Caedmon may be willing to admit when he’s wrong but, when it comes to Theo, things should be taken on a case-by-case basis. Our badger doesn’t come from “The Show Me State” (Missouri); he was raised in the state just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always good to know that your friends will always be there to back you up, in times of doubt. At least they all agree on one aspect of Theo’s story! Our tiger is going to have quite a time[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The return of Gabriel Clyde of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He’s still one of my most favorite friends, and he’s going to keep reappearing from time to time… usually with a pun attached, since he’s so good at them. May his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve saved this very old joke for a special occasion: This is our 100th strip. To borrow from Nathan W. Pyle… Jubilation! It is a time to celebrate with food. As Pyle’s ancestors, the Coneheads, might have observed: “Consume mass[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll go ahead and date myself by saying that even Raymond Burr might not have gotten that one. (I was born in 1958, a year after Burr began his nine-season run as the one and only original Perry Mason. He’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the point, in all of those sitcoms that I grew up with, where the music and canned laughter tell us that hijinks are about to ensue. It’s also at this point that we need to put this particular[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always good to be clear what it is that one is ordering from the menu. As Sheila said to Theo a few strips back, there wasn’t anything extra ordered for those coffees. It should all be fair and above-board,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I asked Ophelia about this, and she expressed something of a preference for someone who doesn’t play basketball. I said that I didn’t understand, and she explained that she might not do well on Sheila’s team. I hoped to get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not everything needs to be subject to a referee’s whistle. When it comes to coffee dates (and other such gatherings), there’s no rule book out there. That doesn’t mean that we won’t keep worrying about some sort of penalty flags[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I may have mentioned before that Sheila and Theo had considered a more intimate relationship, in the early days of their being in the house, but neither was quite ready for it. Like all good friends, they still love each[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
