Herman by Jim Unger for October 24, 2023

I can’t have dutch elm disease Doc, I’m french.

Gotta cut you down!

And it ain’t pretty.

Oh, man. And that lingers.

“Cheer up. You’re lucky it’s not Emerald Ash Borers or Gypsy Moth caterpillars!”

Nowadays we’re more tree ‘dandruff’ infected. Yard already covered with leaves and just waiting for the grinder.

Is that a STD?

Wooden shoes here we come.

I believe James Thurber had a joke like this.

That’s going to leave a mark

Cut back on the tree hugging.

Well, I guess I can grow with it.

He must have been have been doing a lot of hiking in the woods.

He got that from climbing trees as a boy…

As a child I remember Dutch Elms all around our neighborhood. Tall gorgeous trees. Sad they’re all gone.

Quite an accomplishment when you think about it.

It seems to be affecting his upper limbs.

This is the reason he’s no good at Tai Chi

We may have to lop some limbs.

I hate it when my bark gets rough and starts to peel and the termites start in on my roots…

This is the same disease Pinocchio got from picking his nose.

Did he catch it from Xaviera Hollander?

Or his wife used too much starch in his shirt.