Certainly No Weight On His Arms

June 16, 1967

Getting stuck in an elevator is something else that I thought would happen more often, but I have never been stuck in an elevator. I know it happens, it just hasn't happened to me yet. My luck, the one time it happens and I'm stuck with a homicidal maniac. They aren't killing all the time. Maybe they hold off on the murdering for half an hour or so.

Every time I go to the doctor, I get weighed. My weight from my last visit is on my chart. Wouldn't you see any unexpected weight loss?

Dr. Zorba? Brutus has a Turkish doctor? Good for him.

More Like Zeta...Maybe Theta

June 15, 1967

Did Brutus rock a little too hard? Does the open window mean anything? Did someone yell at Brutus from outside? "Ha! That's Uncle Brutus, he's moving kind of slow at the junction!" I'd be humiliated by a sick Petticoat Junction burn, too.

I get what Brutus is saying but I don't think anyone should call themself a "beta" anything. Calling yourself a "beta" just brings up a connotation that I just don't want to see in my newspaper comic strips.

Chip Said We Don't Have To Buy Him a Margarita

June 14, 1967

Are the Thornapples hosting a dinner party? I hope they have another tablecloth because I feel the proximity between the tablecloth and Wilberforce's butt and crotch are a bit too close for comfort.

This is the only time the characters looking at the reader actually works. "Give a cartoonist money, wink, wink!" I agree. There are thousands of cartoonists out there on the web. Find one you like and toss them some money. They'll definitely appreciate it.

Definitely a Three-Panel Comic

Katy
2008 - 2026

June 13, 1967

They're pulling a Trump: If you just constantly tell people that you won, act like you won, and ignore all proof that you lost, then you and those who like you will just go along with you. Brutus, at least, actually has some humbleness and is not a narcissist and know that elections in the United States are fair and square.

That is seriously his campaign poster?

Look, I'm not saying it's Gladys' job to do every bit of house cleaning, but Gladys is home everyday while Brutus and Wilberforce are gone at work and school for 7 to 9 hours a day. Although, in Gladys' defense, we had a pop leak in our fridge and we have to clean it up. Everything is so sticky.

Long Comics, Short Posts

April 3, 1988

We're tired of Shaker Heights. It's time to see how Chagrin Falls works out.

Veeblefester in that next to last panel, he really wants Brutus to shut up. "Stop talking or I will kill you and bury you on the golf course like Ivana Trump!"

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Hail To the Chef

June 12, 1967

This man reminds me of those monster sweatshirts from Leave It To Beaver. You know the ones. They kind of look like Rat Fink stuff.

How much money did Brutus spend on this bit? This bit that no one appreciates.

I guess this is where Gladys gets it. I don't know if Gladys gets her bad cooking or good cooking from Mother Gargle. I like thinking Mother Gargle is a bad cook and knows she's a bad cook, but she's just angry because Brutus just immediately refused.

Just a Man Waiting for Dinner

June 10, 1967

There could be ducks over there. Just not this duck.

We could spend a whole week doing a Looney Tunes-esque comic strip story of Brutus trying to shoot this wisecracking duck, but we won't. Be here tomorrow for some of Gladys' meat loaf.

Speaking of meat loaf...

You better be used to it. You've been married and eating her cooking for *mumbles random number* years.

I like that we don't see Gladys reply. Gladys isn't there. She hasn't been for years. It's just Brutus in this void. Just Brutus.

A Pager? You Mean He's Durable and Reliable?

June 9, 1967

I think Brutus is more at fault than Veeblefester and his paddleball. That's barely a foot and Brutus Thornapple'd it.

Yeah, "fast-paced world of AI". Is it fast-paced if you have to correct what AI has messed up every other week?

I would give Brutus a raise and a promotion if he wasn't using AI for work.

$95 Sack

June 8, 1967

Is Brutus just chasing around butterflies? Is this his hobby?

I guess what she's saying makes sense. I would just more expect "How was I supposed to know..." as opposed to "I was supposed to know...".

Round up my total for what? For kicks? For shits and giggles? If you want to give $0.99 to a charity, then give it to me. I'm a charity case.

Close Enough

June 7, 1967

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I hope the screen door is all right. It seems like a quality screen door. Will keep people in and out of your house.

Mr. Gretch?

This comic took quite the turn. "Be happy, Mother Gargle, it's Spring! Spring is great! Give me a Shakespearian sonnet!" That would be like me going "I hear it's your birthday! Happy birthday! Here's a passage from Dostoyevsky!"