Cleats by Bill Hinds for October 14, 2008
October 13, 2008
October 15, 2008
Transcript:
Boy: Dude! Is that for real? You broke your arm? Jack: Yup. A sports-related injury. Dee: I've always wanted one of those. Edith: I once had a literature-related injury. Noise: THUMP! Edith: ACK! "The Complete Works of Dostoevsky"!
sandboil about 16 years ago
With all the brightly-colored casts available, why did Jack get a white cast?
margueritem about 16 years ago
Good question, sandboil. Edith would drop ‘The Complete Works of Doestoevsky’ on her toe…
runar about 16 years ago
“I had a speed-reading accident - I hit a bookmark”
– Stephen Wright
swolf48110 about 16 years ago
Maybe he’s a”traditionalist”
Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator about 16 years ago
Keep your fingers crossed, Edith. There’s always hope that a thick sports novel will plummet from the library shelf and inflict a sports literature-related injury.
Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator about 16 years ago
Wait. Edith Tippit is active in sports. She fences and is a goalkeeper. A trip to the ER could still be in her future.
Bill Hinds creator about 16 years ago
Yes, a colorful cast would look more like a cast than a bandage. I don’t color the dailies, but the folks that do do a fine job. This broken arm topic was inspired, as many Cleats strips are, by a real event. My son’s cast was lime green. However, no one I know has dropped a large book on their toe.
runar about 16 years ago
Maybe a Dick Francis novel.
snarkm about 16 years ago
There is only one answer to your question sandboil, his cast is white so that soccer balls, drawn on it with a black sharpie will have the right color.
mrprongs about 16 years ago
I’ve dropped a bunch of player’s guides on my toes. OUCH! Video games are indirectly dangerous.