Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for December 14, 2023

Mommy Santa SMELLS!

“I just have a good roll-around at the dump every now and again to shake the fleas off… dogs love me!”

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Your conductor was close, but couldn’t hook up the caboose for the update for the 14th when departure time came. So we’ll have to make do with Shady Lane explaining the new rules to the Kyutes who will be living on his agency, which means they’re bad news… and worse news for those who live for the hunt.

Chug-Chug has blood in his eye, and he and Waldo have come to get some of their own back on our Starr. Joel continues to try and find something like a bucket to haul off the silver dollars, and somehow he and Rufus … and the Wet Dogs – they’ve somehow switched places when the tar starts to rain down on Papa’s gravesite.

It’s almost like Joel meant for things to come out this way…

No surprise there!

i know what’s going to happen…the first kid will be Jonesy and his bear

P.U.!

“After all, who ever heard of a stinky Santa?”

YYYYYEEEESSSSS???? >

Frank withers to the might of Joel’s olfactory killing power. LOL !

Put a live reindeer next to Joel and nobody will notice.

It was pointed out weeks ago that after several months of living in a cave that both Joel and Rufus would be pretty rank by now. It should not have taken this long to get there but Jimbo has to drag things out as long as possible because he his totally bereft of story ideas. Expect no relief from this sorry saga until after Christmas. (Since Christmas falls on Monday this year, it will be interesting to see if he uses the same strip two days in a row.)

Wait a minute here, panel 3. Is Nelson using his left or right hand to stroke his chin?

Or is that a cloven hoof?

Nelson. Frank Nelson.