The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for February 13, 2024

A fat Tuesday celebration at Rancid’s company? When ever?

Gladys always celebrates fat tuesday and fat wednesday and well fat everyday.

What’s to celebrate?

Brutus’s fat Tuesday went flat.

Please spare me. :^)

What on earth’s a “fat Tuesday”? Another crazy diet?

Toss her some beads!

This year it’s sad that Lent begins on Valentine’s day since so many people like chocolate on that day and if you give up sweets for Lent, you won’t get to eat your Valentine’s candy until Easter!

I thought Brutus rode the bus to work.

That’s what happens when Friday the 13th falls on Tuesday. Better watch out the rest of the week, Brutus!

Poor Brutus, he’d still get a flat even if he rode the train.

that calls for a Fat Tire Ale…

Shades of Mother Gargle!

I live right smack in the center of Mardi Gras land and nobody calls it “Fat Tuesday.” Of course, the gag in the strip wouldn’t work then.

My daughter, who’s been driving for over 25 years, had her first flat tire last week. I happened to be nearby and went to help. As I started changing the tire, she insisted that she do it so she could learn how, so I gave impromptu instruction. She did well.

Poor Brutus, the whole flat tire incident left him deflated.

Brutus drives an Italian car, so I guess he had a Fiat Tuesday.

Rub a little salt in Gladys . (sigh)

Gladys, cook Brutus a pile of pancakes for dinner. They’ll make him feel better.

Gladys should at least have a king cake waiting for Brutus.

no, his car needed help to remind what time it is to in order for it to leave from work. :D

My Lutheran wife calls it Shrove Tuesday, a day to eat pancakes.

That’s what Twiggy’s husbands used to have, a Flat Tuesday celebration.

For the children who are lost……….. https://en[dot]wikipedia[dot]org/wiki/Twiggy

Sadly yes. However, l have no doubt that you cooked a sumptuous repast, accompanied by a fine wine and capped off with a Baked Alaska for our own pre Ash Wednesday celebration. Nes pa?…..

Great pun Gladys (although I imagine Brutus is not in a joking mood)! And kudos for not grabbing the low hanging fruit of associating “fat” and Brutus. You showed admirable restraint. Which I am certain will not be exhibited by Mother Gargoyle when she (inevitably) shows up.

I certainly wouldn’t call it a celebration.

Attagirl………

Oh, the irony of Fat Tuesday falling the day before Valentine’s Day this year.

Happy Mardi Plat.

“Good one, Gladys. Very funny. Remind me to laugh when I’ve had a chance to rest and thaw out.”

I am not sure I ever really heard of Fat Tuesday before, or maybe I thought it referred to eating all those really greasy donuts.

well, that joke fell flat… ☺