Geez, John, if he has done this before, I think you’d wise up and hold the keys, have him give you the cash before turning over the key. If he says he doesn’t have the cash, put the keys back in your pocket.
Panel 1, a question for science experts. If you loosely hold a board like that in one hand and you try to pry a nail that is stubbornly stuck in the board with a claw hammer, what is likely to happen? Will the board swing up and smash the father in the face?
Just feed Michael a large bowl of beans. That will fill him up with a lot of gas. And then he could go and have a rooting-tooting night out on the town with all those beans in him.
Unreasonable request, the station wagon likely has a 20 gallon tank so if it is 1/2 full that would be 10 gallons at say $1.25 gallon which would be about $25 in 2022 $. Why would dad have the keys in the pocket of his work jeans?
I know the feeling, I had friends that would borrow pickups and they never seemed to be able to stop and fill the gas tank ….. the worst of it was I had accounts at all the local gas stations ….. all they had to do was stop and gas them up on my account …. :(
Templo S.U.D. over 2 years ago
Just on what has Michael been spending his grocery store pay cheque all this time?
red_tape over 2 years ago
Missed your chance to grab the keys back, Dad.
capricorn9th over 2 years ago
Geez, John, if he has done this before, I think you’d wise up and hold the keys, have him give you the cash before turning over the key. If he says he doesn’t have the cash, put the keys back in your pocket.
dcdete. over 2 years ago
Panel 1, a question for science experts. If you loosely hold a board like that in one hand and you try to pry a nail that is stubbornly stuck in the board with a claw hammer, what is likely to happen? Will the board swing up and smash the father in the face?
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
It seems "de rigeur " for cartoonists to depict teenagers as lazy and selfish.
Not all are, y’know!!
littlejohn Premium Member over 2 years ago
Just feed Michael a large bowl of beans. That will fill him up with a lot of gas. And then he could go and have a rooting-tooting night out on the town with all those beans in him.
bittenbyknittin over 2 years ago
My neighbor deliberately kept his gas tank on empty so his teenage son wouldn’t use it.
ppatches over 2 years ago
Watch him run out of gas!
Gen.Flashman over 2 years ago
Unreasonable request, the station wagon likely has a 20 gallon tank so if it is 1/2 full that would be 10 gallons at say $1.25 gallon which would be about $25 in 2022 $. Why would dad have the keys in the pocket of his work jeans?
Prey over 2 years ago
I never got to drive my dads car, I left home before I was old enough to drive.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Sure, but you can’t have the car next time until you fill ’er up from last time.
USN1977 over 2 years ago
Michael is to gasoline what Wimpy is to hamburgers.
John Jorgensen over 2 years ago
Remember Mike, with a tank of gas you get a discount at the car wash. . . .
Johnnyrico over 2 years ago
F-L-I-T-H-E-A-D
198.23.5.11 over 2 years ago
I think Mike will stick to sponging in the driveway from now on.
cmxx over 2 years ago
Same old problem: no spine.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 2 years ago
Michael is a fast talker with a quick exit.
Daltongang Premium Member over 2 years ago
Typical Teenager, nothing to see here. Move along, move along.
kamoolah over 2 years ago
This is the time of Bidenflation and Trudeaunomics.
JanLC over 2 years ago
“Michael, NO” “Get your a$$ back here NOW.” Simple really, John. You ought to try it.
meowlin over 2 years ago
And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon…
bwswolf over 2 years ago
I know the feeling, I had friends that would borrow pickups and they never seemed to be able to stop and fill the gas tank ….. the worst of it was I had accounts at all the local gas stations ….. all they had to do was stop and gas them up on my account …. :(
comic4matt over 2 years ago
But how do you expect a teen to have a 100 bucks to fill a tank?