Close to Home by John McPherson for December 23, 2019

Just hold your horses son. I must put the reps in to be able to do my job starting tomorrow.

That’s it, bud…coal in your stocking!

Hey, Bleeb! Add another plate while you’re down there!

So doesn’t S. Claus have any exercise clothes? That red suit must get pretty hot and sweaty?

The guy waiting is a “second-story” man.

Guess who won’t get any pressies?

Where does our cartoonist get these crazy ideas? Very creative!

That should be a rotating up and down rock climbing machine. Like an escalator.

Bleeb must have been at a Christmas party last night. He’s looking a bit green today.

I also like the guy from Cornell struggling with what looks to be at most 135 pounds.

Sure, I’ll just go work the biceps breaking lumps of coal into sock-size pieces.

As a matter of fact, yes.

Guess who’s on Santa’s naughty list now…..

“Just a minute, sonny! One more rep and then I’ll be finished so’s I can drop-kick you into last week, and you’ll have to come back so’s I can do it all over again, shrimp boy! By the way, Merry Christmas!

There’s also a model with gas logs, for extra incentive.

You bet your bippy, you naughty dumba$$! But thanks for sparing me one stop.