The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for September 18, 2022

Move over Casanova.

And tomorrow she’ll be saying “Why did you sweet-talk me?! I’ve gained two pounds!”

He even sweet talked me, I’m in love now

I’d would like to try that Chocolate Volcano Cake.

I don’t go for all that sugar-coating. Just read me the dinner menu.

His boss must have forgotten to put a decimal point on his pay cheque.

AW, Brutus is Gladys’ little Bonbon.

good thing he’s not on the menu to be eating. :D

“We’ll have the pounded steak.”

Is it getting warm in here?

HOORAY!! Brutus and Gladys are finally having a nice time together and WITHOUT Mother Gargoyle!

I have a feeling Brutus is going to get lucky later.

If by “getting lucky” you mean she pays half the bill… Maybe

I’ll try each of the desserts!

Ooh ooh, I can’t make up my mind. I’ll get the Chocolate Volcano Cake, you get the bread pudding and we’ll split? Order another bottle of wine you sweet talking hunk.

Brutus remembers her single most prominent weakness, sugar. Does this sugar produce sugar?

The rest of the evening should be even better. Unless Mother Gargoyle is watching Wilberforce. This strip is in my Chip All-Time Favorite Facial Expressions Hall of Fame. Magnificent!

You dog Brutus. We see your sly smile. Atta boy!!

“So, which is it?”

“Which is what?”

“Which dessert?”

“Yes.”

Just say yes.

Those aren’t sweet nothings he’s whispering.

Apparently, the way to a woman’s heart (at least this one’s) is also through her stomach. Good choice Brutus. Food is a whole lot cheaper than diamonds, which are some girl’s best friends……

This is adorable. It must be an anniversary dinner, since they went back to where he proposed marriage. Brutus seems to have planned a romantic evening very well. No need for dessert – he’s being too sweet! Gladys maybe needs reading glasses now, so he read her the menu. He’s a Born Winner today! Definitely one of my favorite strips.

So that’s how she maintained her figure.

Our Hero had me at “Bourbon Soaked…”

M-m-m bread pudding!

i’ve found that a single trip to the upscale chocolate shop my wife likes pays off many, many times over…

This is really lovely! ❤️ Thanks, guys!!!

Get the bread pudding.