FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for July 03, 2023

Nice try, Peter. Mom ain’t buying it.

There were some summer weeks during my teenage years in Florida where this absolutely seemed to happen.

Time to break out the taskmaster whip!

It’s the lawn’s ragged edges that give Peter away.

I was lucky. My dad was so paranoid about safety that he wouldn’t let me near anything with a motor (lawn mower, snow blower). Afraid I’d cut off feet or hands, I guess. Even in my teens.

Got some prime Florida real estate to sell, Peter?

Then mow it again, kid… ☺

Lawns suck. Condominiums, zero lot lines, lawns with natural landscaping…anything but grass that needs fertilizer, weeding and mowing. If I’m going to farm anything it’s going to be edible.

And the Oscar for best actor goes to

My dad made me push mow the yard when I was young and I turned into quite a character.

Sounds like Peter’s spreading a pile of BS to fertilize the lawn!

Well, Peter, you’ll now have the pleasure of mowing the lawn a second time.