Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 27, 2017

Steve never sees it coming.

Probably when Steve documented his sleeper status while Doris was telling him about her mother’s latest ailments.

At some point, Steve simply has to learn not to interrupt Doris while she’s watching MMA fights.

I am pretty sure Steve was already asleep. What’s with the finger moves?

Doris learned this hold early:

http://0.tqn.com/w/experts/Self-Defense-2265/2009/10/sleeper-hold.jpg

Hey! I call that giving Steve a noogie…

and I sure wouldn’t think he could sleep through it.

It’s a common tactic of bullies…

but Doris has him halfway convinced it’s a mild control technique she learned in her self-defense class at the Ballard St Auto Repair and Senior Center ….

Karate, Tai Kwan Do, and Sudoku for Over-55’s.

Meanwhile…. I haven’t posted it here for a while…

so lest anyone forget:

Today’s Cleo and Company on Sherpa (a really good one, too!):

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

Comments about it on Ballard Street 10 years ago today:

http://www.gocomics.com/ballardstreet/2007/01/27?ct=v&cti=1084954&comments=visible#comments

Probably one too many “Yes, dear” is to blame.

I think it’s a public safety thing to not show the exact method.

Doris is 1/4 Vulcan on her mothers side.

Steve missed the look but he got the point !

Doris gets in some practice to insure she’s able to keep her Ballard Street MMA title and co-incidentally, saves a fortune on Sleep-Eze for Steve…

He was doing his taxes. His brain locked up.She is trying to restart his brain by the ancient method of cranium massage.She learned it from an online course!

Ow! Doris, stop it!!