Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 15, 2018

Bud’s just smoking tobacco. We’re not so sure about Larry.

Larry was a neighbourhood watcher before it was a coordinated activity.

I always thought Larry was creepy. In High School he would hide in his locker and watch everyone thru the ventilation slats.

Bud, turn around fast and give him a squirt!

Larry thinks Bud may be related to Samantha Stevens.

Larry needs a Tate a Tate.

I saw the Ballard High yearbook from the year Larry was a senior….

He was voted “Most likely to join the C.I.A.”

I believe he was in the Chess Club, the Latin Club, and the Hidden Microphone Club….

And he was on the tracking team.

Not the track team… the tracking team followed students home, or sometimes teachers…. collected evidence and wire-tapped their family’s phones…

until Principal Merriweather found out and shut it down.

Rose was only a sophomore…. they didn’t get voted “most” anything…

But I believe she was known for her club activities.

Some of them were even school clubs…

I didn’t get to look at it long enough to take notes…

Next time I do Arielle Findlay’s hair, I’ll ask her to bring it again.

Throughout high school he was called “Lurking Larry” Levinson.

The name stuck.

Unrecognizable in his disguise, Larry gathers important info.

Buds worried.. is he getting neurotic.. or is that feeling of being watched true.

This comic strip should be called “The Secret Life of Old People”.

Larry keeps meticulous notes in his “journals.”

‘Cuz Bud is in Larry’s back yard again watering.

Spy vs. Huh? What?

Good morning Sheriff.

Have you a new undercover officer?

Giving up on a stick built house.

Looks like my only option is a mobile home.

I just happened to see today’s “Lug Nuts” a few minutes ago….

and it struck me (as I posted there) that JC Duffy must never have been to Ballard Street.

https://www.gocomics.com/lug-nuts/2018/12/16

I really wanted to invite him to the Tiki…. and explain about our Monkey Sheriff, who also owns the bar….

and our signature banana daks.

Crazy as his strip is…. he’d probably think I’ve …um….

well…. gone bananas.

Especially with SheriffMonkeyBlues banned…. and no posts even on his profile in almost a month.

I’m certainly not going to try to explain to Mr. Duffy that a banned Monkey appointed me the acting Sheriff of Ballard County. LOL

Good morning, Sheriff.