Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 02, 2023

must have been a mechanical engineer in a past life

Earl isn’t just taking it up. He’s nailing it.

No style. That’s why he was refused a membership in the Pulley Club.

Rubes

Earl hasn’t quite mastered the mechanics of the device.

The classic cautionary tale: Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.

Cynthia, maybe next time you could suggest something that gets him out of the house, like hang gliding.

Earl was later found strangled with a Cheerio Hy-Ker Vintage YoYo.

It looks like the Tackle Club is going to have a new sect, The Tackle and Yo-Yo Club.

Geez, couldn’t he just learn to “walk the dog” or “rock the cradle”?

Might this be a Dreyfuss-ian manifestation following Earl’s first UFO sighting?

Boy, when she catches up with him… Wham-O!

Then Earl became obsessive.

Good morning Balladeers!

That’s a lot of yo-yos.

And that quickly Earl is not her Pearl any more!

Earl, Yo-Yos do not make good Pulleys…

Earl buys them by the case and once they snarl.. trophy time.

Earl bought a BOGO Yo-Yo because YOLO.

She actually wanted him to take up the cello…

Earl IS a yo-yo.

I just love the way Van Amerongen thinks!

Now she needs to rule the day.

Earl’s yo-yo relationship with Cynthia now hangs by a thread.