I loved it when a punch line like this came to mind. Funny lines would sometimes “write themselves.” The trouble with this kind of pun-based comedy is that it is really hard to translate! Perhaps that’s why my work was in so few outside markets and we see so few international comics here. Too often the gags are lost in translation.
It was not that long ago that there was the wilderness experience. Had that gone less fortunately, there would be a ceremony where the entire family would be paying their respects in another way: at the funeral parlor; John and Phil, their caskets side by side.
It is amazing how we don’t see what is in plain sight.Phil & Ellie are not brother and sister and John is not the father of Michael and Elizabeth. We know this as the double chin John and Phil have is autosomal dominant. That means if either parent has a double chin, all the kids will too.
OK, I Googled it. Cleft chin is a recessive gene. If BOTH parents have one, then their children will. If one parent has it, you may or may not have one. If neither parent has one, you can still have a cleft chin from another member of the family. The ONLY way you would worry then, is if BOTH parents had one and you did not.
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Brothers-in-law may joke around, but not this time.
eelee almost 9 years ago
Lynn’s Notes:*
I loved it when a punch line like this came to mind. Funny lines would sometimes “write themselves.” The trouble with this kind of pun-based comedy is that it is really hard to translate! Perhaps that’s why my work was in so few outside markets and we see so few international comics here. Too often the gags are lost in translation.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 9 years ago
One of my favorite strips was when Calvin’s father would answer his questions in strange ways.
USN1977 almost 9 years ago
It was not that long ago that there was the wilderness experience. Had that gone less fortunately, there would be a ceremony where the entire family would be paying their respects in another way: at the funeral parlor; John and Phil, their caskets side by side.
Eclectic-1 almost 9 years ago
It is amazing how we don’t see what is in plain sight.Phil & Ellie are not brother and sister and John is not the father of Michael and Elizabeth. We know this as the double chin John and Phil have is autosomal dominant. That means if either parent has a double chin, all the kids will too.
Guilty Bystander almost 9 years ago
Good punch line. And Phil needs to lighten up.
summerdog86 almost 9 years ago
OK, I Googled it. Cleft chin is a recessive gene. If BOTH parents have one, then their children will. If one parent has it, you may or may not have one. If neither parent has one, you can still have a cleft chin from another member of the family. The ONLY way you would worry then, is if BOTH parents had one and you did not.
poodles27 almost 9 years ago
Okay, Phil has some cold feet that’s just natural.
route66paul almost 9 years ago
Maybe they are like this American who doesn’t think that Seinfeld is funny.
hippogriff almost 9 years ago
JastMeUnfortunately (on many levels) you are too late. I would like to have attended too.