That is among the worst Halloween swords I’ve ever seen. Swing it through the air, and it will fall apart. Grasp the handle firmly, and you’ll crush it. Somebody needs to demand a refund.
Self esteem is an important trait in all of us but, it is wrong to blame failures to achieve happiness & success on the inability of one to recognize the good in themselves.
It seems like a perfectly respectable costume to me. Though I do notice that neither Zoe nor the kid in the background is in a costume either, so maybe the issue is that today is not Halloween at all? (And indeed it’s not, but comic strips aren’t always entirely faithful to the dates of holidays if they have several strips’ worth of material.)
sirbadger about 11 hours ago
Self-Esteem is overrated. Some people see it as the solution to all the world’s problems, but it’s not.
Ermine Notyours about 9 hours ago
All weapons are banned at schools, even paper towel tube swords.
iggyman about 9 hours ago
Your self esteem will survive, Hammie!
jmworacle about 7 hours ago
This looks like it’s a job for CPS!
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 6 hours ago
What the hell is wrong with that woman?
tremaine53 about 6 hours ago
That is among the worst Halloween swords I’ve ever seen. Swing it through the air, and it will fall apart. Grasp the handle firmly, and you’ll crush it. Somebody needs to demand a refund.
SquidGamerGal about 5 hours ago
Stupid kid! Since when parents care about their kids’ self-esteems?
Michael Gorman Premium Member about 5 hours ago
Is it just me or do the sidewalks in their town float above a body of water?
AppleCrusher292 about 5 hours ago
Hammie, you do realize if the teachers see a cardboard toilet paper roll, they’re going to freak out.
Slowly, he turned... about 4 hours ago
Kids are getting so much smarter and sophisticated these days. …but not more than mothers!
ctolson about 3 hours ago
So did Darryl fix up Hammie’s sword with some sort of laser beam?
ChessPirate about 3 hours ago
“My name is Hamish MacPherson. You killed my self-esteem. Prepare to die…”
Funniguy about 3 hours ago
Self esteem is an important trait in all of us but, it is wrong to blame failures to achieve happiness & success on the inability of one to recognize the good in themselves.
Daltongang Premium Member about 2 hours ago
Not nearly as damaging as having all the kids in class laugh at you Hammie. Take it as a lesson learned.
John Jorgensen about 2 hours ago
It seems like a perfectly respectable costume to me. Though I do notice that neither Zoe nor the kid in the background is in a costume either, so maybe the issue is that today is not Halloween at all? (And indeed it’s not, but comic strips aren’t always entirely faithful to the dates of holidays if they have several strips’ worth of material.)
Strawberry King about 1 hour ago
Save it for when Halloween, Hammie. You might let you where it then.
Strawberry King about 1 hour ago
I had no idea people still said “Phooey”
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 1 hour ago
The teacher wouldn’t have batted an eye…we ARE talking about Hammie
ChazNCenTex 15 minutes ago
Self-esteem is fine but it needs to be tempered by other virtues, like empathy. Or it becomes self-entitlement.