Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 27, 2022

Run for your lives, it’s the Cardigan gang … or not.

When you’re a Card, you’re a Card all the way….

The pipe dream club

The Three Pipeteers

They form an intimidating trio, especially with their perfect cardboard inserts.

…and Myrtle, Cynthia, and Marge are just happy to get their stinkin’ pipes out of their houses.

They call themselves “Heck’s meerschaums.”

Their turf wars involve real turf.

Lyle is the leader of the pack. His cardigan has three buttons, the rank of Commander.

These sapeurs are looking the part.

…and a very large gang it is!

call the fashion police

Pompadour punks

Clearly a 1% group – best to stay clear…

and their color is argyle…

Are they the Crip(ple)s or the Blood(Thinner)s?

Ballard St is going to be a lot safer now with this lot patrolling the neighbourhood.

The Jets haven’t aged well.

The Lip Cancer Gang?

A rogue break-off sect of the “Father Knows Besters”

Next thing you know, they’ll put handlebars on their pipes.

Preppies don’t form gangs—they form college secret societies.

I wonder if they have a secret hand sign…

HARPHHAHAHAHA