Bad Machinery by John Allison for January 30, 2019

Thanks for They’ll Always Have Tackleford. I look forward to what you have in store.

♥♥♥♥❤◠❥ ㋡ ❥◠❤ Ricardo.

Does Jack’s new (i.e., old) hairstyle mean that the whole Mod fad is passe’, throughout the school? No more scooters? And has Lottie’s (i.e., Mimi’s) leather jacket, which comes equipped with a lighter, turned her into a “tough”, rather than merely sarcastic? Finally, what does the smoke spell out in the final panel?

Ah-fin! I was thinking it was a sarcastic “FUN” for their experimental smoke.

Aw, but I was just getting used to the Mr. Spock hair!

Does make you wonder how any ever gets into smoking in the first place, right?

New reader. Once I went back to the beginning of the moped story I got what was going on. One of my favorite strips now.

Wow, Lottie’s worst idea ever?

Awww, the first cigarette with a friend. So many memories.

One puff was enough for me. NO MORE.

I had a bit of a double-take when I saw the word by Jack’s hand in panel 5, then I realised it says ‘flick’.

I went back to August 18 to read the moped saga from the beginning. It made a lot more sense and now this is one of my favorite strips. Looking forward to the new story.