Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for June 26, 2011
June 25, 2011
June 27, 2011
Transcript:
Poncho: Nice day! Bird: Yeah, I guess. Bird: But thence migratory birds get nothin' but nice days! Nice days in the south, nice days back here! Poncho: I don't get it. You fly all the way down south in the winter, and then fly all the way back here in the summer? Bird: What you do you mean you don't get it? We never have to deal with wintery weather! It's endless summer! Poncho: Yeah, I understand the advantage of flying south, but once you're down there, why do you fly all the way back?
keltii over 13 years ago
stumped!
Hillbillyman over 13 years ago
Ah…ah…ah… ah …well we .. we… Hell if I know!
kreole over 13 years ago
Because that’s the way we’ve always done it!
Lyons Group, Inc. over 13 years ago
@ Hillbillyman:
Ah, Hello?! What the bird said in panel 3! “To deal with wintry weather”! In more simpler terms (that you can understand), to keep from being cold!
twj0729 over 13 years ago
…because we can!
caraquiana over 13 years ago
Because there’s good food up north in summer.
McGehee over 13 years ago
They fly north in the summer because down here where they fly to in the winter, it’s too dang HOT in the summer!
Algolei over 13 years ago
To escape the vacationers.
dre7861 over 13 years ago
To use their Frequent Flyer Miles before they expire!
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
I always wondered why Americans choose to live in the cold, miserable North, when they have so many nice, temperate places they could live! Unlike Canadians, who don’t really have anywhere nice (year round) to go to within the country…
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
“Why do you fly all the way back?”“It’s too far to walk!”
kwyjibo327 over 13 years ago
@Destiny23, maybe we prefer a little cold to earthquakes (Cali), hurricanes (Florida/Carolinas), and scorching desert heat (Arizona/Texas). Call me crazy if you like, I’ll put on a sweater and deal with it.
kwyjibo327 over 13 years ago
Also, I wish we could vote up and vote down comments here. Josh would definitely be getting voted down, and Lingeewhiz definitely up.
Ed The Red Premium Member over 13 years ago
Anyone who asks that question has never lived through a summer in the South. Here in Georgia, it’s been over 90 degrees with high humidity nearly every day for a month, and summer is just getting started. That’s why, whenever I can, I spend my summers in Michigan.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
@ Pete That’s Josh. Also be on the lookout for his alter egos ,Dora Dingle, Only Tink, and Cindy Knight
Number Three over 13 years ago
Deep in thought much?
LOL xxx
pawpawbear over 13 years ago
How do you stump a red-headed migratory bird?
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 13 years ago
They fly back so numbers are more spread out. That way it’s easier to feed the babies.
Wayroe over 13 years ago
Everyone is concentrating on the wrong thing. In the northern hemisphere summer, trees and plants regrow their leaves and its a giant food platter for the birds.If they stayed in the lower latitudes all the time they would eat up all the food supply. That’s just one part of the equation though.
Kendor over 13 years ago
Bird migrate back and forth to find food. If there is ample food they will stay in one place all year. You can often see chickadees and robins in January and February in Southern Ontario if there are well stocked bird feeders in the area. They fluff-up their feathers and stay nice and warm.
wwcameralab over 13 years ago
Because summers in the south are a BAJILLION times hotter than up north. I moved from NH to GA and if I could, I’d migrate back up north during the summers too. Live in the White Mountains from June until end of September.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Keep thinking, bird! LOL
Nothing like feeding the fire……………….