Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for July 24, 2020

“Scrabble letters” chat….

They have an obvious future in dentistry.

Doesn’t present day Nancy have a blog?

The 1950 Nancy seems to have had the idea even then. (Panel 3)

Sluggo’s speech has never been better.

And no adults around to tell them not to talk with their mouth full!

Popcorn will do that …..can’t just eat one….dats so cwazy

Oddly enough, I have Stan Freberg’s “Sh-Boom” playing on iTunes as I type this… :D

I understand your instructions clearly, and shall carry them out to the letter. Hail Phbrax!

So that’s how Ernie snuck dirty words into the strip! I bet he just loved his little private joke on the country.

Any cryptologists in the crowd care to let us know if this is actually in code or just jibberish?

kjiui jhutgu ljopoj jjioh.

They sure said a mouthful.

Sounds like Alice in Wonderland talk or maybe ebonics.