Brill! Sometimes “shenanigans” are necessary. Hammie would not have stopped sneaking the candy canes without some trickery. And, never fear, he’ll be doing the same thing to Wren in a couple of years.
Growing up, I don’t think we ever put candy canes on the tree, there were always plenty around, but not on the tree. We did string popcorn on thread and make garlands. Which we’d eat after Christmas.
So NOW Zoe gets paid to tattle and Wanda has stooped to a low level to encourage it even more now. Maybe time for Wanda to get bit by the hand (tattle mouth) she is feeding.
I get the punchline, but I always figured the reason not to eat the decorative candy canes was because they’d been out too long and wouldn’t taste good, even if they’d stayed wrapped.
The strips this week seem a little heavy on the “pleasing Santa” theme. Aren’t there some Christmas cookies that need baking or some Christmas carols to pervert at the MacPherson house?
Define “fully decorated.” I never put candy canes on the tree, so is my tree not “fully decorated?”
Just take the candy canes off the tree and put them in a bowl to be enjoyed. That’s what they’re for. If you’ve GOT to have candy canes on the tree, there are probably plastic ones out there specifically made for decorations.
As it is now, you’ve made a bad impression on Zoe.
allen@home 12 months ago
Zoe is gonna do well in politics when she grows up.
thevideostoreguy 12 months ago
Because your daughter has a promising career as a shakedown artist. Or bureaucrat. Or purchasing agent. One of the three! Aren’t you PROUD?
iggyman 12 months ago
Zoe is a double agent for her Mother?!
BenGMan 12 months ago
Zoe’s committing crime.
CrimsonOne18 12 months ago
Brill! Sometimes “shenanigans” are necessary. Hammie would not have stopped sneaking the candy canes without some trickery. And, never fear, he’ll be doing the same thing to Wren in a couple of years.
Just-me 12 months ago
Growing up, I don’t think we ever put candy canes on the tree, there were always plenty around, but not on the tree. We did string popcorn on thread and make garlands. Which we’d eat after Christmas.
MS72 12 months ago
wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to your tree, Capiche?
Diat60 12 months ago
Zoe is a one-person Mafia.
DaBump Premium Member 12 months ago
Oh great, now I have that sad-sounding trumpet solo in my head…
ctolson 12 months ago
So NOW Zoe gets paid to tattle and Wanda has stooped to a low level to encourage it even more now. Maybe time for Wanda to get bit by the hand (tattle mouth) she is feeding.
KageKat 12 months ago
I get the punchline, but I always figured the reason not to eat the decorative candy canes was because they’d been out too long and wouldn’t taste good, even if they’d stayed wrapped.
ChessPirate 12 months ago
Zoe the Fixer…
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 12 months ago
That is because, you ARE.
Daltongang Premium Member 12 months ago
Ah yes Zoe, a recent graduate of Linus Van Pelt school of mythical holiday traditions.
SofaKing Premium Member 12 months ago
Hammie learned “AUUGH” from Charlie Brown.
Frank Burns Eats Worms 12 months ago
Hammie’s been raising cane, right off the tree.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 12 months ago
Zoey has great potential. The mob better hope she never turns her attention against them.
rasputin's horoscope 12 months ago
The strips this week seem a little heavy on the “pleasing Santa” theme. Aren’t there some Christmas cookies that need baking or some Christmas carols to pervert at the MacPherson house?
raybarb44 12 months ago
You are…..
oish 12 months ago
You can’t pop candy corn, and you can’t lean on a candy cane.
Candied apples and yams for festivals and hams but nobody wants a candy asparagus
Sherlock5 12 months ago
Define “fully decorated.” I never put candy canes on the tree, so is my tree not “fully decorated?”
Just take the candy canes off the tree and put them in a bowl to be enjoyed. That’s what they’re for. If you’ve GOT to have candy canes on the tree, there are probably plastic ones out there specifically made for decorations.
As it is now, you’ve made a bad impression on Zoe.
Doug K 12 months ago
She is a Protection Racket.
The Quiet One 12 months ago
Okay, I have to give the win to Zoe on this one.
T... 12 months ago
Alway’s one a s s h o l e gotta play the politic card…
Code the Enforcer 12 months ago
Annnnd here, Hammie truly channels the venerable Charlie Brown’s – … … " AUUUGH !!! … :)
Palani56 12 months ago
Had me chuckling, lol
Mikeswolvesbane 12 months ago
Same problem for our tree back in the Seventies, but Mom always said the candy canes were ancient and no longer safe to eat.
I think they are still in their box, somewhere in the attic…
Aladar30 Premium Member 12 months ago
I’m very afraid of what Zoe might become when she grows up.
AB9SS 12 months ago
Now we know how Zoe got her job with the Mafiosa! As a shake-down artist!
AB9SS 12 months ago
She made her an offer she couldn’t refuse!
windjammers 12 months ago
Wren’s bangs grew back fast.
ToneeRhianRose 6 months ago
Haha! (^▽^)