Lio by Mark Tatulli for December 16, 2009

  1. Emerald
    margueritem  almost 15 years ago

    Faulty wiring…..

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  2. Openwings
    OpenWings  almost 15 years ago

    Eek, Dad will never be the same…. in a NEW way! xD

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    ladywolf17  almost 15 years ago

    Don’t you just hate it when that happens.

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    pbarnrob  almost 15 years ago

    Um – UNPLUG him, Lio!

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    cutiepie29  almost 15 years ago

    I’m surprised the whole tree didn’t go up in flames. But wait … this is still the artificial tree from yesterday, isn’t it? Maybe it’s been treated to be fire retardant.

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    carmy  almost 15 years ago

    Poor Dad, he’s fried!

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    Sisyphos  almost 15 years ago

    Read, Lio, read! Hurry, Lio, hurry! See Dad sinter! Sinter, Dad, sinter! I wonder if the Ultimate Tree Topper shop offers refunds?

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    Desultourist  almost 15 years ago

    GEE1A said: “You’re Grounded!”

    No he’s not. That’s an ungrounded two-prong socket.

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    Skeezeeks  almost 15 years ago

    Little did they know that the Christmas Tree Star had a “Super-Nova” option.

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    lamourdelafantom  almost 15 years ago

    oh dear gods the puns are getting thick folks!

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    Wildcard24365  almost 15 years ago

    Re-volt-ing, isn’t it?

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    Lyons Group, Inc.  almost 15 years ago

    Better get a experienced electrician to help your dad, Lio. There are no self-help books out there entitled “Christmas Tree Lighting For Dummies”!

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    psychlyst  almost 15 years ago

    Dads had a shocking experience…he looks burnt out!

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    Digital Frog  almost 15 years ago

    The wiring had a short and it’s name is Lio!

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    mstone78  almost 15 years ago

    @Desultourist: Actaully it depends on if that ladder is metal/conductive or not. Dad may not be grounded through the socket, but he could be part of the “ground fault” himself. - Geek mode deactivated.

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    Donna Haag  almost 15 years ago

    Maybe it puts out the ame heat and radiation of a real star and there is no wiring problem.

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    catqueen  almost 15 years ago

    Dad now has joules of wisdom.

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    Digital Frog  almost 15 years ago

    Watts going on here?

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    ninmas  almost 15 years ago

    how did lio grow in the last panel?

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    sydtaki  almost 15 years ago

    @ninmas, Lio’s growth is matter of perspective of his dad being in the relative distance. For that matter, his dad’s trouble should be put in the perspective that at least it was a store-bought topper, and not one of Lio’s inventions. That would have wiped out the whole house if any problems arose.

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    goulash53  almost 15 years ago

    Hmmmm. I thought Lio was a tree hugger who sets up a fake tree. In panel 3 the tree has the type of stand you fill up with water. Could that be a (Gasp!!) real tree????

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    guitarmutt  almost 15 years ago

    Ouch, dad completes the circuit.

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    Smiley Rmom  almost 15 years ago

    goulash53 - The fake tree yesterday had a fake water stand. Could be the same tree.

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    Sherlock Watson  almost 15 years ago

    Way to amp up the holiday spirit, Lio!

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    Lynn Savage  almost 15 years ago

    Dad flamed upon a midnight clear …

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    bald  almost 15 years ago

    but lio was only trying to help his dad

    i kinda like lio’s dad’s new hairstyle though

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    billdi Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    phooph! great sound effect

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 15 years ago

    Ouch, Lio’s pop. 0__0

    Is this the same “tree” from yesterday? Because it too would’ve been burnt up into a crisp.

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    OpenWings  almost 15 years ago

    LOL @ Sisyphos LOL @ Wildcard24365 LOL @ ninmas xD

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    JP Steve Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Dad could be a great conductor!

    For the Nutcracker, or (Beethoven’s birthday, I’m told) the “Ode to Joy”

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    lamourdelafantom  almost 15 years ago

    beats everyone wildly with a foam rubber anti pun mallet laughing hysterically

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    chasches  over 14 years ago

    Hey, Lio, look behind you…

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