Hither and yon (mostly yon)
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Mary Worth, 8/14/25
Never one for subtlety, Mary Worth foreshadows by planting an actual red flag.
Mark Trail, 8/14/25
That gator is really excited at the prospect of a new pond! Meanwhile, Mark shoves a bush aside to clear the gator’s path. Not quite Fists of Justice™ territory, but at least macho-heroics-adjacent.
Zits, 8/14/25
There is no evidence that sulfurous smells repel bears, and Jeremy scrupulously avoids contact with ammonia, bleach, and other cleaning agents that do. Sorry, Hector, that tent is looking flimsier by the moment.
Family Circus, 8/14/25
Jeff Keane’s tax auditor, probably: “Mr. Keane, the IRS is known for its generosity in granting tax exemptions for creative professionals such as yourself, but are you really going to go with ‘How can I draw the Golden Gate Bridge without taking my family to San Francisco for a week?’ Frankly, I’m still getting grief about that Crankshaft determination.”
Gearhead Gertie, 8/14/25
“You mean that movie starring a charismatic and attractive male lead in a high-stakes drama with a ‘rookie vs. veteran’ dynamic that depicts a growing bond between former rivals, with authentic racing sequences, behind-the-scenes explorations of racing culture, and an iconic romantic interlude, led by a director associated with the Top Gun series? Sure, here’s a ticket to F1: The Movie!”
Gertie turns it down because the cars look different. Stupid Genie.
—Uncle Lumpy
12 replies to “Hither and yon (mostly yon)”
MW:
Red flag at morning
Meddlers take warning
— old nautical saw
FC:
Another day, another insightful Marie Sklodowska Curie-like query from Dolly Keane.
Gearhead Gertie:
I’d launch into the song “I Dream of Genie with the Light Brown Hair,” but his turban obscures his actual hair color.
The iconic genie being blue, was definitely a Disney decision.
Disney will “definitely not” be bashing down Mike Smith’s door and definitely not slapping him with copyright lawsuit.
RMMD-The artist has a limited template to work with.
MW-“Oh goody. I’ve always wanted to watch someone drown.”
FC-“We haven’t seen Daddy since he ran on off with those clowns who smelled funny.”
FC-Why did PJ run off with those giant scissors?
I understand Talladega Nights is very popular with NASCAR enthusiasts, who say they’re in on the joke. Gertie is such a purist, I wonder if her hobby even gives her any joy.
Mary’s Worst: A red flag means Biddy on the Beach – everyone immediately into the water!
Gearhead Gertie: in a rare act of non NASCAR thinking GG wishes the Genie to grant himself a pair of elbows for his Gumby arms.
MW:
Oh, when the fun leaves town and churns the scars upon the goofs
And your schmooze sets no plot; you wish your tired bleats were wryer spoofs
Unmoor the bored talk down by the sea-ea-ea-ea, yeah
On a blanket, with my fey teen is where I’ll be
Unmoor the bored walk, out of the fun
Unmoor the bored walk, we’ll be crabbing a ton
Unmoor the bored talk, wee proles squawking in snubs
Unmoor the bored talk, we’ll be bawling in glubs
Unmoor the bored talk, bored talk
From the snark, you’ll hear the yappy sounds of the pair of pals
Hmm, you can almost face the wrought slogs and the drenched cries they yell
Unmoor the bored talk down by the sea-ea-ea-ea, yeah
On a blanket, with my fey teen is where I’ll be
Unmoor the bored talk, out of the fun
Unmoor the bored talk, we’ll be crabbing a ton
Unmoor the bored talk, wee proles squawking in snubs
Unmoor the bored talk, we’ll be bawling in glubs
Unmoor the bored talk, bored talk
[bridge]
Unmoor the bored talk down by the sea-ea-ea-ea, yeah
On a blanket, with my fey teen is where I’ll be
Unmoor the bored talk, out of the fun
Unmoor the bored talk, we’ll be crabbing a ton
Unmoor the bored talk, wee proles squawking in snubs
Unmoor the bored talk, we’ll be bawling in glubs
Unmoor the bored talk, bored talk
MW: my tummy brain is telling me where this story is going.
MW: Chekov’s red flag warning.
Shouldn’t Gertie consider Days Of Thunder to basically be the Jeff Gordon story, thus anathema? And how glad will that genie be, getting sent back to his lamp?
If the forest creatures kill Jeremy and his friends (well, just Jeremy, really), do we have to fake not being happy? Does anyone?