Big Top by Rob Harrell for December 30, 2009

This is a trap, right…?

OK, you asked for it!

Gruel, with turbinado sugar Eggs any way you like Cold pizza with everything English muffins, rye toast, whole wheat toast, or white toast Pork chops Breakfast steak Grits Belgian waffles and silver dollar pancakes Home fries with onion and green pepper Breakfast tacos Nuclear coffee, Mochacocoa, and assorted teas.

That’s just what I was thinking, Marg. It is odd isn’t it?

I believe that it’s Terry’s birthday.

If so, then

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TERRY!!!

Oh goodie, you got the breakfast menu, Marg, I was going to make a grab for Pete’s poptart. Hm, I’ll have the breakfast steak and some home fries. Thanks Marg!

Happy Birthday, Terry!

Going on a toon tour, bbl!

HI CARMY, and goodnight, too!

Goodnight Marg!

Good Morning Marg & Carmy

Nice Breakfast Marg

I’ll have breakfast steak, home fries, and Coffee. Thank you!

Thank you MoPar, Marg & Carmy!

Good Night Marg!

I’ll catch the rest of the toons in the later morning.

Good Night Carmy Good Night All

Peace & Love Tribe!

Good morning.

Happy Birthday (((((((((((((Lonewolf)))))))))))) and I hope you have many more to go with it.

Marg breakfast sounds good. May I have scrambled eggs with onion, a pork chop, home fries and rye toast please? I would like to add sliced melon and various fruit juices if I may.

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!! Marg thanks for breakfast - gruel or grits, tough choice :-)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LONEWOLF!!!!

This morning’s CocoMocha is provided by Starbucks VIA…Columbian coffee plus Starbucks’ own mocha mix!

MARG Just what this poor starving body needs, Cold pizza and nuc coffee. I remember it well from my undergrad years. Did I ever tell you about…

Morning TRIBE. Blue moon for New Years Eve.

Happy Birthday, Lonewolf!

Good morning, Doc.

Good Morning Serena, Akenta, Celecca, Doc, Johanan & Lewreader!

Thank you all for the Birthday wishes!

Doc, I have all kinds of “wolf” t-shirts, many “cowboy” t-shirts & military t-shirts. But I don’t have a Tarantula t-shirt. Sounds cool! Thank you sir!

Doc, I do follow 9CWL! It’s a great strip.

I follow 9CWL. Wonder why it’s not on this site?

Yes, I saw that last night Doc. I don’t need to worry about that though as you usually keep them occupied. And I stay fairly inconspicuous most og the time anyhow!

Lonewolf remember you ‘re not very inconspicuous today. SNERK Be very wary, my friend.

9CWL is one of the strips I wish was on this site. It would be nice if all the comics I like would be here. It would save time when I have to rush my reading.

Doc, so far I’ve awoke to a phone call from my younger sister singing Happy Birthday(my other sister would to do that every year ) at 5:30 this morning, my mother calling at 6:00, and even the kids up by 6:30 to wish me a Happy Birthday! Not bad so far.

Thank you Serena.

Good morning, tribe.

Happy Birthday, Terry!!!

Good Morning MoPar & Saucy!

Thank you both!!

Good Morning all. Marg, I am sending my gopher over to pick up pork chops, eggs over medium, home fries and an English muffin with marmalade. He says thank you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY

Celebrate like it was wedged between two holidays…. Oh yeah….but yours is extra special. Have a good day buddy.

Woo Hoo MoPar!

Good Morning Cleo

Thank you my friend!

Terry any big plans for your birthday? Dinner out, maybe a movie, a romantic rendezvous and hours and hours with your Big Top friends?

okay will not be on today, i have a lot to do and its raining, bummmer. going see my Godchild today and play the rushing game and be extra careful bc its raining. so out i go peace and love all

Cleo, no big plans. Wolfangil & I are going to a an old town called Sandwich, IL. She likes to look at all the antique stores and such, so we’ll do that this weekend. And the owner of the bar we shoot pool at this Saturday will have a party. Not much else.

Good Morning Tabby

Happy Birthday to Wildcheetah’s granddaughter!!!

Good Luck to daughter #2

Don’t rush so much Tabby.

So Doc, in honor of Terry’s birthday, why don’t you slip a little Booker’s into the nuclear pipeline?

It never fails to amaze me how some people can state how religious they are and preach their religion and then turn around and treat other human beings so poorly. With some people forgiveness must be only be for those who do no wrong. Unbelievable. It’s a good thing laughter is an outlet for me.

Good Morning, Terry, DocT, MoPar, Cleo!

Happy Birthday, Terry!!

Sorry about the people who “don’t get” forgiveness or religion. There are people who just don’t make that connection nohow. I always laugh at people who only forgive the perfect–or conversely, who think that you must be perfect to be in a church or have faith. They were made, not for the perfect, but for sinners!

@DocT, I hope it wasn’t something I said?!?!

LOL! See you later!

*Good morning all! *

First off Terry, Happy Birthday!

Sorry MoPar.

I was on the phone long distance with a relative.

Good Morning Dry & Bmonk

Thank you both!

I hate that when it happens–a car is totaled without being in an accident. Although I used to drive a car that filling the tank cost more than it was worth…

Condolences, Dry. I’d offer a gift, but only good thoughts.

Dry How many miles on that 99 Chevy? The only time the value of the vehicle should figure into the cost of repairs is if you are selling it when it’s fixed. You do know the history of that vehicle and sometimes it is more beneficial to repair the old car. But if the cost is more that what it will cost to buy another used car, than get another car.

If a new vehicle costs 3000.00 or more and the repair is say 1700.00, I may want to save the 1300.00 plus for a later date. Chevrolets in that era (late 90’s) are usually good for 175-200,000 miles. That was the point I was trying to make.

But, like one customer told me one time, “I’m tired of this car and now I have a reason to buy another one”!

MoPar

I have an 89 Olds with 196,000 on it and a 94 Buick with 173,000 on it. Intake gaskets on the Buick and Timing Chain on the Olds. The rest just normal brakes, starters etc!

A friend of mine has invited me to a Mexican restaurant for lunch for my birthday. James and I are leaving shortly.

BBL

Terry have a good lunch buddy.

We’re back frrom lunch. Cleo, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Happy Birthday Lonewolf - Let’s see about the gift - my daughter watches this chow called iCarly, where they mentioned a guy named Socko that makes weird socks, so I got a pair from him: Candy stipe red & white with battery operated green LED accents.

Dry - I’m likely going to be looking at the same kind of problem. My sons got rear-ended in our old ‘88 Camry, my bet is the insurance guys are going to say the repairs are more than the book value which will likely be less than the car was worth to us :(

Digital Frog

Thank you very much. I am sure the socks will come in handy on cold days!

BTW, Dry, I’ve never had Potato Balls, but I have had Potato Pancakes…

@DocT , did you mention Narbonic yesterday? I clicked on the link at another computer this morning, but now I can’t find it. Was the post removed?

But anyway, I think I’m hooked: Evil coffee, mad scientists, mutant gerbils, with or without special powers and all.

Hello Digit & bmonk.

Glad your lunch was good Terry.

Anybody got any special New Year’s Eve plans? So far, we are having a quite evening. Just the two of us, some wine and lamb shanks with a bottle of nice champagne for later. Last year we had 3 other couples and I made Beef Wellington, which was great, but something that I will never do again. Way to much work. But everyone spent the night as it snowed so much that I didn’t want anyone out driving in the stuff.

Nothing particularly special for me–getting up at (or, preferably, before) 6 a.m. every day kinda makes staying up to midnight to watch a clock turn over sort of passé.

bmonk, my wife and I get up at or before 6 AM as well. It will be tough to make it until midnight if it is just the two of us here.

MoPar hope you have a safe trip and have a Happy New Year.

Hey am I in time to wish Lonewolf a Happy Birthday.

I didn’t even know that until I read the comments.

so i just got an email telling me that school starts on the 13 not the 20 d a r n my luck. so much for my break. well back to work.

Thanks, DocT

Tabby, my best time let the puppy survive 92 minutes–since it keeps racking up time while I’m busy elsewhere…

I hope you all have a good New Years and stay safe.

Time now for me to skidaddle on into town to pick up some groceries.

Yes Doc, I am enjoying my day, but then again, I enjoy most days.

Cleo, we stay home for New Years Eve. It’s fun with the kids and people calling fo a good hour afterwards. We have snacks and all and several people end up spending it with us every year. I had a close friend killed on New Years Eve so I don’t like going out driving that night.

Good Night Doc

Have fun!

Hey there MoPar.

My mother doesn’t think of New Years Eve as anything but another day also. She gets upset when I call her, but I do it anyhow. lol Enjoy yourself Bro!

HAPPY NEW YEARS MOPAR & MRS MOPAR!

Geez, it’s awful quiet tonight. Is everybody resting for tomorrow night?

Just a quick pass through to wish everyone a Happy New Year. For all the people who are driving or flying somewhere for the day, please be very careful and have a good time.

Haven’t read any of the comments for a couple of days but wanted to wish

Happy Birthday, Terry! And many mooooooore….

Thank you very much Dawn!

I second Serena’s comment……………Everyone PLEASE BE SAFE!

I am about to watch a movie and thought that I would stop in and once again wish you a

happy birthday Terry

Hope all your wishes came true.

Movie time coming up.

Here Briefly. Terry, I’m glad that you had a good day. :-D We are staying home, too. We’ll have lobster tails and steaks for dinner, then about midnight the town is going to shoot of a few fireworks, so we’ll stick our heads out the back door and see if we can spot them.

Sorry about your car, Dry. :-(

Mopar, stay safe, and we’ll miss you.

BBL

Marg & Cleo

Thank you again very much!

Terry, glad your day went well. We will probably go to bed around eleven as usual. New Years has been pretty quiet for us for many years now although our kids still celebrate it.

If I don’t get back on tomorrow, have a

Safe and Happy New Year!

Thank you again Dawn.

And the same to you dear lady………………A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO!