Horse opera pictures presents: Rio Loco.A Western Saga of Loss and Redemption Part Two * starring: REX REX - The original name for Restructured EXtended eXecutor. STERLING, King of the PM Cowboys SWEET NELL NELL New England Lighthouse Lovers NELL Noise Equivalent Line Length McGILLACUTTY, the Virtuous Schoolmarm SCRATCHY BUTTES Buttes is a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. , the Trusty Sidekick The first popular popup program for DOS PCs, introduced by Borland in 1984. Sidekick included a calculator, notepad, calendar, phone dialer and ASCII table and popularized the concept of a terminate and stay resident (TSR) utility. and featuring: Prissy Eastern Dude Evil -Jack Slade Little Timmy OUR STORY TAKES PLACE ONE MORNING IN THE OLD WEST TOWN OF DUSTY BRITCHES, IN OUR LAST EPISODE, REX STERLING HAD FALLEN INTO DESPAIR. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AFTER A HORRIBLE LUBING ACCIDENT(A.K.A. THAT FATEFUL DAY) INJURED LITTLE TIMMY McGILLACUTTY, REX HUNG UP HIS GREASE GUNS, VOWING NEVER AGAIN TO PERFORM PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE The routine checking of hardware that is performed by a field engineer on a regularly scheduled basis. See remedial maintenance. preventive maintenance - (PM) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance, scratch monkey. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HAUNTED BY GUILT FOR HIS PART IN THE ACCIDENT, THE ONCE-GREAT LAWMAN AND PM PRACTITIONER HAS HIT ROCK BOTTOM, REDUCED TO EMPTYING CUSPIDORS IN SALOONS. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, EVIL JACK SLADE HAS BROKEN OUT OF YUMA PRISON AND IS HEADING TO TOWN ON THE NOONDAY TRAIN. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HE AND HIS OUTLAWS (THE HOLE-IN-THE-HEAD GANG) ARE PLANNING AN ORGY OF SHOOTING, BURNING AND PLUNDERING. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ONLY REX CAN SAVE THE GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE OF DUSTY BRITCHES, BUT BEFORE HE FACES THE OUTLAWS, REX MUST FIRST CONFRONT HIS TORTURED PAST, SEEK FORGIVENESS AND REDEEM HIMSELF THROUGH THE POWER OF PM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LITTLE TIMMY'S BEDROOM IN THE HOME OF HIS BIG SISTER, SWEET NELL ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DO NOT FORESAKE PM, MY DARLING. THE GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE OF DUSTY BRITCHES DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP. WHY, NOBODY'S DONE A LICK OF PM IN THIS TOWN SINCE ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... THAT FATEFUL DAY. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] REX, YOU'RE ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN US AND THE OUTLAWS. THEY'RE FIXIN' TO GUN DOWN THE MEN, BURN THE TOWN AND CARRY OFF OUR WIMMENFOLK. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HOW CAN I EVEN THINK ABOUT PM AFTER THE TERRIBLE WRONG I'VE DONE TO LITTLE TIMMY? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I FEEL PLUMB AWFUL ABOUT THAT FULL-SERVICE CHASSIS LUBING I GAVE YOU, YOU SLIPPERY LITTLE RASCAL. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DON'T BLAME YOURSELF, REX. LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, AT LEAST I DON'T NEED AS MUCH FIBER IN MY DIET AS I ONCE DID. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME, LITTLE TIMMY? I ALREADY HAVE, REX. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THEN I'LL DO IT! I PLEDGE TO YOU THIS DAY, I'LL REDEDICATE Verb 1. rededicate - dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a MYSELF TO PM WITH A BURNING PASSION! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LIKE THE BURNING PASSION I GET AFTER FIVE BOWLS OF FRIJOLE frijole (frēhō`lē) [Span. fríjol ], in Mexico and the Spanish American countries, any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus. BEANS AND CAYENNE PEPPERS? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] !MUY MUY MercadoLibre Uruguay CALIENTE! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'LL REGAIN MY LOST PRIDE. I'LL SAVE THE GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE OF DUSTY BRITCHES. I'LL NOT LET THE OUTLAWS GUN DOWN THE WOMEN, BURN THE TOWN AND CARRY OFF OUR MENFOLK men·folk or men·folks pl.n. 1. Men considered as a group. 2. The male members of a community or family. menfolk Noun, pl men collectively, esp. the men of a particular family . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SAY WHAT!? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEFORE REX CAN PERFORM PM, WE BEST PERFORM PM ON REX AND HIS HORSE. DURN durn Chiefly Southern & South Midland U.S. interj., adv., adj. & v. Variant of darn2. See Regional Note at damned. TOOTIN'! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NOW TO CHECK THE EXHAUST ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MEANWHILE, DOWN AT THE TRAIN DEPOT ... DARLIN', SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME. LOOK, FELLERS Fellers can refer to:
THIS HERE'S EVIL JACK'S FINAL WARNING: DO YOUR SIX-SHOOTER, HORSE AND TACK PM-AND HE DON'T MEAN MAYBE! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE TOWN OF DUSTY BRITCHES ... GO QUICKLY, REX. FULFILL YOUR PM DESTINY, FACE DOWN THE DEADLY OUTLAWS, AND ONCE MORE YOU SHALL KNOW ... ... THE LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN, THE LOYALTY OF A GOOD FRIEND, AND THE PUNGENT pun·gent adj. 1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation. 2. a. Penetrating, biting, or caustic: pungent satire. b. AROMA OF A GOOD HORSE I CAN ALMOST SMELL IT NOW. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] REX LAUNCHES INTO A FRENZY OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ... ... CLEANING WEAPONS ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... SHOEING HORSES ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... BUILDING BARRICADES. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MEANWHILE, DOWN AT THE TRAIN DEPOT ... WELCOME BACK, EVIL JACK. WE MISSED YOU, BOSS. GOT TWO BITS I CAN BORROW? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HEARD ANY HARD-BOILED PRISON STORIES LATELY? YOU BOYS PERFORM PM ON OUR PISTOLS LIKE I TOLD YUH? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SURE THING, E.J.! CROSS MY HEART 'N' HOPE T'DIE! WE'RE PERFESSIONAL OUTLAWS, Y'KNOW. THEN LET'S SADDLE UP! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AN HOUR LATER ... MY FEETS HURT! SHADDUP! IF YOU HAD SHOD shod v. Past tense and a past participle of shoe. shod Verb a past of shoe Adj. 1. THOSE HORSES LIKE I TOLD YUH, WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD T'LEG IT FROM THE DEPOT! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU THINK THE TOWNSFOLK ARE PREPARED FOR A SHOWDOWN, EVIL JACK? ARE YOU KIDDIN'? WHY, NOBODY'S DONE A LIKE OF PM IN THIS TOWN SINCE ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... THAT FATEFUL DAY!! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] REX STERLING! HAH! HAH! THE MOST PITIFUL pit·i·ful adj. 1. Inspiring or deserving pity. 2. Arousing contemptuous pity, as through ineptitude or inadequacy. See Synonyms at pathetic. 3. Archaic Filled with pity or compassion. JANITOR WEST OF THE PECOS. AIN'T YUH GOT SOME CUSPIDORS THE EMPTY? I GOT FOUR LOW-DOWN VARMINTS TO THROW OUT WITH THE TRASH! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STAND ASIDE, STERLING. WE'RE HERE TO GUN DOWN THE TOWN, BURN THE MEN ND CARRY OFF THE WIMMENFOLK. NO, NO. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. WE S'POSED TO CARRY OFF THE TOWN, GUN DOWN THE MEN AND BURN-- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I THOUGHT THAT WAS PLAN B. SHADDUP! WE GOT US A WASHED-UP LAW-MAN TO SHOOT. BOYS, SEND I'M STRAIGHT TO BOOT HILL! DRAW! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHOOPS! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT DON'T I RECOLLECT rec·ol·lect v. rec·ol·lect·ed, rec·ol·lect·ing, rec·ol·lects v.tr. To recall to mind. See Synonyms at remember. v.intr. To remember something; have a recollection. TELLING YOU BOYS TO DO SIX-SHOOTER PM? LATER ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OH, REX, YOU'VE REGAINED YOUR LOST PRIDES, FULFILLED YOUR PM DESTINY AND FACED DOWN THE DEADLY OUTLAWS! YEAH, AND I GOT BETTER LOOKIN', TOO! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ONCE MORE YOU SHALL KNOW THE- DIVA! WAIT A DURN MINUTE! THAT'S MY LINE That's My Line (1980-1981), was a short-lived CBS reality show developed by Mark Goodson, one of the creators of What's My Line?. The show highlighted the unusual occupations of ordinary people, but unlike What's My Line? . DON'T FORGET WHO'S THE STAR OF THIS HERE STORY. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ONCE MORE I SHALL KNOW THE LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN, THE LOYALTY OF A GOOD HORSE AND THE PUNGENT AROMA OF A GOOD FRIEND. SAY WHAT!? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THIS LITTLE MAGAZINE'S A TREASURE. IT'S FILLED WITH TIPS YOU LONG TO HEAR, THE KIND THAT HELP MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT. SO READ YOUR PS. IT AIN'T NO BS. (NO, SIR!) IT'S YOUR KEY TO BETTER GEAR! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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