Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for November 24, 2024

Why is Pam’s head always drawn as so freakishy oblong and tall when she’s depicted in her youth?

Seriously, compare panel 3 to panel 7 here now. That’s not the same person.

Unfortunately for Pmm, it was the same Christmas song from Jfff every year regardless of format: The Singing Dogs barking in tune to “Jingle Bells.”

The version with Ed had wax cylinders, player piano rolls, and reel-to-reel tapes.

PAM sharpens her butcher’s knife. It gleams. Gleams like her future. She tosses a twig into that air—it slices as it hits the blade. “IS IT—” she snarls, “the same as LAST YEAR?!” With a single swing, she cuts the tree in half. “ISSSSS—IIIIT?!” The knife gleams like her future, FREE OF JEFF.

Ah them good old days when music was music and not cantankerous cacophoney.

HUMBUG! OMG it is that time of year. All that Canned xmas music everywhere you go. And when I hear “The Little Drummer Boy” I want to cuss and spit on the floor.

Back in the day Goodyear tires would put out a Christmas album every year. I remember how excited I was every December to go get one before they sold out

She’s thrilled.

I’m not a great fan of time marching on, but I’ll admit – Apple Music is great.

Another thought: WHY is the best Christmas music provided by only those from the era around 1940-1970? There hasn’t been a decent new Christmas song since the last member of the Rat Pack died.

I have quite a few Christmas albums. I may play some this year.

No Crank today….at lest we got the color red!!!!!

Things change but Christmas remains a constant.

A perfect arc for Cranky to sing Deck the Hills……….

This is insane! It’s not even Thanksgiving and Batiuk is dragging Christmas into this strip today. I love the holidays but it reminds me of those sickening Hallmark dramas with Christmas in July.

time to dig out my ted cassidy sings the songs of xmas which also includes his number one hit YOU RANG !!! its also not on spotify so suffer with your goodyear tire album

Hah! Because they threw out their record player, 8 track, cassette and CD players, so they only have a digital option now.

Sounds like billy has some issues that he should talk with a therapist about! LOL…

If you miss Ed, just click random a few times. It’s nostalgic.

check out Rebecca St. James’ “O Holy Night” – makes you want to get up and dance

This is rather sweet. I have no snarks today.

Boring. We have it playing in the background all season.

Not quite the same though……

SOMA FM (on the Internets) has three channels of Christmas music, Christmas Lounge, Department Store Christmas and Xmas in Frisco. Been playing since October 1st and will go on until at least Epiphany. No commercial

JEF, would it hurt to get a different song once?!!

Years ago you gave me what you thought would be an anonymous joke to my dad … no wonder my dad does not like you. The joke is getting old and tiresome.

You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch

You really are a heel

You’re as cuddly as a cactus

As charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch

You’re a bad banana with a greasy black peel

You’re a monster, Mr. Grinch (Mr. Grinch)

Your heart’s an empty hole

Your brain is full of spiders

You’ve got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch

You’re a vile one, Mr. Grinch (Mr. Grinch)

You have termites in your smile

You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Grinch

Now given the choice between the two of you

I’d take the seasick crocodile

Seasick crocodile

The words that best describe you are stink, stank, stunk

(Ooh) No, no, no

Stink, stank, stunk

Oh, Mr. Grinch

Mr. Grinch

“But I pawned my phone so I could afford your Christmas gift, a one-year subscription to a music streaming service!”

I remember this progression very fondly.

All I want for Kwistmas iz my 2 front teeth

Welp, there’s the last time I read the comments for this strip.