Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for August 04, 2024

I rather enjoyed his monologue.

First no Joel and Rufus when we expect them, now Hulla Ballew is M.I.A. Nothing wrong with small variations, even if the themes stay the same.

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It’s a full four-part classics update for the 4th:

Uncle Walt doesn’t discipline Skeezix, but he doesn’t really scold him, or express that he’s disappointed when Skeex abuses his little brother in one way or another. I wonder if anyone wrote Frank King wondering about where this little terror came from.

Hipshot is a little cold, so he works to get the temperature in his cabin jusssssst right.

“Starrgies” have taken off, so Chuggie is naturally worried about empowered, liberated women taking over the country and putting men’s heads under their heel.

Nina gets rid of the stove, but just because all traces of Joel’s wedding “gift” have vanished, this story is going into overtime.

Walt is famous just for living.

A notepad and pencil? Where’s her hat with a PRESS card in the band?

I wish Trump could emulate Walt in that last panel!!

My secret for a long life? Don’t die!

He’s so right, we’d live a lot longer if we didn’t spend the first half of our lives doing things that end up shortening the second half.

Mr. Wallet does not breathe while he is sleeping?

There is a lot of wisdom there. Particularly Walt’s observation about giving thanks for a new day.

I’m waiting for the Guinness folks to show up to interview him as the oldest person in history!

To remark on a small deviation from depicting reality, seen this past week, particularly Monday: = Regardless of the color of the rest of one’s skin, the palms of everyone’s hands are pale.

The Tampa Tribune did the same for my Great Uncle Ira. He lived from 1877-1985 in perfect health.

I beleive that the first time she showed up, she was a teenager. That is the joke for the day. The girl looks middle aged now.

When Walt is 150 he’ll be playing Las Vegas with George Burns