Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for July 10, 2022

they must’ve read some earlier Garfield Comic Strips.

“Eat quickly, that green part is moving” — George Carlin

Mine had no furniture. A 17 foot Terry trailer down by the river…..

Not mine. I only had beer in the fridge.

When I was a single male, my house was a bit messy, but dirty clothes were in the hamper, dishes were washed daily, garbage was in the garbage can, and in had multiple living house plants. One was an aloe plant that actually bloomed, and I had a Venus fly trap that lived for about 5 years.

Definitely not typical. Now married, and the house is worse. But my wife is ill, and taking care of her and the house is hard. Worse when she won’t let me do things because “I dont do it good enough.”" Maybe. But right now those things arent done at all.

Now, shall we talk about the horrible state of single women’s bathrooms, not to mention the black hole of the typical purse?

What houseplants? Never had ‘em; never will. Now, my yard, that’s a different matter.

Roz is describing her “restaurant”.

A new friend invited me to his home. In his living room there was a drill press and a band saw. My first words were, “You’re not married are you.”

As a former bachelor, I resemble that remark.

Some guys with dead house plants are just grateful marijuana isn’t a house plant, even growing indoors.

My wife kills houseplants also, I made the mistake of asking once, “You buy, them and then you kill them, why?” She responded, “To remind you of what I am capable of.”

A refrigerator is not the only place where something grows in a batchelors pad.

When I was a bachelor, I always maintained a pretty neat and clean place – to the point that I had one or two girls ask me if I had a cleaning lady.

I’ll fess up to have, on occasion, something unidentifiable metamorphosing in my fridge, but that happens even when you’re married.

The only room that was off-limits to visitors, because of the clutter and apparent chaos, was my home office, or the room where I did all my writing. That’s still true. Even my wife knows not to mess with my mess.

Most house plants are green, but mold comes in a variety of colors.

Lio has learned from the best and the worst of ’em.

Girls must get around, to make generalized statements about ALL bachelor’s pads.

That happened to me when I broke my leg last March and spent 3 months in rehab.