The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for September 07, 2023

I don’t think I can!!!

I would say try steam, but that seems superfluous

I hope that doc isn’t funded by Purdue Pharma. The train will be hooked on oxycontin in no time.

He probably needs a De-coal-gestant.

Thomas the Tank Engine.

Quack, quack doc.

I think achoo,

I think achoo.

The old Boilermaker ain’t what it used to be.

And the Purdue diploma, nice touch.

I think I can I th-achoo nebba mine

You have a “coal” !

I think that’s Frank Perdue. I thought he only did chickens??

That’s what happens when smoke gets in your eyes.

Scott also could have put up a degree from Georgia Tech and said the train’s symptoms were so severe, they made him a ramblin’ wreck.

Oy. I used to make that joke when I was 4.

Do you think you can?

I think I can, I think I can……

Love how they incorporated Purdue into a comic about a train!

Better to deal with it now, before it goes off the rails.

A doctor from Purdue? …I’d get a 2nd (and probably 3rd) opinion

When my son was young, he loved trains. Often, Mom would stop at the train yard and he’d watch the trains. He would wear his engineer’s cap and the engineers would honk and wave to him. Oddly enough, he attended Purdue. Their mascot is a train engine. He’s now an Engineer (Mechanical).

The Purdue diploma is a nice touch… go Boilermakers!

Probably all that cow fur stuck to his grill

He’s just got a load in his caboose! An engine enema will clear him right up.

Thomas was a very sneezeful engine…

Ugh. Stupid allergies. I became physically ill in the 10 minutes it took for me to pick the kids up from the bus yesterday afternoon. I cannot wait till I can move to Antartica. (mostly kidding, my cousin was stationed there for a bit and said it was the worse smelling place she had ever been)

That’s what you get for smoking so much.

We’ll get you back on track.

I was about to suggest that the train see a qualified IU doctor when I realized the guy must be an Engineer So, carry on.

I know I can’t, I know I can’t, I’m sick…