Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for January 20, 2024

And he prepared by turning everyone’s stomach.

Is there fresh ice outside so he can slip again?

Massage is wonderful! I’m sure he’s feeling much better now. Pam is wonderful for looking after her dad.

He’s a lucky guy. IRL, my friends who fell like he did landed in hospitals and nursing homes…

I think of Ed as more of a scratcher, rather than a turner.

“Uhh.. Pmm… I had heard the expression ‘happy ending’ before… In my case, it turned out to be more of a Greek Tragedy..”

Success!!!!!!!Actually??

So, feeling better, Ed?

Thank goodness Pam said ‘Dad’ in the first panel. Had no idea who she was talking too

Third panel we have BRICKS!!!

imagine he was trying to be funny

Wow, hilarious. He knows his daughter is with him, and he wasn’t even having trouble with turning his head all week.

This is an inane ‘toon……….

I get a deep tissue massage on a monthly basis. She really works me over to the point of pain but it feels really great afterwards.

Once again Batty goes from a week-long setup (five days of “Ed’s going to get a massage”) directly to the epilogue (“How do you feel after your massage?”) and omits the event itself.

Sometimes I think he does this because he knows nothing about the thing that’s the subject of his stories (never had a massage himself, never talked to anybody who has, can’t be bothered to research). Other times I wonder if he thinks he’s creating some kind of meta-level humor—“I set you up to expect a week of funny physical comedy, and then Presto! we go straight to the postlude. Joke’s on you! Now where’s my award?”

Haha! (＾▽＾)