The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 31, 2024

While he continues to play golf.

Chief is working Brutus so hard he’s about to flame out. Poor guy.

Brutus would like to light the fire under your -.

And now we have a fire sale, it’s been done before.

Up in smoke

And put that flame on high.

Liquid cash, although necessary, depreciates in value (apart from avoiding tax). Better to invest excess funds (is there such a thing?)

Chief is fired up…

More cold water tossed on our hapless hero by the curmudgeonly Veeblefester.

Wow, Brutus has a red hot proposal. Way to go.

It must be a hot job .

great, how close to the fire would you like it. :D

Not an encouraging word and the skies look cloudy on that project all day. Home, home on that range. Better Luck next time…..

I guess the boss doesn’t like the proposal – either that, or the boss will steal Brutus’ idea and market it as his.

Well, Brutus, you just got burned.

Just another half baked idea?

Well, at least Brutus’ proposal is just not ready, not DOA. And Bossman’s ‘needing more work’ implies Brutus’ will be around a little longer.

I wonder if Brutus keeps a list of words and phrases he shouldn’t say around Rancid? Just to remind him of the triggers that set him off. Like “good morning Chief.”

Why waste the gas, just shrewd it.

looks like brutus’s proposal is toast…

Looks like Brutus’s proposal will never catch fire—at least, not with Veebs.