Alligators most certainly can climb fences….but Lorenzo is gonna think Tracy gave him the steak, and befriend him.Why kill the goose that lays the golden eg….I mean steaks?
One night long ago I got up to go to the bathroom. Turned on the light and found a gator in the bathtub. To shorten the story, a couple of kids were roused from their sleep to fix the problem. It was only about four feet long though.
Totally not feasible. An alligator THAT size would not be able to scale that fence. Try this test at home and you’ll see what I mean. Go to a chain link fence and try climbing it. The fence has “give” so it bends (or sags) with your weight while still remaining upright. This alligator would HAVE to weigh at least five HUNDRED to a thousand pounds…the fence wouldn’t support the weight of him A) climbing up it and B) him climbing down. He would either have torn the fence down or been unable to scale it.
As for yesterday’s “hole” in the fence…I commented on it being “artistic license” meaning that if Joe had continued the cross-hatch illustration of the fence, it would have obscured the alligators face so that’s why the “hole” was there
Today’s pantomime: I’m hungry! That steak looks yummy! (panel 1). Upsy-daisy! (panel 2). Mmm! Is that thing wrapped in yellow from Oscar Meyer? (panel 3).
What will save Tracy, et. al.? Lorenzo has a loss of appetite after gobbling the steak?
AnyFace almost 5 years ago
Neil Wick almost 5 years ago
Good morning™, steak lovers!
And just like that, Lorenzo the escape artist alligator is up and over the fence.
AnyFace almost 5 years ago
Great ‘silent’ panels today. ✨❤️✨
HarryCK almost 5 years ago
Good morning™, big eaters !
Can alligators climb fences ? …
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=can+alligators+climb+fences
Counterpoint almost 5 years ago
This is not looking good for our heroes – will Lorenzo have his steak and eat them too???
BigDaveGlass almost 5 years ago
I hope that’s not beef from a female, that would be a miss-steak….
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 5 years ago
Alligator: “Eating these guys would be a ‘miss-steak’! I’ve read all their great adventures! I’m outta here!”
therese_callahan2002 almost 5 years ago
“I can’t eat them. They probably taste like chicken.”
fredville almost 5 years ago
Alligators most certainly can climb fences….but Lorenzo is gonna think Tracy gave him the steak, and befriend him.Why kill the goose that lays the golden eg….I mean steaks?
Bob. almost 5 years ago
One night long ago I got up to go to the bathroom. Turned on the light and found a gator in the bathtub. To shorten the story, a couple of kids were roused from their sleep to fix the problem. It was only about four feet long though.
DM3456 almost 5 years ago
Hopefully Tracy is made of tofu.
davidf42 almost 5 years ago
Great artwork!
crobinson019 almost 5 years ago
YE CATS!
avenger09 almost 5 years ago
That steak is looking more and more like a piece of Fido’s rawhide!
Ignatz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I don’t even feel much of a threat here. Maybe because of the crocodile smile. But he looks like he’ll eat the steak and cuddle with Tracy.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation almost 5 years ago
are they going to kill them with a hungry gator or just boredom?
artheaded1 almost 5 years ago
If alligators can climb fences, then why is there only a fence to keep him contained?
Another Take almost 5 years ago
1-LORENZO: ♫ ♪♪♫ BORN ON THE BAYOU!!!! ♫ ♪♪♫
2-♫ ♪♪♫ BORN ON THE BAYOU!!!! ♫ ♪♪♫
3-Hello? That guy looks like Amos Moses! He knocked my Pappy in the head with a stump! Well, as the saying goes – SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR!
LittleRedDress almost 5 years ago
Good old Jerry Reed song. Well done, Lorenzo! Bring back memories.
Gent almost 5 years ago
Uh… Te crocodile just walked through the mesh?
Gent almost 5 years ago
Gator smells Tracy’s stinky yellow coat and decides not to eat him.
tcayer almost 5 years ago
I can’t wait for tomorrow’s strip, when he wakes, and exclaims “YE GODS!”
tsull2121 almost 5 years ago
Totally not feasible. An alligator THAT size would not be able to scale that fence. Try this test at home and you’ll see what I mean. Go to a chain link fence and try climbing it. The fence has “give” so it bends (or sags) with your weight while still remaining upright. This alligator would HAVE to weigh at least five HUNDRED to a thousand pounds…the fence wouldn’t support the weight of him A) climbing up it and B) him climbing down. He would either have torn the fence down or been unable to scale it.
As for yesterday’s “hole” in the fence…I commented on it being “artistic license” meaning that if Joe had continued the cross-hatch illustration of the fence, it would have obscured the alligators face so that’s why the “hole” was there
Don Bagert Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“Lucky for these guys I’m a vegan.” LOL
buckman-j almost 5 years ago
Anyone gonna lose sleep (Other than maybe Neil) over whether the Fearsome Foursome succumb to the gator?
vanisleson almost 5 years ago
It’s curtains for Dick Tracy…who will the new comic series feature?
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Today’s pantomime: I’m hungry! That steak looks yummy! (panel 1). Upsy-daisy! (panel 2). Mmm! Is that thing wrapped in yellow from Oscar Meyer? (panel 3).
What will save Tracy, et. al.? Lorenzo has a loss of appetite after gobbling the steak?
Durak Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Tracy and his boys are in more danger of frostbite than gatorbite.
Eric S almost 5 years ago
“I am the aligator-crobat! I climb chain link fence easily and gently” said no reality ever