Back to B.C. by Johnny Hart for June 19, 2023

For the girl who has everything

it’s a pedestal, upon which to admire you

The very first granite countertop.

What’s not to love?

Now, get rid of these gift ribbons. Well- try it at least.

A for effort.

Off to a rocky start. I hope she doesn’t take him for granite.

How about that. A luxury rock.

Show her the statue inside.

Well, stone the crows…….

“So, you tell me what you want it to look like, and I’ll knock off all the parts that don’t look like that…”

When her friends talk about how big the rock on their fingers are…

It’s a statue of Abe Lincoln. You just have to chip off the bits that don’t look like Abe.

But will she return it?

Put it in the kitchen.

At this point, she’s noticing the resemblance between her gift and his head!

For your sculpting hobby, collecting elephants, just chip away all the granite that is not elephant and you have another to add to your collection…

Merry Christmas!

Don’t take it for granite.

She kept pestering him about a birthday gift, so he…blocked her (you can’t hit me, if I run!).

He was smart enough to give her something so large that she can’t follow her immediate impulse to bash him in the head with it.

Don’t you just love that new block smell?

Now do the chipping away to show us what is inside.

who wouldn’t