This strip is a little strange in sequence after yesterday’s. It’s almost like Tracy hadn’t already heard that the bank was trying to take B.O.’s house.
It just occurred to me about the name of the bank, “Paragon,” may not suit them all that well, given that paragon means “a model of excellence or perfection.” Certainly, B.O. is not thinking that they are excellent or perfect at this point, anyway.
I agree with NEIL that something doesn’t “ring true” about yesterday’s and today’s strip. I realize this is mostly preliminary set-up, and I know that Mike writes in short spurts of information, but still. . .
Tracy wouldn’t have just said “That’s not my field” and then hung up on B.O. This must be at least a couple of days later, if the problem has now been written up in the Daily Paper. Are we to believe he just forgot about it in the meantime? That would be out of character for him.
“Local farmer,” ehh? What crop does B.O. grow in commercially-viable quantity? How much land does Sunny Dell Acres really control? Maybe that mortgage deal is a whole lot bigger, financially, than we were thinking a few days ago: lead headline story in the Business section of The Daily?!
Junior’s greater concern for Sparkle’s daddy should finally get Tracy to take some action even if he doesn’t consider this to be “police business.” Razor-sharp chin means razor-sharp deduction (genetic, I guess), and that’s what is needed to unravel the Plenty Mortgage Mystery and find out who or what is lurking under the surface….
I have a friend who fell on hard times & will lose his house this summer. He told me that at least in our state there’s something called “right of redemption” where even after the house has been sold in a sheriff’s sale the former owners still have a 10-day grace period to buy it back, assuming they can fully pay all back mortgage payments, taxes, & so on (which in my friend’s case comes to about $500,000). If worst comes to worse for B.O. maybe Diet Smith (or Daddy Warlocks in a cross-over) can bail him out at the last minute.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 7 years ago
Happy Saturday!
AnyFace over 7 years ago
Tracy’s been sharpening his chin.
22ph over 7 years ago
I think someone has to find Mr. Jarman and ask him some questions….
fredville over 7 years ago
They must realllly be hard up for news, lol
avenger09 over 7 years ago
Carrot top had much to say
About the slowest ever news day
Asking the man he never calls dad
Who surprisingly never seems to get mad
About their personal Barney Goggle
Who saves his money by being cheap and frugal
How that mug made front page news
A man who’s antics made Tracy extremely bemused
Par for the course for a strip that’s awry
The ship must be righted or we might say goodbye.
Neil Wick over 7 years ago
Junior seems more concerned than Tracy does. Maybe Junior will help him out.
AnyFace over 7 years ago
Normally don’t plug other things here, but man, that “Black Panther” teaser trailer was pure awesome sauce …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxWvtMOGAhw
Neil Wick over 7 years ago
This strip is a little strange in sequence after yesterday’s. It’s almost like Tracy hadn’t already heard that the bank was trying to take B.O.’s house.
Neil Wick over 7 years ago
It just occurred to me about the name of the bank, “Paragon,” may not suit them all that well, given that paragon means “a model of excellence or perfection.” Certainly, B.O. is not thinking that they are excellent or perfect at this point, anyway.
debra4life over 7 years ago
My argument is that Sparkle and Tracy Jr shouldn’t have let this happen in the first place.
Ken in Ohio over 7 years ago
I agree with NEIL that something doesn’t “ring true” about yesterday’s and today’s strip. I realize this is mostly preliminary set-up, and I know that Mike writes in short spurts of information, but still. . .
Tracy wouldn’t have just said “That’s not my field” and then hung up on B.O. This must be at least a couple of days later, if the problem has now been written up in the Daily Paper. Are we to believe he just forgot about it in the meantime? That would be out of character for him.
Morrow Cummings over 7 years ago
Talk about leakers! How did this story get to the news desk unless it originated from the bank? BO needs a lawyer; not a cop!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 7 years ago
This does not look like something the local police would get involved with. They aren’t set up to take on criminal banks.
tsull2121 over 7 years ago
Rest in Peace Adam West…died last night, 88 years old from leukemia
BelaWhiskers over 7 years ago
What does the foreclosing have to do with things that go bump in the night???
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 7 years ago
Joe has aged Junior well !
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
“Local farmer,” ehh? What crop does B.O. grow in commercially-viable quantity? How much land does Sunny Dell Acres really control? Maybe that mortgage deal is a whole lot bigger, financially, than we were thinking a few days ago: lead headline story in the Business section of The Daily?!
Junior’s greater concern for Sparkle’s daddy should finally get Tracy to take some action even if he doesn’t consider this to be “police business.” Razor-sharp chin means razor-sharp deduction (genetic, I guess), and that’s what is needed to unravel the Plenty Mortgage Mystery and find out who or what is lurking under the surface….
BreathlessMahoney77 over 7 years ago
I have a friend who fell on hard times & will lose his house this summer. He told me that at least in our state there’s something called “right of redemption” where even after the house has been sold in a sheriff’s sale the former owners still have a 10-day grace period to buy it back, assuming they can fully pay all back mortgage payments, taxes, & so on (which in my friend’s case comes to about $500,000). If worst comes to worse for B.O. maybe Diet Smith (or Daddy Warlocks in a cross-over) can bail him out at the last minute.