) and he needs no help from other. We don’t go dancing much anymore but we both enjoy the opera and he plays the piano beautifully – have to love his hands! He was a journeyman machinist at 19 and has very talented hands. He has worked continuously from 19 to 74 and plans to continue until at least 80 (as he’s his own boss for over 50 now).

I answered my friends on the forum from last night. Time to go upstairs and do the treadmill before a bath and dressing (just checking a few more toons first).

you know, the new corvettes will be out soon!

“Shazzam”

Susan and all the pun’ers out there, you should check out Sherpia’s Blue Skies toons

re: iBeer

I’ve been very frustrated with my iPad giving me grief…..but now, have a good reason to get it repaired rather than to junk it! Great link!!! LOL

Could he be Barry Allen in the negative?

If he wears that shirt again before he washes it, will that mean that he is re"volt"ing?

He played that (along with other romantic songs) on one of his pianos this week. Very fitting, as Manana I will be muy lejos de aqui.

Howdy ya’ll..!!!!bin outta touch lately… lotta stuff keepin me bizee at the yurt over the weak end…. big charitee benafit gig… lottsa house repairs from a wind storm before krismus… sari ya dint like tha beer ah dropped off at teh tiki teh utter nite… hadnt tryd it yet, mah cuzin amos bin brewin dat in his bathtub… butt he sed it wuz okey since he hadnt yuzed tath wadder butt fur 2 times, meybe 3… musta bin teh hopps…. tehy give ya teh scoots… (snick*)…. ahl try ta chek in moor this weak tho… so’s ahm throwin on sum yak ribs… stop buy teh tiki layder ifn ya want sum… oh, an ahm given teh rest o that beer ta Gene… maybe that’ll slow’im down… er, meybe he’ll be runnin inside furst… heh..!(hi SuSun..!!!):())

Attention Ballardeers I’ll post this again on the turn, but just in case you see my galleon, The Irish Rover, setting sail early Thursday morn ( providing I get the crew back aboard and sober ), don’t be alarmed. We are only leaving for the weekend.We’re settin’ sail for the annual Gasperilla Pirates Parade in Tampa Bay, Florida this Saturday. We’ll be sailin’ up Tampa Bay with cannons a blazin’ ! No cannon balls in ‘em of course. ( Unlike that little mistake a couple of years ago that took out some bank windows ).Gasperilla is like Marde Gras on steroids with all the Pirate Krewes and floats. It begins with a flotilla of “pirate” ships sailing up the Bay and taking over Tampa. Then the great parade with beads, favors, and pretty ladies.Aaargh !Of course, my bunch will behave, as befits Ballard Street’s boisterous Barbary Buccaneers ! I’ve already loaded two tons to trinkets and beads aboard. Anyone wanting to join in , let em know, Yer all welcome, landlubbers tho ye may be !

Hi Monkey!!

Missed you around here!

Hey, I took responsibility for suggesting that you use Amos’ beer…. mostly cos I liked the label…

And I did look it up on a beer website, where it was rated pretty highly……But its earning 4 bananas should have been a clue…

I forget when I use the computer in the Tiki office that your ISP is Simian.com….

so I might be browsing the WWMN (World Wide Monkey Net) instead of the regular web.

See you round the smoker later!

Linguist…..

Speaking of pretty ladies…there is a female pirate you MUST watch out for….(she’s not what I call “pretty” but there’s no accounting for tastes….. )

She’s very amorous … may attempt seduction…Do NOT fall for it, or let her board your ship….And whatever she says, do NOT give her passage to Ballard Street.

The Monkey is NOT looking for her, as she claims.

Hey Stel!

Can I buy you a beer?It won’t be Bad Monkey beer, I guess….sigh….

Or do you wanna stop by the salon for tea?

O.K. Fenton ! Time to improve your already superior skills i mixology. We’re going to make up a batch of Pirate Rum PunchIngredients 2 Cups Dark Rum2 Cups Amber Rum

Note You can use 151 proof rum for in place of the amber rum for more “kick” but avoid spiced rums eg. Captain Morgan1 cup of fresh squeezed lime juice1 cup of either simple syrup, Caro syrup or pure maple syrup. ( 2 cups if you have a real sweet tooth – I don’t ! )3 Cups of Orange Juice1 Cup of Pineapple juice4 dashes of Angostura bittersAdd freshly grated nutmeg ( optional )Garnish with pineapple pieces and lime wedges.

@beviekI better go start packin’. I’ll brin’ snickerdoodles!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yer welcome aboard, matey. Snickerdoodles go great with my pirate punch !Oops, I forgot to tell Fenton that the punch is served over ice and that recipe makes about 20 drinks.Monkey might try to drink it all at one go.

Don’t know if I’ll be able to stay awake until the turn tonight. I am falling asleep on my laptop. If I don’t make the break, I’ll talk to you all in the AM. Sweet Dreams, Ballardeers and Buccaneers !

Monkey….. are there still any ribs left?

Silly question…when the Monkey cooks, there’s enough for everybody for days!

Pirate Punch, yak ribs and snickerdoodles…..a meal fit for a maraudin’ son o’ t’ocean deep….

Or a tired hair cutter looking for supper……

Hey I’m early tonight….how come everybody left?

I was only joking about my mood last night…..and it was a GOOD mood, anyway…..I was just in a mood to put off-the-wall innuendo in my comments, that’s all I meant.It was Briatollah’s fault…. his line about monkeys.

As for you, Essex…. hmmph….you should be so lucky….

Do I have to start saying “Ahoy there, Mateys” if I want to drink some pirate punch?

Ah Bev….

“Aaaarrrrrgh…..”That be all thou must know.Aye, that doth say it allll…. arrrrgh.

And if thou knowest the tongue of thine King James Bible, then canst thou be an 18th Century pirate…. as little or naught did change for them in all the years betwixt.

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Let’s just hope Cleo cleans up that mess.

https://cleoandcompany.net/january-20-2023/

Hi Tigressy!

That’s a lot of dogs…

https://cleoandcompany.net/january-21-2023/

Hi Tigressy!