Red and Rover by Brian Basset for May 25, 2010
May 24, 2010
May 26, 2010
Transcript:
Long before you came into my life, I had a hamster named Pinky. Pinky could store more sunflower seeds in his cheeks than any other hamster on earth. When he passed away, I buried him here. How very appropriate, amongst the sunflowers. There weren't any sunflowers when I buried him.
The Duke 1 over 14 years ago
Future sunflower fertilizer!
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
So Pinky had potential beyond his years!
pamlicorat over 14 years ago
Pinky sure could store the sunflower seeds.
gobblingup Premium Member over 14 years ago
Pinky lives on.
yyyguy over 14 years ago
well something in Pinky lives on. but i wonder, naming a hamster Pinky???
John Reiher Premium Member over 14 years ago
If this was Lio, one of the sunflowers would have a little hamster skull on top…
mjpankr over 14 years ago
How prescient of Pinky to provide for his own living memorial. Unfortunately, “The Pinky Gardens” doesn’t have much of a ring to it.
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
And you didn’t even have to water Pinky.
tedcoop over 14 years ago
yyyguy, this was “long before” Red had Rover – why wouldn’t a five-year-old (or so) name his hamster “Pinky?”
kfaatz925 over 14 years ago
Haha! Love it!
RednRover over 14 years ago
Red named the hamster “Pinky” because that’s the color hamsters are at birth. Pinky was based on my sister’s hamster in 1962, “Boopie.” Pinky was one of Boopie’s babies.
Quantumtorpedo1 over 14 years ago
Thank you Mr. Basset. Your strip is the greatest.
Pinky could have been named for Pinky Lee. But only JAD would know this bit of information.
rogebr over 14 years ago
Ever the articulate Rover: “…amongst the sunflowers.” I doubt if Lassie ever said anything as poetic.
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
Thanks for for the info, Brian