The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for January 03, 2012
January 02, 2012
January 04, 2012
Transcript:
Praying Mantis: No, sweetie, wait... um, I mean... uh... well, here - at least wear a heavy coat. One one hand, Teresa needed her sidewalk shoveled. On the other hand, she hated for her dinner to get cold.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Such a quandary. I hope the overcoat helps.
doc white almost 13 years ago
A little hard work will warm him up just right.
bluskies almost 13 years ago
Sure, she sounds like she’s just looking out for him, but you just know that if he hesitates she’ll bite his head off.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Like most male mantises, he hasn’t got a prayer.
BTW I’ve read that Hillburn lives in Texas, so he probably doesn’t know what a snow shovel looks like …. which is not entirely a bad thing not to have to know.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 13 years ago
When I lived in Wisconsin, back in high school, my Dad used to say (and I’m sure it’s an old joke) that he was going to tie a snow shovel to the roof of his car and drive south.
When he got to someplace where people pointed at it and said “what’s that?” he’d buy a house.
Elaine Rosco Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I’ll pray that she has a change of heart Mantis.
J Short almost 13 years ago
No dear that ’s the shovel to bury… I mean to garden with. Ha-ha what was i thinking.
Hussell almost 13 years ago
A little snow is nothing to lose your head over.
It is funny that this comic appeared today. We just got our first snow this winter that called for salt and scrapping cars. (Columbus, OH) though the sidewalk at this time can be cleared with a broom.
LingeeWhiz almost 13 years ago
Never let yourr prey out of the house.
ninja14 almost 13 years ago
weird shovel to shovel the sidewalk with.
corzak almost 13 years ago
Ms. Mantis . . . . stop playing with your food and eat your greens!
tallcanofbeer almost 13 years ago
that is nothing to loose your head over
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML almost 13 years ago
If he was smart he should pay those “tse-tse”-nagers next door to do it for them… and when they were done, invite them in for a snack….. yum..!!
finale almost 13 years ago
Might as well get one more chore out of him….before the romantic evening in front of the fireplace.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 13 years ago
awwww… she called him sweet.bwa ha ha ha… (wish i could do an emoticon with BIG teeth.)
frogsandravens almost 13 years ago
I’ve heard that the only reason that the female mantises in the study ate the males was that they hadn’t been fed for a while beforehand. When there’s other food, they don’t do this.
hippogriff almost 13 years ago
Susan: It is a variation on an old joke of Homer’s. Odysseus had to carry an oar until someone thought it were a winnowing paddle.
Popeyesforearm almost 13 years ago
He was known to be a hot head.Happy New Year everyone!
iced tea almost 13 years ago
We’re getting our first snowstorm here in SW PA. Nature is cruel!