Drabble by Kevin Fagan for December 01, 2024

Did he get that at IKEA?

Well, if that did not kill him, his cardio-vascular is in Great shape.

Hmm, look at that smirk on Norm’s face. He planned it.

Why should she have to tell you? If the inflator thing was in the box why didn’t you see it when you took the Santa thing out of the box?

Santa Claus should trim his beard in late January because the weather gets warmer around that time so he doesn’t need a bushy beard.

Santa will start deflating later on, and then Ralph will get a chance to use the pump … and then again every day or so until they take down the decorations after Christmas.

Well it was a laugh.

Oh, she planned this to kill Ralph! He was out there SEVEN HOURS, and Honeybunch pulled out the pump just now?!

An ode to reading instructions carefully!

There’s a family up the street that does elaborate holiday displays: Halloween, T-day and yesterday the xmas display was being set up complete with plywood snow drifts.

That’s OK Ralph, you will get lots of use from the inflator. Those things are always lying dead on the lawn every morning.

The Santa looks like it might be Cactus Jack in disguise!

Wally with the eye roll.

They figured you had plenty of hot air.

This strip is like a 1970s – 80s s(h)itcom where the dad is portrayed as a bumbling fool at best. It was not funny then and is not now.

I am impressed tgat he accomplished the task by only using his lungs.

He did that? He should work as a glass blower!

next panel: doggie chomps on Santa’s boot….

Yes, good job! Now go have a cigarette out back…

if there is a next time try the reading the instructions first

Timing is everything.