Friday Red Mr. Peanut Bank and Gallito Mescalito Blogging: The Night of Bad Comedy Continues!

Red Mr. Peanut Bank Hello, Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love! How are you this beautiful Friday evening?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Oh, hi, Red Mr. Peanut Bank. Well, I'm in a bit of a funk!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank For heaven's sake. Why?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Well, I've been mad all week about last week's Red Mr. Peanut Bank and Gallito Mescalito Blogging. There were way too many hippo jokes!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Well, we weren't laughing AT you, but WITH you! There were several knock-knock jokes, too.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Yeah, right. ¡PORfaVOR!



Gallito Mescalito ¡Shriek! ¿Shrieky-shriek?
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Hello, Gallito Mescalito! Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love was telling me that she didn't appreciate last week's jokes.
Gallito Mescalito ¿Shriek? Shriek-shriek-shrieky-shriek.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Yeah? Well, they weren't telling rooster jokes!
Gallito Mescalito ¡Shriieeeekkkk!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank He's right, you know. Most jokes about roosters are filthy!
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Well, I can't argue with that.


Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Oooo! Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love! How ah you dis beaootiful evenin'?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Oh, it's the cat! Hey, what is the name of the unauthorized autobiography of the cat?
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Uh, I don' know. What?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Hiss and Tell! What does a cat do when it gets mad?
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy What the. . .?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love IT HAS A HISSY FIT!



Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Wot da heck is dis alla 'bout?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love What happened when the cat went to the flea circus? He stole the whole show!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank She's angry because last week people told hippo jokes.
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy I wasn't even heah las' week!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank I know. She's just lashing out.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love What do you get when you cross an elephant with a cat? A big furry creature that purrs while it sits on your lap and squashes you!


Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Dat does it. I'm outta heah!!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank I think I'll go with you.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love What do you call a cat that has swallowed a duck? A DUCK FILLED FATTY PUSS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Sheesh!


Mighty Moose of Vermont Good evening, Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love!
¡El Penguino! ¡Buenas noches, señorita!
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Well, if it isn't the moose and penguin! Hey moose, What do you call a sleeping male moose?
Mighty Moose of Vermont A sleeping moose?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love A bull-dozer!
¡El Penguino! ¡Ja!
Mighty Moose of Vermont That was dumb.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Oh yeah? Well, who makes up Alaskan nursery rhymes?
Mighty Moose of Vermont I don't know; I'm from Vermont.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Mother Moose! Hey! Who is the "Father of the North Country"?
¡El Penguino! ¡PORfaVOR!
Mighty Moose of Vermont I don't know and I don't care!
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love George Moosington!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!



¡El Penguino! Hey, where ya goin', moose?
Mighty Moose of Vermont I don't need this!
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Why do moose have such big antlers?
For better radio reception. THEY'RE MOOSIC LOVERS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Mighty Moose of Vermont Bye!!!



¡El Penguino! Well, that was totally unnecessary! Why'd ya do that?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Ooo, the penguin is still here. You must be soooo brave! Hey, penguin, What´s black and white and goes round and around?
¡El Penguino! Er, no se. What?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love A Penguin in a revolving door! Why don´t you see Penguins in Britain?
¡El Penguino! ¡PORfaVOR!
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Because they´re afraid of Wales! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!



¡El Penguino! Okay, What do you call an insincere hippo?
A hippocrite.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Heard it last week. And it's not funny!
¡El Penguino! Well, then. I'm outta here!
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Good riddance! See, these two penguins walked into a bar, which was really stupid,
cause the second one should have seen it. HAHAHAHAHA!
¡El Penguino! ¡Ciao!


Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House Oh, hello, Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love! How are you tonight?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love YOU!!! Hey, how is a rabbit like a Q-tip?
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House I don't know. How?
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love They both have cotton tails.
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House Heh heh. Cute. Say, how do hippos commute?
In a hippopotabus.



Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Why is a leaky faucet like a cowardly bunny? Because it runs.
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House What did the hippo get when he started exercising every day?
Hippopotamuscles.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love How is a rabbit like a cornstalk?
They both have big ears.
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House What do hippos put on their hot dogs?
Hippopotamustard.



Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love What are four hundred rabbits hopping backwards? A receding hare line.
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House What jungle animal can you put in a trance?
A hypnopotamus.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Why is a rabbit like a cent? Because it has a head on one end and a tail on the other.
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House What do you call an insincere hippo?
A hippocrite. (Yeah, I know, but there's a limited amount of hippo jokes; there's bound to be some repetition)


FOUR HOURS LATER
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Good grief! Are they still at it?
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Yeah. De may still be at it next week!
¡El Penguino! ¡PORfaVOR!
Mighty Moose of Vermont How sad!
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House What did the hippo get when he stopped shaving? A hippopotamustache.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love What did the rabbit say to the carrot? Its been nice gnawing you.
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House Where should you bury a dead hippo? In a hippocrypt.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love What is the difference between a crazy rabbit and a counterfeit cent? One is a mad bunny and the other is bad money.
Gallito Mescalito ¡¡¡SSSHHHRRRRIIIIIIEEEEEEEKKK!!!

Friday Random Top Ten

Ya pushes shuffle and ya takes yer chances. . .

1. Tommy Gun The Clash
2. Teenage Kicks The Undertones
3. I Want You Elvis Costello and the Attractions
4. Chain Of Command XTC
5. Ecce Quod Natura Anonymous 4
6. Table Top Joe Tom Waits
7. You Need Hands (from The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle) Malcom McLaren
8. Quiet Talks and Summer Walks Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band
9. No Reason Nick Lowe
10. Don't Shake Me Lucifer Roky Erikson

The shuffle seemed to think it was 1978 there at the beginning. This is a strange list, if ya asks me. I do like ending the list with one of Roky's crazier songs. Of course, all of his songs are crazy songs.

Tag, You're It

Oh no, I've been tagged!
The Lovely Wife (not MY Lovely Wife, who is, as you all know, the Lovely Mona, but Rev. Ref+’s Lovely Wife) has tagged me.

Here's da ting:

1. List three reasons for your blogging
2. List the rules
3. Tag three others with the thread

1. a. I originally started this blog as a means of getting out the word on the Global Center and our missionary work here in Panamá.
b. Now the blog has become another means of self-expression.
c. My third reason for blogging is that I have regular readers now, and as Matty Boy and the Lovely Mona are well aware, I panders to my audience!! I can't help it!!

Not terribly exciting reasons, I confess.

2. See above.

3. I tags Jim Strader, Janis Bland, and Suzanne

Wednesday Miss Bebé, The World's Most Beautiful Granchild ™ Blogging

Miss Bebé had her first visit to The Snow (as we called it). Her parents made a video of the event, and Miss Bebé said "Snow, snow, let's go!" Or at least that's what it sounded like to the her abuelos.

In Regards To Mr. Nader's Announcement. . .

Wrapped-in-the-Flag.com

I'm In

I may be recovering from our 30th wedding anniversary, and it's Wednesday of Holy Week, but I'm gonna join the March 19 blogswarm.

I'm so sick of this stinking war.

New Guitar

The last time I bought a guitar was the Di Adario acoustic bass about fifteen years ago when I had a real job with real money. I own several guitars: acoustic six-string, acoustic twelve-string, the above mentioned bass, a 1963 St. George electric six-string (the original cheap Japanese Telecaster copy!) a 1965 Crown electric twelve-string, and a 1961 Gibson EB-0 bass (which I play all the time). The acoustic guitars are both Yamahas which I purchased at pawn shops in San José, CA., and the neck of the six string has warped, plus the nut is crumbling. Some of this is due to age, some to my peculiar guitar style, and also due to the fact that it is a cheap, old guitar. When Caminante visited in October, she said (and I believe I may be paraphrasing here): "you don't strum the guitar, you play the hell out of it!" Well, I played the hell out of it a lot in December and that has taken its toll. I've been saving up for a new guitar, but I used the money to help the parish Love Basket program in December as I wanted to make sure we fed 100 families. Some wonderful folks back in Berkeley learned of this and made a donation to help me buy a new guitar. Here it is!



It's an Ovation Applause and it's great. It has a built-in pick-up with a graphic equalizer, the neck is adjustable, and the sound is lovely. I'm playing the hell out of it. In fact, I'm done blogging for the day; time to get back to my guitar.

Ayer en la Parroquia Episcopal San Cristóbal

Yesterday was a big day at San Cristóbal. At the 7:30 am Eucharist in English, the ECW celebrated its 70th anniversary. They wore their peach-coloured dresses and took communion together. The service was followed by a Festive Coffee Hour, with lots of goodies.

The closura for Vacation Bible School took place en la Misa en Español a las 10:30 am. The church was decorated with the crafts the children made, and we also had a table in front of the lectern with even more crafts on display. The teens did a dramatic reading of the gospel, and Peter Wright, the president of the youth group Luz de Mañana, gave a reflection. The different classes gave presentations just before the Offertory. Each class sang a couple of songs, all involving hand motions, of course! At the end of the service they all received their certificates. Certificates are very important in Panamá. Of course, this was all followed with another Festive Coffee Hour, which the Lovely Mona and I skipped, as we were exhausted, and we still had to go to the music store to buy my new guitar.

Photos, as always:

VBS crafts decorating the church



The Episcopal Church Women of St. Christopher's





Padre blessing the ECW

Another Festive Coffee Hour!






Mrs. Rachel Weeks, president of the Altar Guild


Mrs. Roxanne Olton and Mrs. Clara Edwards


Mrs. Doyle (for her International Fan Club)


Jeanette Lord, new Vestry member


VBS crafts on display


Dramatic reading of the gospel


Peter giving a reflection


Los Pequeños sing a song about how their telephone connection to God doesn't require a phone number or a calling card, just their hearts. A very cute song!

Los Niñas y Niños and their teacher Denzel Arthur singing a song about creation with LOTS of hand motions.



Los Intermedios singing "Con Cristo en mi Barca todo marcha feliz porque conmigo está."




Los Jóvenes didn't sing; they answered questions about the Bible. This bunch seems to want more singing.


The Lovely Mona likes to take photos of me blessing children


Paulette Bilanfanty receives her certificado


Los Pequeños con certificados


Los Niñas y Niños con certificados


Los Intermedios con certificados


Los Jóvenes con certificados


El Equipo (The Team)

The Academy Awards

The Lovely Mona and I are watching the Academy Awards, and I have one question: 'sup with everybody's hair? Good God, it looks like people haven't even taken the time to brush their hair, let alone get it styled. And WTF is up with John Travolta? It looked like he was wearing some fake rubber haid thang. Sheesh!