Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 20, 2024

And Mavis says that a queen never drives, that’s a job for a commoner.

Mavis is going to do a little roll play with Carl. Roll on Carl

spill it

Carl didn’t plan to fail. He failed to plan.

I’ve got it Carl. Pour that oil over yourself, and go as a Sardine. Mavis, however, will be going to the Soiree with Theadore who just happened to dress as Prince Charming. And, having had enough of your ineptitude, going home with Theadore as well. You can drown your sorrow in 10W30.

The next year, Carl dressed up as a calypso drum . . . but he still didn’t make it to the party.

Uber to the rescue – but they may charge extra for hazardous cargo. Plus Carl has to stay in the trunk.

A barrel of oil could be classified as cargo.

Sadly, for Carl, cargo doesn’t make the car go.

Carl is seconds away for being pulled over for barging though traffic and barreling along like greased lightning.

Carl forgot to make eye-holes. How can you forget to make eye-holes Carl!? Then there’s the arm situation. Carl doesn’t think ahead.

That’s just drum.

Let your wife drive, Carl.

In the tank before he gets there…

Fail? Yes, but this is the one (& only) time Carl finally was a barrel of laughs.

Okay Carl, let the good times roll!

In fairness, Carl no longer fits into his WD-40 costume… and his 3-in-One Oil outfit has a bad case of rust.

Good morning Balladeers!

Uber.. but request one of those EV’s just to show oil is still king.

guy’s a genius!

Driving the Car’l be his biggest problem.

Let’s roll! Carl is a barrel of fun!

Maybe he should have come as 200 individual quarts of oil.

Why not ask Capt Hazelwood to drive them?

I’m wondering how he managed to open the car door and climb inside…

Ask Dan Collins. He knows what Looks Good on Paper. ◡̈

well, carl’s really over a barrel now. oh, wait…

If stupid came in quarts…

Somehow, “Roll Out the Carl” doesn’t have the right ring to it.

He’d be more fun as a barrel of beer.

Carl should have gone as an oil magnate. Then he could drive. But he’ll be barrelling down the road soon, one way or another.