The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for September 21, 2020

Definitely Up.

It was like being on a horsey going up and down on a carrousel.

Limbo.

Feels like it’s been a thousand years.

My wife is fond of quoting the comedian who said his marriage of 20 years seemed like just 20 minutes…under water.

One day she was commenting that I left a mess in the kitchen and that she was cleaning it up. I told her if she played her cards right, she would be cleaning up after me for many more years to come.

That’s the day she had to finally admit to herself that she initially set the bar pretty low, that she didn’t marry down, but that I had married up. (Of course I knew that all along.)

Get it right, or she tips the chair.

I think they are doing better than The Lockhorns.

Bring a mirror the next time you want to reflect …

“It’s been like Hell, but with worse cooking … "

Brutus, being the good husband, keeping the peace. What an example.

Not at all, my boy, not at all. Been married 38 years myself. And I don’t regret one day of it. The one day I don’t regret was… August 2, 1936. She was off visiting her ailing mother at the time. — Judge Blackstone (How To Murder Your Wife)

“…and why did you say it in that tone?”

Communications is the core of a good, successful relationship, especially in a marriage. It’s sad that she asked that question…..

Run away while you still can.

Just say “Yes, dear”.

Great strip today, Brutus; we just had our 40th anniversary, so I had to show this to my wife. And to test her; if she didn’t get it, that would spell trouble :) She thought it was pretty funny.

While amazed by all the fun they obviously have something which keeps them all together. They love and care for each other or they wouldn’t bother. They care about their young fella also.

Let’s see: he remembered their anniversary, and said they had a wonderful marriage. It was definitely an up until she decided to zing him!