The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for October 26, 2020

I look around and four the life of me I can’t even guess at what the number might be. Fourtunately it’s not a large set to choose from, otherwise we might be guess fourever.

The one with the MAGA hat won’t be able to guess it in three tries.

I think the answer is a “Four-gone” conclusion

“3.14159265”

“1…2…5!”

I’m embarrassed it took me so long to get the joke, but then I LOLed.

What four?

quatro…?

44,444

Is it a golfing term?

So these are our four-legged friends?

I tried putting two and two together, but I just couldn’t reach a definite conclusion.

Why is one flamingo wearing what appears to be a MAGA hat?

Well, since it is between 1 and 5, it has to be either 2, 3, or 4. Assuming we are using countable numbers. If you take the word “between” to mean half way, then it is 3.

hmmm… this one shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

The one with the maga hat will guess 6

Don’t get it!

The one with a $3.5 million dollar check from the Mayor of Moscow’s wife will vote Biden.

Subtle! Wait, who said there’s a place for subtlety in comics?!

A quintet of quatros.

‘I am not a number. I am a freemingo.’

I’m surprised at how many commenters see a red cap and assume it says MAGA despite the total absence of evidence. Are they victims of PTSD (Post Traumatic/Trump Stress Syndrome)?

I’ve been traumatized by Trump too. Every morning I turn on the news and cringe to hear what stupid thing he’s said or done in the last 24 hours. This is why this registered Republican has already voted for a Democratic president for the first time in my long life.

And as I look at the number of comments, until mine there were “44”

Shouldn’t it be above five, like 20?

No one has mentioned their legs.

They often fowl asleep just standing there.

Hey, the water’s cold!

The clues are obvious but not definitive.

Whatever four?

Six?

Ooh, ooh, pick me, a figure four trap trigger?

Do flamingos usually have such colorful beaks? The pattern of stripes made me think of two-cans.

OK, I was slow on this one. When I see storks, I think babies, not numbers. Even more so right now since a family member is expecting a multiple birth.

It took me a minute – also. I’m just glad I didn’t have to ask.

Never mind that. Can’t you see we’re late for tai chi.

Just keep thinking of a number while the alligator sneaks up on you. Is that a log-arithm?

One. There’s only one hat!

Red hat might guess “five”

I love Flamingos. I still remember the first time I saw them. I was 3 and a half, visiting the San Diego zoo. They were huge oddly shaped birds! They stood on one foot! And they were PINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn’t want to stop watching them, in case they disappeared like a dream.

Our newspaper prints the comics so small the only way to see the number is here online.

There are five flamingos in the background, all standing on one leg with their legs forming the number four. Then there are three of them in the foreground. So obviously the correct answer is two.

Between 1 and 5? Inclusive ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) or exclusive ( 2 3 4 )? These things are important to know!

I initially was thinking two. I know they are flamingos, but don’t their bills make them loo like toucans?

Looks like this strip’s number is up. It’s way too odd, even if you think outside the square