Dizzy Up the Brutus

August 8, 1966

Why would you hang your nice clean clothes directly over mud? water? oil? Just get those shorts pinned and try to get that string tied back together.

This is why clotheslines are typically made of wire.

Cool. Another symptom of old age we can gladly talk to Wilberforce about.

Has Brutus started any new medications? Maybe Gladys is slowly poisoning him. Does that coffee taste different, Brutus?

Wednesday...Uh, Something

January 13, 1966

That is a very long periscope. I'm also worried that if the rest of this submarine is anything like it's navigation system, then it's about to implode, crushing the occupants like those morons who tried to visit the Titanic.

It looks like Ruth is just by herself (kudos for Brutus for patronizing a small business) so 24 hours seems like a stretch. Even going to a dry cleaner chain getting 24 hours is difficult. I think you usually have to pay extra for that. I don't know. I don't dry clean anything anymore.

Ruth also looks very tired, so maybe calm your butt, Brutus.

Laundry Day

November 27, 1973

This waiter doesn't care! His shift is about to end and even though the tip is going to be pathetic, he still wants it.

What's Brutus' game here? He hasn't done laundry since before Wilberforce was born and all of a sudden he wants to lug this stuff down into the basement and wash it? Hope you all like your clothes wrinkly, discolored, and with bleach splotches.

Is His Medication Wearing Off?

October 20, 1973

Singed. Is singed an option?

Maybe, since the coat is black, the burn mark won't be noticeable?

*next commercial break* "Did you say something, Gladys?"

"No, I didn't."

"Oh, okay..."

*next commercial break* "Did you say something, Gladys?"

"No, I didn't."

"Oh, okay..."

*next commercial break* "Did you...?"

*twenty minutes later, police escorting Gladys out in handcuffs* "'Did you say something, Gladys?' 'Did you say something, Gladys?' *foams at the mouth*

Dirty Laundry

Aww, this was a wholesome comic strips that turned into something vindictive as we learn that Gladys is stealing and hoarding money from her husband.

Wait. They're married so technically that change she finds is kind of hers anyway. She definitely has access to their bank account so if she wants to leave just withdraw some money. You don't need to try to gather a handful of quarters to be free, Gladys.

Laundry Doom

I understand what Brutus is saying but I don't have this problem. My wash cycle takes about 30 and my dry cycle takes about an hour. I deal with it. I'll get to it when I get to it. "But guy," you say "what about the other people in the house who may need to use the washer and dryer?" They can wait. Their laundry and those machines will still be there. Calm down.

Honestly, You could just throw them in with detergent, cold water, on delicates and be fine

Hagar the Horrible

Wait. So Lucky Eddie is also Hagar's accountant? Maybe it's some sort of hobby Lucky Eddie has. I thought Hagar had a short, schlubby guy with bad hair and glasses as an accountant.

Tina's Groove

If only there was some way to get a list of all the symbols without having to read a thousand page from 1786. Oh wait, it's called the Internet.

You're welcome, Monica and Tina.

1134: It Was Going To Be Such a Good Rant, Too

I was going to post something yesterday because I wanted to talk about the Grammys but I didn't get home until late and then I never got online and I have completely forgot what I was going to rant about. It was something about how no one who is expected to win ever seems to win anymore but I had something much more eloquent thought out when I was driving to work yesterday.

Instead of yelling at him for spilling coffee, why don't suggest he shove a napkin in his collar to help absorb the coffee or how about you get a Tide stain remover pen or have Brutus take off that shirt and immediately throw it in the laundry or try to clean it up with water? Why are you even getting mad at him? Sure, he's spilling coffee on his white shirt but you're the one that doesn't seem to know what to do to get a coffee stain out of a shirt.

That's not how splitting a check works.

Why even ask? Just pay for what you ordered. If you split something, then each of you pay half for it. God, why am I the only one who knows how things work in this comic strip?

Its Mate?

HA HA HA HA!!!

A missing sock joke. I haven't heard one of those since 20 Aught-7. I remember back in 1915 when the Kaiser was blamed for the missing socks. That's really what started World War I, which at the time was called the Atlantic Debacle. Some say the harshness of our punishment of Germany led to World War II, which was originally called The Second World War I, but I think the cause was really because we had started taking the German's socks.

Also, mass murders.

The Overkill Killer

Wilberforce doesn't strike me as the kind of boy that gets that dirty. Maybe it's from Hurricane Hattie's love juices or the blood from Wilberforce's serial killer duties. He not only cuts off your fingers, he also takes your teeth so you can't be identified.

Really? A Vegetarian?

1)I was confused by what that man was doing in the second panel until I noticed he pulled out the umbrella. How did that umbrella fit into that drawer anyway?

Wouldn't it be weird of the uncle that died here was Uncle Ted?

2)Gladys apparently didn't have good taste in friends back then. Agnes looks like Flo from Andy Capp only with a tattoo. It's the tattoo that frightens me.

3)That suit actually doesn't look too bad on Brutus even though I don't approve of the salesman's tactics.


Just a towel. Why in the hell do we have all those towels? I don't know about you but I use a washrag or one of those puffy scrubby things to wash parts of my body, not a towel. That seems like a waste of a towel.

Washing Machine

That shirt looks a little small for Brutus. Also, it appears you've already made your decision since half the shirt is already in the washing machine. And I think either whites or color would be sufficient because it looks like a pretty well-worn shirt. Besides, how often do we actually see Brutus in another shirt?

Also, today's strip isn't all that funny.