Fred Basset by Alex Graham for November 14, 2024

There’s always a way to screw up a job. Even when they say there’s no way it can go wrong, oh yes. It can. Dear certainly seems to have managed the impossible with nondrip paint.

Dropcloth?

Well the problem was that a drip was doing the painting.

Oh Dear! You usually put some old cloth or newspaper underneath when you do some potentially messy work, right? I never heard of non-drip paint, I have to say.

Fred, make sure you and your soft, silky fur do not get near the wet paint!!! Would be nasty if Mrs. Dear would have to partly shave you. You would howl a lot and bark and then be embarrassed if your lads come over to play- or worse: if Jemma or Fifi would spot you. You would never live it down.

Idiot-proof items are claimed by companies that have not met enough idiots. There is always someone that can, and will, manage it.

(Yes. I used to work in retail).

And that’s why I never, ever do a paint job!

Today is our new King’s birthday. Happy birthday, Charlie. RIP your late wife Diana.

Shouldn’t he have taken the door off to paint it?

To never be asked again was the motive.

Use a spray paint.

Lol!

And once again, the critical, complaining wife in cartoons!!!

use one of her shirts to mop up the mess…

If it’s so simple, why didn’t she do it?

Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiency talented fool.

Never heard of a drop cloth, Mr Dear?

This doesn’t seem to be a very good “Fred”. But in the spirit of Fred…let’s just sleep it off and tomorrow will be better!

Sometimes I paint myself too.

Ok Honey, how about YOU do it yourself then?

Drip-proof paint? Is there really such a thing?