For those who asked, and according to many sources on Google, in days of yore (Shakespeare era and also later) many doors were built from vertical pieces for the width of the doorway and a small number of horizontal pieces for strength. The carpenter would drive long nails through each of the verticals and all the way through the horizontals. The part that exited the horizontals was clinched, or pounded over 90 degrees so that it held the horizontal piece firmly to the verticals. And that, my friends, is a doornail. The door in this cartoon has no doornails, at least none that are visible. There could be framing inside the door that is covered over by plywood, but in today’s world it would be stapled and glued together. I think if this door is feeling poorly, it needs to see a carpenter, and not a doctor. Unless it is a house doctor.
FreihEitner Premium Member over 3 years ago
If he doesn’t get that taken care of, he may wind up dead as one.
Ratkin Premium Member over 3 years ago
He’s also become unhinged.
parallel2 Premium Member over 3 years ago
It’s an open and shut case.
iggyman over 3 years ago
Who won the door prize?
pcolli over 3 years ago
Now it’s ajar….
dcandmx over 3 years ago
Maybe a dose of latchitive will help.
nosirrom over 3 years ago
Is that a male door or a female door? And how can I tell?
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
Must be from the Morrison Hotel.
backyardcowboy over 3 years ago
Wonder if that’s Robby, Ray, or John.
osceola over 3 years ago
Yes this makes a pun, but where is the ingrown doornail or nail on the door?
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
Well, shut the door!
joe piglet Premium Member over 3 years ago
Be quick and fix it. Sir Toby and I want to hobnob later.
bedfordfalls320 over 3 years ago
Hopefully it won’t get jammed.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Isn’t an ingrown doornail just a staple?
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
Is the head dead yet?
gopher gofer over 3 years ago
that might be manicurable…
Gent over 3 years ago
He’s in the door to door sales business.
Herd of Turtles over 3 years ago
I’m waiting for the Doc to ask what his pain threshold is.
uniquename over 3 years ago
I don’t undoorstand how that’s possible!
kartis over 3 years ago
Does he belong to a group? :-)
Beaker over 3 years ago
Could be worse, he could be as dead as a doornail.
bobbyferrel over 3 years ago
I get slammed when I go to the doctor, too.
bobbyferrel over 3 years ago
Oh, pun the door.
Darryl Heine over 3 years ago
Why an ingrown doornail?
the lost wizard over 3 years ago
The next patient needs to be screened.
Lablubber over 3 years ago
He’s really in a jamb.
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
What? Shut the front door!
Spiffy over 3 years ago
But what is is deader than?
Vilyehm over 3 years ago
Be glad that’s not a proctologist or we’d find out what’s behind the green door.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 3 years ago
For those who asked, and according to many sources on Google, in days of yore (Shakespeare era and also later) many doors were built from vertical pieces for the width of the doorway and a small number of horizontal pieces for strength. The carpenter would drive long nails through each of the verticals and all the way through the horizontals. The part that exited the horizontals was clinched, or pounded over 90 degrees so that it held the horizontal piece firmly to the verticals. And that, my friends, is a doornail. The door in this cartoon has no doornails, at least none that are visible. There could be framing inside the door that is covered over by plywood, but in today’s world it would be stapled and glued together. I think if this door is feeling poorly, it needs to see a carpenter, and not a doctor. Unless it is a house doctor.
TheWildSow over 3 years ago
(X_X) Dead!
zeexenon over 3 years ago
Watched a lumber-mill dull a blade on a 1" bolt in a tree. You never forget your first.
zeexenon over 3 years ago
It takes a well experienced hangman to hang a door.
tinstar over 3 years ago
I think he’s on the threshold of collapsing.
Bilan over 3 years ago
Is that guy an MDD?
darcyandsimon over 3 years ago
grooooaaaan!
rice69922 over 3 years ago
Good one ;-)