Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for April 25, 2023

His name is Shelly.

I thought they named him Ryan

It’s more proper gander.

I recall an old radio comedy routine, but can’t remember…maybe it was Fibber McGee & Molly? Conversation went something like this:

F.M: “Molly, what does propaganda mean?”

M: “Well, let me explain it this way: you know I been married two times before, and my first husband, he gave me four children. My second husband, he gave me three children. Now you and I, we been married many years now and you ain’t given me any children. So I would say that while I might be a proper goose, you ain’t no propaganda!”

My prediction was right! It’s a baby!

Must be a Newfie.

Gender reveal. Also known as exhibitionism.

It would be a real surprise, if instead of getting a gander like they expected, they got goosed.

No high explosives??

So this is only for male geese? I mean, what’s sauce for the goose….

What if it turns out to be a cygnet?

How egg-citing!

What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander…

I identify as an eagle.

Mommy and Daddy must have flocked.

I just hope nobody brainwashes him into cutting off his giblets.

They’re glad it wasn’t a churkendoose.

Oh, now there’s a book that DeSantis would like to have disappear. I wonder if he knows about it.

How can you tell? Oh, well, as they say, “a mother always knows”.