Strange Brew by John Deering for September 03, 2019

They just can’t bear it.

Let’s see … bare bear with hat and shovel … just what has he been doing in the woods? Just what was he shoveling?

Put jeans on him, and you don’t think about what a bear does in the woods… Problem solved.

SOMEBODY has to wear the pants in EVERY family…

I’m just here to pick up my things. I got a good job and condo. See you later.

They question his wearing jeans but not his huge belt buckle that reads, ‘SMOKY’?

The bigger question is, Who did those pants belong to and where is he now?

Society demands clothing….it’s hell being a bare bear out there!

I’m pretty sure the Park Rangers have a dress code.

Maybe Smoky is Bi-Polar.

Read the origin story.

does a bear poopie in his pants in the woods?

He’s smarter than the average bear!

Smoky’s first intervention.

… but it’s a bit inconvenient when a bear has to s**t in the woods ;-)

When he gets up on the wrong side of the den, is he a cross dresser?

After all, a bear’s gotta draw the line somewhere.

So there was this abbey in dire need of a new roof. The friars that lived there had no money, but they were famous for their beautiful flower gardens, so they decided to open a shop in town to sell flowers and raise money for the repairs. Unfortunately, it put a severe crimp in the business of the existing local florist. He complained to the city, but they had taken out a proper business license. He complained to the friars, but they had no other options to raise the needed funds. So finally he resorted to hiring a thug named Hugh to rough them up and send them packing. One night Hugh goes over and trashes the the friars’ shop, roughed them up, and sent them running back to their abbey. You might wonder what this has to do with today’s comic strip? Well….It shows that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.

He heard they were really getting sick of seeing his bear butt.

“Remember, only you can prevent forests…”