A very old “farmer” joke: A car stops on a rural road because there is a very large puddle in the middle of the road. The driver asks the farmer (there is always a farmer around, or it can’t be, officially, a “farmer” joke) if it is safe to drive through the puddle. The farmer assures the driver that the puddle is very shallow and there should be no problem driving through the puddle. The driver starts the car and moves forward, only to have the car fall into a hole so deep that the engine stalls and the driver has to get out of the car through the driver’s side window. The driver is angry and upbraids the farmer: “You said it was very shallow! Why, I oughta. . . .!” The farmer is genuinely surprised. He shakes his head and draws a line across his chest and says, “I don’t understand it! It only comes up to here on my ducks!” And that, dear readers, is why “farmer” jokes are rarely told in comedy clubs. It is also, sadly, an example of the high humor one encountered on an Iowa farm in the late 1950’s.
Today’s strip reminds me of a friend of mine who had ducks imprinted by a chicken. They were afraid to go into the water until a cat chased them into the bayou. After that they were avid swimmers.
ronaldspence over 2 years ago
totally tubular man!
iggyman over 2 years ago
Inflated egos!
nosirrom over 2 years ago
How many people are hearing Gilbert Gottfried’s (RIP) voice? “AFLAC!”
[Traveler] Premium Member over 2 years ago
It’s the loch duck monster
Doug K over 2 years ago
Are they trying to hide their loss of buoyancy?
uniquename over 2 years ago
It’s a Baby Ruth bar.
uniquename over 2 years ago
They must be pretty heavy to cause the tubes to totally sink like that.
thebashfulone over 2 years ago
A very old “farmer” joke: A car stops on a rural road because there is a very large puddle in the middle of the road. The driver asks the farmer (there is always a farmer around, or it can’t be, officially, a “farmer” joke) if it is safe to drive through the puddle. The farmer assures the driver that the puddle is very shallow and there should be no problem driving through the puddle. The driver starts the car and moves forward, only to have the car fall into a hole so deep that the engine stalls and the driver has to get out of the car through the driver’s side window. The driver is angry and upbraids the farmer: “You said it was very shallow! Why, I oughta. . . .!” The farmer is genuinely surprised. He shakes his head and draws a line across his chest and says, “I don’t understand it! It only comes up to here on my ducks!” And that, dear readers, is why “farmer” jokes are rarely told in comedy clubs. It is also, sadly, an example of the high humor one encountered on an Iowa farm in the late 1950’s.
Zebrastripes over 2 years ago
Whatever floats your duck…
davanden over 2 years ago
This has a “Far Side” quality to it.
goboboyd over 2 years ago
Zip up Barry.
cactusbob333 over 2 years ago
That isn’t his valve stem. He just can’t hide his happiness to see them.
paranormal over 2 years ago
Harry, Barry and Marry go for a pleasant ride…
banjinshiju over 2 years ago
Today’s strip reminds me of a friend of mine who had ducks imprinted by a chicken. They were afraid to go into the water until a cat chased them into the bayou. After that they were avid swimmers.
zeexenon over 2 years ago
A submarine full of perverts….
DaBump Premium Member over 2 years ago
You see, they’re specially-bred ducks to be used in trials of witches — you know, the kind that turn people into newts.
Lablubber over 2 years ago
When not using them the ducks keep them tied to a shap wooden stick in the ground. It is known as a tube stake.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 2 years ago
Not all it’s quacked up to be.
bobbyferrel over 2 years ago
That’s not my valve stem, Lois.
Bilan over 2 years ago
When something hits the tube from behind, that’s when the duck takes off and flies.
namelocdet over 2 years ago
A duck named Barry. :-) Are the other two Robin and Maurice?