Close to Home by John McPherson for January 26, 2022

“Welcome Home Tom! BTW, what’s that aftershave lotion you’re wearing?”

My uncle lived by the sewer / And by the sewer he died / And at the coroner’s inquest…

Saves a lot on the commute, too, as long as there’s good paddling for his canoe.

“Who can it be now?”

Ooo, Ed Norton !! (Honeymooners)

Thrilled, would not be the verb I would use.

In the “Land Down Under”

Oy

Shouldn’t that manhole be in his man cave?

Here’s your lunch Tom, a Vegemite sandwich and a can of Fosters.

I always wondered what that smell was …

Now he can deal with a lot of crap at home

Hey, Ralphie boy!

Don’t Flush!

I can understand why Bleeb is outside.

Son of Ed Norton, still in the family business. Yeah, I still remember watching the Honeymooners but not “live”, I think. I think the “Jacky Gleason show” came on after the “Wonderful World of Disney”.

“Sorry I didn’t call and warn you before opening the manhole, but I dropped my cell phone while I was down there… and I ain’t pickin’ that thing up!”

Haha!! I love it when comics surprise me and make me laugh out loud. :D Good one!!

I guess he does come from a land down under…

So…you encouraged him to spend his time crawling through sewer lines and to even cut an opening into your living room? Must’ve had Covid and lost your sense of smell…

Bleeb may learn something from this. That guy has a darn good viewing position where he’s at.

And you left Bleeb outside in the cold.

ew

“We sing the song of the sewer;

Of the sewer we sing this song.

Together we stand with shovel in hand,

To keep things rolling along!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eYijde8Eo8&t=98s

So, where’s his needle and thread?

Ed Norton would envy him!

Oh why didn’t the Honeymooners pick up on that storyline