Herman by Jim Unger for December 17, 2023

What’s a car order?

These days, the gag would work better with the numbers reversed!

Two possible anachronistic terms here: Car Order, and Glass of Water (instead of plastic bottle).

Too late, Babe. He’s on the floor and out.

Thanks, Brandon!

Is it me or is the customer’s shirt two different colors between panels 2 & 3?

“That’ll be $2.50 for the water.”

Nowadays a $34 dollar sale would be the mistake!

When you have to think this hard about a comic strip, it isn’t funny.

When we have to think this hard about a comic strip, it’s safe to say that it wasn’t funny.

Sounds about right lately.

No, it was $340. Bidenomics.

“….And add it to his bill.”

I haven’t hit $340 at the grocery store (yet!) but it’s got to have been at least 34 years since I’ve seen a tab as low as $34.

A weekly grocery bill in a few years

This is why cashiers need to be trained in CPR.

This a retread of an old comic. The amount is correct in 2023.

Wegmans.

My Costco bill routinely runs to this and more.

And that, kiddies, is exactly the level of my math skills.