FoxTrot by Bill Amend for June 18, 2023

oh, how generous of you, boys

Nice try. I hope you have the receipt for this.

That’s not a present, it’s a lure…

kids…. this is called “blackmailing”

Clever boys. You should be proud, Roger. They boxed you right in place.

The art of the deal

Game cube +playstation 5 nice

Today’s classic FoxTrot Sunday strip:

https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2002/06/16

Invention is the mother of necessity……

Now get in the car, drive to the golf course.

… and it comes with tons of other games built in.

There’s nobody here that knows what to do with one. Besides, I’d rather watch Jeopardy.

It’s a sidesaddle gift. Check it out. https://www.waywordradio.org/sidesaddle-gift/

That’s a “white elephant”: a “gift” that becomes an onerous burden for the recipient.

A friend of ours did kind of the opposite to my husband & me at our wedding. He bought us a CD player, but knowing that we’re people of very simple tastes & would probably return it, he included the Broadway soundtrack of “Cats” – one of my favorites, as a reason to keep it. 37 years later that particular CD player is long gone…but I still have the CD.

Not kind to dad, kids.

When it comes to Roger I’m surprised he isn’t already on his way. It’s like “Duh” ok boys I’m there.

The times, how they do change. In the old days of the comics, it would be the father who’d end up playing with the kid’s present (see: train sets).

Buy two while you’re at it!

An interesting reversal on a very old marketing ploy: John D. Rockefeller used to give away kerosene lanterns, Kodak used to give away cameras…

So Bill has to say AE, GameStation, and Costclub…but “Super Bowl,” he can get away with (see the 2/13/2023 strip)?

$500 accessory not included.

“All right, let’s drive over to Costclub so YOU can buy me the thing I need to play the gift YOU got me.”

What an opportunity to connect with your kids

Well played, boys.

Sneaky.

Hey, the boys agree on something for once. Isn’t that the real Fathers day gift? ;)

Like getting dad a model railroad set…