Reminds of the line in the Maltese Falcon. Bogart tells his girl friend he must turn her in because she killed someone. He tells her that if she gets 20 years he will be waiting for her when she gets out and if they hang her, he will always remember her.
Is Mrs. Mutt from a coal-mining family? An allusion to caged canaries (birds) that mining workers would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. If dangerous gases such as methane or carbon monoxide leaked into the mine, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately. Mutt is obviously a late-warning “system”…"Canary" is etymologically derived from " canis", Latin for “dog”.
Sherlock Watson about 11 years ago
In memory of Tweety…
Llewellenbruce about 11 years ago
Get use to the couch Mutt.
Simon_Jester about 11 years ago
And there was this classic exchange from The Bickersons:-——————“Is the canary all right?”“I don’t know; I haven’t seen him since I vacuumed his cage.”
tuslog64 about 11 years ago
It’s the thought that counts!!
brklnbern about 11 years ago
Reminds of the line in the Maltese Falcon. Bogart tells his girl friend he must turn her in because she killed someone. He tells her that if she gets 20 years he will be waiting for her when she gets out and if they hang her, he will always remember her.
derry1 about 11 years ago
Is Mrs. Mutt from a coal-mining family? An allusion to caged canaries (birds) that mining workers would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. If dangerous gases such as methane or carbon monoxide leaked into the mine, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately. Mutt is obviously a late-warning “system”…"Canary" is etymologically derived from " canis", Latin for “dog”.
derry1 about 11 years ago
No one wears gloves in this strip! Is it a first?
Number Three about 11 years ago
Sighhhh!
LOL xxx
EstrelitaH about 11 years ago
Mom is wearing slacks while she does housework – has to be the 60s at least.