The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for March 26, 2022

Apparently, the duck isn’t the only one that laid an egg.

The one in the carton

AFLAC! Stop smoking in the hospital, it’s not the ‘50’s

It’s the one that says “Say the Secret Word and win $100.”

that’s the silliest thing I ever hoid

Good yolk today!

I feel sorry for the child of the not so bright human dad.

From the TV show ‘Just Shoot Me.’

Dad : I was there when you were born! Granted, I was out in the waiting room. Smoking a cigar. And drinking brandy. But I was there.

Daughter: [looks shocked] I can’t believe it!

Dad : You don’t believe I showed up to see my kid get born??

Daughter : I can’t believe you used to be able to smoke and drink in a hospital! These days, you can’t do that in a bar!

Shouldn’t the egg (still) be in a Birthing/Hatching Room?

Being here seems premature.

I’m old enough to remember when people were allowed to smoke in hospitals. It was a very long time ago and I’m pretty sure even then they didn’t allow cigars.

He’s just egging him on.

Actually, shouldn’t the egg have hatched to be there?

What are you? Some kind of idiot? LOL

Well, if it LOOKS like a duck…

Looks like we’re witnessing the birth of the Guard Duck from Pearls?

Do hospitals still have these rooms?

Shouldn’t that egg be in an incubator (hospitals have those)?

Egg is too young to wing it.

Eldo…that was MY 1st thought!

Now, I’m waking to eggs and bacon.

The kids going to crack up.

Duh!

why would they even be allowed to smoke in a hospital? ranks as one of the dumbest strips ever drawn.

A new father passing out cigars is a very old trope.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ProudPapaPassesOutTheCigars

It survives in comics for the same reason as claw feet in bathtubs: even though outdated, they are instantly recognizable (at least to those with long memories) and thus serve as a useful visual shorthand.

Say the secret word and win a prize.