Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for May 23, 2021

I’ll tell you one thing: ain’t no Hope comin’ outta THERE

The true origin of emoji.

Was that the beginning of the pan-demic?

That dog ate a knife, a bat and a ghost? Get that pooch some Alpo

You can try to fix it with those mint breath treats, but I don’t hold much Hope of that working.

Well, at least he stayed away from Pandora’s boxer shorts. Probably not much hope for her there either.

He never liked the food she gave him, and now it’s time for the Boxer Rebellion.

Pretty much typical dog breath, not all the evils of the world – but most of them.

Howly Mandel.

I love the artistic depiction of dog breath! Very well done. It certainly makes me think of all those things. Poor Pandora! Now, if she can get him to shut his mouth…….

Clever!

Actually, boxers are well known for flatulence.

Pandora’s Box would be the best guess

She was Pandora until the boxer, after that breath she was forever after known as Medusa.

Poor Pandora!! Her box (of woes) would smell better than her dog’s breath!!

Dog breath is the worst.

Why is bad breath—and bad odors in general—colored in that sickly green?