Buckles by David Gilbert for December 17, 2024

Nothing artificial about this Christmas tree…..

In the mid 60’s I was 6 years old, dad bought one similar to this one. Ours had colored tips and a instruction sheet showing which color tip goes in which holes .

My mother sprayed pine scent all the time year round. I was so tired of it! I have hated air fresheners all my life.

It beats buying a tree and then paying for it to be disposed.

Throw that thing out and buy a modern artificial tree. They are fast and easy to set up, and already decorated.

My wife likes an artificial tree, I like a real tree. We alternate every year and unfortunately for me it’s her year, lol.

How old is this comic strip ?

Okay, now you’re just pushing it, Paul.

Generic? More like synthetic.

Reminds me of my Siamese who would try to disassemble the tree as fast as I could assemble it.

So much better to chop down a real tree just so you can smell it for a little while.

We bought one with branches that fold down. Our son is allergic to the mold on real trees so we went with this one and, given the price of real trees, it’s paid for itself many times over.

I think instead of stem, he actually means the trunk

At least with artificial trees, you don’t have to keep watering them and still have pine needles fall off onto the floor.