Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for September 16, 2010

Like a squirrel and a hummingbird fueled by nuclear coffee…

I couldn’t have said it better, Coyoty.

Maybe his head is like one of those “globe of death” things that stuntmen ride around in on motorcycles.

Wouldn’t his significant other like to know what is or isn’t going on. It probably lasts for 10 seconds or so and then goes away.

I’ll have what he’s having

Tardive diskinesia, maybe?

Fortunately, in the javelin event, aim is not very important to your score.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

Good to see Cleo in Olympic form, even though we have to wait another year.

So it would appear, unless Brian

a) has severe Parkinson’s disease

b) should switch to decaf

c) needs to turn off the patent-pending VibroLounge

d) has just received an elbow to the liver from Barb. OR

e) all of the above.

When Cleo gets good enough, she’s a goin’ squirrel huntin’.

In answer to Claude’s rhetorical question, it is because badminton is a sport of speed, agility, grace, and lightning reflexes, and Cleo is a basset hound. They (bassets) are not generally known for their speed, agility, grace, and lightning reflexes.

Javelin, however, is a strength, coordination, and technique event, and Cleo is still a basset hound. They (bassets again … surprise!) ARE known for their strength. And Cleo is nothing if not teachable. Ergo, Cleo throws the javelin. And shows excellent form in doing so!

That’s his brain on caffeine.

Why not swimming…preferably in one of the great lakes.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20200916

“Broken window, ruined lamp shade, shattered mirror again?!? – I’m sorry, Mr. Clifford, but we have to cancel your insurance.”

Well, it wasn’t badminton ….but it was bad something – or-other, I’d say …

in the Sept 16th  2020 “CLEO and COMPANY”, on Sherpa…

where Cleo is practicing for the Olympics…

she’s only got 308 days till the 2021 games in Tokyo!

I hear she’s a shoo-in to qualify, via the 2020 Backyard Olympics, now in progress, in Cleveland…

then there’s the 2021 Bass-O-lympics….

and it’s on to Japan!

Nothing can stand in her way…

as long as she’s not grounded for that long trail of broken windows…

But Claude and Clara won’t do that, will they?

They’ll surely limit themselves to a couple of “Confound it!”’s .. and nothing will keep our little heroine from international glory!

Unless… you know… she gets nabbed for a couple of missing food carts…

or… um… perhaps questioned about a slightly stolen kibble truck…

Or caught buying a bazooka in a sting operation, targeting illegal arms sales…

But we’re the only ones who know about that stuff…. right?

And we’re not telling.

We wanna see Cleo on our Wheaties boxes, next…

though, honestly, I’d prefer to see her on Cheerios, instead.

Today’s C&C clearly is a metaphor for the lofty dreams of Sherpa artists that WOOSH! skyward only to come crashing down when GoComics pulls the plug.

Good Morning, Ballardeers! Q Date: 187.98309.12 Whoo boy. This is getting old.

Badminton? Cleo? C’mon Claude…

I stand by my comment from 10 years ago.

Y’all keep on…

…whatever it is you do. (((((HUGS))))) all around!

Come on, Claude. You wouldn’t be safe with a badminton racket, either. You know Cleo would find a way to use it as a fly swatter in the house, and there goes more damage.

Cleo doesn’t understand the words ‘A nice, safe, fun sport’. What fun is it if no danger is involved.

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

Cleo was either aiming at the evil cat next door or somebody who is getting ready to cancel Sherpa. I hate to think that they will get rid of Sherpa and half the comics on the main page just to pay the execs a little extra.