I had to enlarge the strip just to get a better look at Larry.
If you can’t quite tell. he’s leaning his little head back, nose up, to pull grass with his two front teeth.
I can’t say he looks much like a hamster, but he’s adorable.
Maybe Ted bought him at Bob Baird’s Ballard Street Pets ’n Puzzles….
“Where your guess is as good as ours!”
Every Friday they have an “Unidentified Furry Friend” sale….. and Saturdays, any “Whatsit in a cage” is half price.
Doesn’t matter… cute is cute.
Farside…. I think it must take patience to train a hamster … or whatever… in the first place.
But I do wonder whether the cheese crackers are to motivate Larry, or to keep Ted from starving during the hours it takes to get the job done.
Probably both.
Oh… and a clarification from yesterday….
Rose…. you mentioned my string of symbols used as an expletive….
That’s a time-honored “family strip” substitute. It even has a name… “grawlix”… and AFAIK, it’s OK to do here.
No one can say exactly what word is intended… it could have been “Gee willikers.”
What they care about is recognisable words they consider inappropriate, partially disguised or not….
And yeah, it’s often not noticed…. but in some cases, they start counting instances, or flags, and you don’t find out till they decide it was one time too often.
How do I know?
Well, I’ve participated in getting several people out of banishment, and read the communication from GoComics….
Plus, long ago I discovered some mods posting on forums…. not often…
but I bookmarked their profiles and checked in now and then to read a few warnings they gave.
Unfortunately, all our user numbers have been changed, and none of those bookmarks work any more.
And Larry thinks, " One day the bull will turn his head for just a minute, and I’ll be outta here. " Of course, he thinks these thoughts in his best James Cagney voice.
Farside99 almost 8 years ago
I hope he has a very small yard…and lots of patience.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I had to enlarge the strip just to get a better look at Larry.
If you can’t quite tell. he’s leaning his little head back, nose up, to pull grass with his two front teeth.
I can’t say he looks much like a hamster, but he’s adorable.
Maybe Ted bought him at Bob Baird’s Ballard Street Pets ’n Puzzles….
“Where your guess is as good as ours!”
Every Friday they have an “Unidentified Furry Friend” sale….. and Saturdays, any “Whatsit in a cage” is half price.
Doesn’t matter… cute is cute.
Farside…. I think it must take patience to train a hamster … or whatever… in the first place.
But I do wonder whether the cheese crackers are to motivate Larry, or to keep Ted from starving during the hours it takes to get the job done.
Probably both.
Oh… and a clarification from yesterday….
Rose…. you mentioned my string of symbols used as an expletive….
That’s a time-honored “family strip” substitute. It even has a name… “grawlix”… and AFAIK, it’s OK to do here.
No one can say exactly what word is intended… it could have been “Gee willikers.”
What they care about is recognisable words they consider inappropriate, partially disguised or not….
And yeah, it’s often not noticed…. but in some cases, they start counting instances, or flags, and you don’t find out till they decide it was one time too often.
How do I know?
Well, I’ve participated in getting several people out of banishment, and read the communication from GoComics….
Plus, long ago I discovered some mods posting on forums…. not often…
but I bookmarked their profiles and checked in now and then to read a few warnings they gave.
Unfortunately, all our user numbers have been changed, and none of those bookmarks work any more.
Coyoty Premium Member almost 8 years ago
The hamster is more effective than Larry or the crackers.
whiteheron almost 8 years ago
And Larry thinks, " One day the bull will turn his head for just a minute, and I’ll be outta here. " Of course, he thinks these thoughts in his best James Cagney voice.
GROG Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Poor Polly is left out.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I would’a done the whole job for a couple a carrots.
SheMc almost 8 years ago
Looks like a very long job!!!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Ted has waaaaay too much time on his hands.