Monday, March 18, 2024

"Prepare for Disappointment" Don't Book a Cruise

August 23, 1965
Proto-Brutus had the opportunity to pay after the cruise but instead opted to pay cash upfront like an idiot. I mean, I think you typically get a refund if the cruise ship freaking sinks but that's just according to some quick internet searching.

Are Proto-Brutus and Proto-Gladys survivors of the Andrea Doria?

I've gotten a fortune cookie like that once. I ignored it. The next one I got said something about friends and I ignored that one too because I don't have friends.

Wilberforce doesn't get Chinese food?

Sunday, March 17, 2024

1-900-Brutus

August 27, 1989
Why isn't there already a glass of water on the table? This is basic restaurant 101. A glass of water was the norm even back in 1989, right?

I don't take my phone to bed. I have a watch but only specific people can actually ring through. My boss would not be one of them.





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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Good News/Bad News

August 21, 1965
Good news! At least this oasis isn't a mirage. Bad news! This guy is still going to die.

Good news! Uncle Ted has never had to use memory aid pills. Bad news! Uncle Ted sundowns earlier and earlier every day.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Shakespeare Didn't Say That

August 20, 1965
This would be my luck. I'd be sent to prison and when I finally orchestrate my escape that's when I'd be pardoned or my conviction vacated or something.

Of course, I would never wind up in prison so if I ever am in prison, it's because I was framed and serving time for a crime I didn't commit so me orchestrating an escape would make sense because of our deeply flawed criminal justice system.

I wonder what Smirdly did and how he got ahold of a hacksaw.

"Har, har! That's hilarious. Just put in the order and get my food."

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Water, Water Everywhere

August 19, 1965
I have a lot of questions about this Noah's Ark themed strip. A turtle giving a weather report. That conventional time exists (11 P.M. weather). That news exists! That animals talk. That we're blaming a turtle for God's temper tantrum. But I can't get over that the turtle's name is Maurice Bascombe.

Oh shit! Veeblefester is on to you, Brutus! Just because you are hanging out at the work watercooler doesn't mean you are doing work. If you keep abusing the watercooler privileges, it will go away and you'll just have to start bringing your own water to work.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

He Just Leaves Those Stacks of Money On the Desk?

Remember when Wilbur Weston fell overboard off a cruise ship in Mary Worth? Well, you can relive that moment in this repost that has a couple of comic strips plus a history of the temperance newspaper The Crank and where the name Wakansa came from.






August 18, 1965
I feel another Born Loser character is going to wind up tied up. I thought there were more comics where someone was tied up.

Honestly, I would just start squirting him. It would confuse and disorient him and who likes getting wet?

Doesn't Brutus have an office? This strip is very vague about that. I've always pictured Brutus in an office but I guess it's possible he's in a fairly large cubicle. Do his walls go up to the ceiling? Are they detachable?

There is a definite difference between offices and cubicles. It's not that complicated.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The Sap Runs Every March

August 17, 1965
I need more of Bernardi and His Dog. The dog is wearing a beret! The dog can talk! This is the best train ride ever!

One nitpick: I feel the Egyptologist (Robert Langdon?)'s word bubbles should be on the left and Bernardi's dog's on the right.

Making your own syrup seems like a lot of work especially considering you need ten gallons to make one damn quart. It also requires a lot of boiling. Do you own a ten gallon pot to boil sap in, Brutus? Do you?

Monday, March 11, 2024

Miss Preen Is Happy To Get Rid of Him

August 16, 1965
Dude, step back. She doesn't need you all up in her business. Everyone is standing too close to each other. I mean, I know you are mainly just passing around slips of paper with your info on them but still...

Wouldn't those pennies already be rolled up and ready to go? This should still go quicker than waiting for the ten people you were behind.

Bon voyage, Brutus Thornapple. And don't come back!

Flying to San Diego makes a lot more sense than flying to Pittsburgh from where Brutus is.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Weigh Light Saving Time

August 20, 1989
No, she really is a bad sort. She's awful. You can clearly figure out if those are cookies or not. Shake the box. Smell it. Did Mother Gargle make cookies while she was visiting?

At least it seems like the snake sprung out in the privacy of his own office.

Why would you expect that scale to work properly after all the abuse you two have been giving it?

I like the way Brutus thinks sometimes. He doesn't care about his weight. Just live your damn life.





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Saturday, March 09, 2024

That Was No Blood Bank

August 13, 1965
Does she know him? Is she just walking through the department store telling people to not buy stuff? Is she saying no to that suit? Why does she care what he buys?

We're only three months into The Born Loser and Art is already looking for suggestions?

Is she his wife?

It has been years since I've donated blood. I used to do it all the time when my place of work offered that type of service. I had to look up why a blood bank would be calling you. It's to remind you of appointments, events, and sometimes just to get you to come in and donate more.

Sadly, that's not why they are calling Brutus. Hopefully, Brutus gets a lot out of the time he has left.