The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for December 21, 2023

Why don’t you shake things up a bit and get him a blue one?

Ever since the mentions of his ugly Christmas sweater yesterday, I keep picturing her in the middle of a red one, with black Christmas lights wrapped around and around her hair.

What’s he got against other colors?

Good choice, he’ll love!

Get over yourself! Get one of those in the closet and regift it.

He does seem to be a bit low in the brown pants department. Or maybe that’s his tuxedo he wears for really special occasions. A brown tux would seem to be a classic TBL move.

Boy was I wrong yesterday. Did he learn from Richie Rich?

So Brutus is as easy to shop for as Steve Jobs was.

I’m surprised she doesn’t just grab one off the rack and give it to him again. It’s a guaranteed fit and he probably doesn’t count since he has so many

Not a red sweater, but a red sweater!

Other than the ugly sweater gag, comic strip artists usually have their characters wearing the same things. Makes sense.

It’s just like Mother Gargle to give our hero something he doesn’t need. Anything to harass him.

or maybe a gift card for a red sweater…

Brutus could donate them to a homeless shelter.

Brutus is a Cinci Reds fan? Or the Chiefs.

THAT is one organized and neat closet. It reminds me of my father’s closet when he was in the Navy.

I bet it is going to be a tie…. Or maybe yard tools. Every guy likes yard tools :)

Why not buy him a green or a blue sweater?

Brutus would for the old battle axe to go home or somewhere else rather than there. That would be a great gift. Peace!

Give Brutus money. What every Chief Rancid employee needs.

Thanks Ramona ! A guy always needs a spare .

For a moment, a very brief moment, I was thinking that Momma Gargle was the most evil woman around. But, then I remembered that woman I know, the one I almost married. Compared to her, Momma is practically a saint. And she gives Brutus a red sweater every year. With two more sweaters and he can outfit a football team. Any team comes to mind?

perhaps she should get him something else that he doesn’t already have much of… but she’s not that nice nor would it be as funny. :D

Nothing says loving like getting a present that you already have 13 of, unless of course they are 100 oz troy weight gold bars of course…….

I’m stunned she would even ask that! The best gift he could get from her wouldn’t cost anything – just stay out of their house for a year!

To bad he can’t find a gift card for broom maintenance on another planet.

Why not shake things up and get him an ugly one.

Maybe Mother Gargle can give Thorny a yellow sweater with a black zigzag along the bottom hem…

How about just Merry Christmas!

Red’s my favorite color, so I’d be OK with another red top, but maybe a different style each time.

The woman is all heart.

I thought you were supposed to fold sweaters as if you hung them, they would stretch out of shape.

“Hey” Ramona exclaims to Gladys, “why don’t I grab one and regift, he’d never know the difference”…

Another red letter … oops, red sweater day.

if the folks in the neighborhood give any thought to my apparel (not likely), they probably assume that, poor guy, i only own one gray t-shirt. but if they look closely, they’ll see that each one from the work shirt stack has its own individual stains. my navy “formal” t-shirts are harder to tell apart, but i own more than one… ☺

I am touched. I didn’t know Mama even cared about Brutus enough to put that much thought into a gift for him for Christmas.

Obviously, Brutus likes red sweaters so if Mother G gave him another one, Brutus would consider that a great gift—and would probably be shocked when he found out who gave it to him.

Can’t blame Brutus for liking red sweaters. Red is my favorite color for tops—although the one I’m wearing today is brown.