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…
When Friday rolls around for you, on any given week, you might give some thought to Lightfoot’s question. It does give rise to new interpretations of terms like “loose fit” and “easy care.” Naturally, I’m talking about clothing here. Anything[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When in doubt, follow your jingle. I don’t think Popeye’s, Sara Lee, or Dunkin Donuts will mind the free advertising, although I only purchase one with any regularity. (Sorry, no points for guessing which one; I don’t want to jinx[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m just glad that so many of you are reading all of the terrible puns and day-to-day madness that our furry householders are wont to deal with. This joke is akin to the fellow who wanted to have his future[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s things like this that keep me up at night. Like that Minute Maid commercial where Popeye and Bluto appear to have reconciled their differences, much to Olive Oyl’s distress. Wondering what sort of patients were kept on the Montgomery[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, give us a break… we’re barely into a new year here, and it still feels a lot like the old one. We’re cranking up with better strips, I promise. For those unfamiliar with my reference… Writer Peter Packer wrote[…]↓ 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…
