The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for August 17, 2024

You ask me, uncle Ted doesn’t even look a day over 50.

Uncle Ted looks younger than Brutus.

Hey, it’s a party! Enjoy

November what? I want to put a reminder on my calendar so I don’t miss the party.

I’m a year older than Uncle Ted! I’ll turn 70 in October 2025.

In the meantime, keep enjoying being 67, young man.

Sports Bar is one thing if it was the Senior Center they would throw you another one in 4 months.

Me too!

I’ll be 70 next month

I’m almost 74 and I’m still young. Uncle Ted isn’t old enough to be that old!

boy won’t they be surprised when it finally gets there… that means you get to celebrate it twice. ;)

Just a kid.

What is the adage? Don’t put off until tomorrow that which you can do today.

Hang about here. Uncle Ted is only 68? I pegged him for 75. 68, he should sparking with the ladies.

Hasn’t uncle Ted been retired for he past 25 years? Heck of a retirement plan..

Attaboy Uncle Ted……..

Gives you two times to celebrate. I’m glad that you didn’t embarrass them by correcting them. You are such a considerate man……

I will be 70 this November. I hope you had fun, Uncle Ted.

Jeez, Uncle Ted is only 4 years older then me. Do other people view me the way we view Ted? Now I feel old.

See the Born Loser for July 27, 2020. Uncle Ted will perpetually be 69 just as Jack Benny remained 39.

nothing wrong with starting early!

Ted’s a year older than me.

Got me on that one Chip. Well Done! ;)

One never knows how long we have so they made sure you were there to celebrate! LOL

I’m going to celebrate for sure in July 2025. I will be 80 and counting.

I thought Uncle Ted was supposed to be old, but it turns out he’s two years younger than me!

Omg I’m a year and a half older than Uncle Ted! At least they didn’t hold his wake prematurely!

Beat you by 5 months. June 2026.

A quick perusal of the readers comments regarding their own ages leads me to conclude that this is a strip enjoyed by youngsters. I turn 77 tomorrow, and only one other commenter claims to be older.

Being conservatively proactive in case he doesn’t make it to 70?

What better way to surprise you, not only are you not 70, it’s not even your birthday.

The best time to throw a surprise birthday party is on a day not the birthday.

I’m 72. Sometimes I’m called young man and sometimes sir.

Uncle Ted seems to already be in his mid 70s.

Great intentions by the best of friends, doesn’t get much better than that.

Well that’s depressing. Turns out uncle Ted is a year younger than me….

hehe…today i’m 71

any excuse for a party, but better hold it early in the day…

What’s a…party?

I’ll turn 70 on the first day of 2026.

guess they wanted to be sure that he got the party

Unless they were very drunk, sounds like they just ran out of reasons to throw a party.