The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for January 13, 2022

Are you sure? Nothing is more embarrassing than a hamster falling off of his wheel.

Will it go ‘round in circles, Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?

Yeah, but he’s wearing a red hat! Of course he can’t figure out how to use it.

Are we talking hamster years here? Otherwise, they’re the oldest hamsters ever.

Welcome to the so-called circle of life, or the rat race!

But if you take off the training wheels how will my fleas get their exercise?

Where there’s a wheel there’s a way.

Eye, eye, what´s all this?

Ten? In gerbil years that’s, let’s see, dead?

Yeah! The more you enable the more dependent they become.

Almost ten? In what? How about ten weeks?

Dad… I don’t think I’m gonna do Hamster Style anymore.

With a little more practice you might graduate to a squeaky wheel. All night long!

Tired of letting your kid see you use training wheels, huh?

Eventually he will get a racing wheel and get nowhere really fast.

If you don’t, I’ll bite your head off. Well, I’ll probably do that anyway.