Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for August 11, 2023

She’s a self-absorbed piece of work

And while you’re at it, find out why when he does the dishes he always leaves one dirty item unwashed. And when he puts things away, why is there always one item left alone, abandoned, homeless…

It’s always in the aisle that he doesn’t go down.

I wonder whether it’s always the same one thing or just any one thing from the list.

Perhaps she should do the shopping.

Supermarket Noir.

Private Detectives don’t deal in WHY. Best they can do is WHAT.

My guess is she is controlling, and hubby is being passive/aggressive. "Yeah, I’ll do the shopping, but I’m going to “forget” something for sure."

“Fine. I charge $200/day plus expenses.”

If you’re willing to pay, the PI will take the job.

Never go shopping for someone else. If one item is out of stock or not exact. any decision you make will be wrong. so better to just not try. Forgetabout it.

Cheaper to shoot him in the leg and tell him never to do it again.

It’s a male thing.

Why does she always put something on the grocery store list that he “needs” to “forget”?

Actually, he just eats it on the way home.

If the one thing is a feminine hygiene type of item, I get it,

Alright Pretty Lady I’ll take the case , But you have to ask yourself, Do you really want to know ?

When the blonde dame came in, all legs and attitude, I knew it was going to be an interesting week.

This reminds me of the redundant song lyrics..Private Eyes.

He does it on purpose, too see if she notices. But, since she says nothing, she clearly doesn’t care.

Is it perchance the one thing that’s scrawled illegibly?

“Sorry, honey, they were all out of ‘remble clakers.’”

“Shades” of Faye Dunaway in “Chinatown.”

His thumb is covering it

Of all the private dicks offices in this town….Why did she have to walk into mine?

I’m guessing “feminine products”

I’m guessing this story starts out: “It was a dark and stormy night”…

That is one of the Deep Secrets of the universe, lady. And the answer is 42.

Maybe she should let him write the list. He may not be able to read her handwriting.

Husband weighing in, when my spouse does the shopping we are lucky to get one item on the list.

Always amusing how a comic like this trips the trigger of so many hen-pecked guys out there, poor little goobers.

Always amusing how a comic like this trips the trigger of so many hen-pecked guys out there, driven to having to assert themselves by leaving misogynistic, sad-sack comments on a silly comics website. Poor little goobers.