Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for July 19, 2013

Ohhhh indeed, Verne! What a GREAT strip!

Butterflies of the mesosphere!

I was going to say Verne needed an oxygen bottle up there, but of course these are Hammies “magic” butterflies.

Up, up and away, with his butterflies, his butterflies, goes Verne …Showing my age here.

Better to go ballooning – to see anything out of the the crazed, dirty windows of modern airliners, you need an active imagination.

The best way to fly. Vern didn’t even have to take his shoes or his shell off. Take that TSA.

“What will I do to keep from getting bored?” Certainly not breathe.

ypoons7666: Actually it is another minced oath for Jesus. Most famously used in the song, “Jeepers, Creepers, where’d you get those peepers.”

I’m guessing it’s a contraction of Jesus, used in swearing. ¿Quien Sabe?

jeepers, US and Canadian slang a mild exclamation of surprise [euphemism for Jesus]Awww. I always thought it was so cute! Not so much anymore. Ahh. I’m sure I’ll get over it in about 2 seconds. ;)

But familiarity breeds contempt. When was the last time you cared about the fact we have scientists on the Space Station? Even the Apollo missions eventually got boring.

If NASA only knew…

Wonderful.