Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for March 25, 2019

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    x_Tech  over 5 years ago

    Unless Scooter’s around.

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    oldpine52  over 5 years ago

    They also seldom bite.

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    DennisinSeattle  over 5 years ago

    They don’t play fetch, though.

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    Farside99  over 5 years ago

    All you have to do is reattach the tail with a spring so it can wag as you reel your dog in. “Oh! He’s happy to see me.”

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    Bilan  over 5 years ago

    That has got to be the only well-behaved dog on Ballard Street.

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    BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 5 years ago

    A Scooter decoy.

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    Kind&Kinder  over 5 years ago

    And…he won’t squirt you with a hose! Trouble is, though, his paint probably peels! And, when those wheels come off—whoa, mama! Well, I guess he just stands there. You could drape a little ivy over him!

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    WoodEye  over 5 years ago

    What if he sees the plywood cat?

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    LastRoseofSummer Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Does he leave wood shavings for you to pick up?

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    the lost wizard  over 5 years ago

    He’s no fun at the dog park.

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    GROG Premium Member over 5 years ago

    He won’t leave any presents on the lawn either.

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    Lantern Premium Member over 5 years ago

    And he won’t bark every time a leaf blows by. Wait, you mean only my dog does that?

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 5 years ago

    There are quite a few handmade pets on Ballard Street….

    Arthur might want to go see who’s hanging out at the Handmade Dog Park, over on Lincoln, just up the hill from Ballard St at Cherry.

    He could get a few ideas for adding some extra “zip” to his pet.

     

    I know Gary takes his dog there…

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    And I saw Chester and Ida there with Bobo just last Saturday.

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    Of course, we have plenty of other animals in the neighborhood without so much as a wheel…

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    so perhaps Arthur is quite content with things as they are… and I don’t blame him.

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    well-i-never  over 5 years ago

    The crank is a nice touch. Hand over hand would just seem kind of abusive.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 5 years ago

    But they get termites instead of fleas.

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    Qiset  over 5 years ago

    Be sure to take into consideration the gravity of the situation.

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    rhpii  over 5 years ago

    Arthur is saving up for a retractable leash.

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    Greyhame  over 5 years ago

    They don’t come

    When you call

    They don’t chase squirrels at all.

    Plywood puppies aren’t much fun.

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    Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago

    It doesn’t look like i’m going to make it to the book sighning in Portland today.

    My mistake.

    I didn’t realize that it was going to be at 7:30 PM, and i was making my plans for an am. Since i have a 6:00am client tomorrow, being in Portland in the evening isn’t an option.

    Poop!

    Still have the day off. Still going to pick up Jenny and do a day trip.

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    Zebrastripes  over 5 years ago

    Squeak squeak squeak……

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    ChessPirate  over 5 years ago

    Bark! Bark!

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    Alberta Oil Premium Member over 5 years ago

    And.. if the wind blows it over.. it looks like it is sleeping.

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    DCBakerEsq  over 5 years ago

    I used to date an inflatable girlfriend.

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    Linguist  over 5 years ago

    Doesn’t require all that expensive pet food and he doesn’t shed!

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    WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago

    But…not very much on hugging or licking your face.

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    Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago

    A funny thing about todays comic.Todays little road trip took us through Tillamook County, home of the Tillamook cheese factory. For those of you that don’t know this part of the world, Tillamook makes some very fine cheeses. Their aged White Cheddar is to die for.Tillamook County has cows. Lots of cows.Out in one smaller field someone had planted two plywood cows.

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    Coyoty Premium Member over 5 years ago

    This is what happens when you feed your pet that cheap stuff with cellulose filler.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 5 years ago

    But it might roll away.

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