Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 18, 2022

Whittling Dixie

Perhaps they should try whittling wood next time.

Are they both missing their thumbs?

My great-grandpa worked in a shingle mill. When I knew him, he had about 3 complete fingers on both hands. But he could still deal cards and play pinochle really well.

Jerry is a very gifted cartoonist.

Where would the Whittling Society be without the Band-Aid Brigade?

Red bandage of courage.

Kinda reminds me of the title of the magazine a friend used to get from his amateur car mechanics club…

it was called “Skinned Knuckles.”

A very good friend of mine learned the hard way about wearing a protective glove. He accidentally stabbed himself and severed a nerve. It’s been several years and he has no feeling in his fingers.

Right next door to the Mumblety-peg Society where they all have bandages on their toes.

Whittlers are a cut above

Time heals all wounds.. even whittle, tiny ones.

They’re on Whittling’s cutting edge…

(¬_¬)

They whittle a while be-gauze they love wood!

The drugstore next door makes a fortune selling bandaids.

Neither of these guys was taught whittling as Scouts. The first thing you’re taught is to cut away from yourself. At least the Pulley Club knows their knots although few of them made it through Cub Scouts.

Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.

It’s right next door to the Mumblety-peg club, which is adjacent to Bandages-R-Us. :(

(Kudos to Rhpii who beat me to it.)

Aaaand, the membership just keeps getting whittled down!!!

Aw! They whittled their wittle fingers…

Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh.