The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for May 10, 2022

Penny for your thoughts

If you want something cheaper there is the option for “Half the gold in Fort Knox”

I got my Mother’s Day card at the Dollar Store.

“All the gold” may not be what it seems, since they do not allow any meaningful audit after 1974. Unless a “peek” qualifies as an audit.

No wonder mother Gargoyle thinks so lowly of him.

Sometimes finding an alternative route doesn’t always work out the way you had planned, Brutus.

Two words, Brutus. “cardstock” and “crayons”

I think that I am giving two different messages here.

Thanks for the idea. How much for a piece of paper and a crayon?

Cheaper than you? Apparently not.

Pick some dandelion flowers to give her.

five dollars for a card? what’s it made of, edible sugar.

he’d probably give gladys a big bouquet if he could find a yard on the way home where he could steal the flowers…

Pull an old one out of your storage drawer and re-use it

Well, Brutus is true to his nature!

“After all these years, I’m starting to think you might actually like me.”

It’s always the thought that counts and not the price of the thought. However, there should be a more tangible gift for the wife if he knows what is good for him. It’s also convenient that his anniversary coincides with Brutus’s birthday so he has no excuse in not remembering it.HAPPY BIRTHDAY and Anniversary my friend and I hope you have so many more…..

Buy a cheaper card and write the message from the more expensive card inside it…

( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

Reminds me of a man I knew who was a rich tightwad. Over 50 years ago he broke a special dish while his wife was visiting her sister out of state. He went to the 2nd hand store and actually found a replacement. When they told him it was $12, he said “I don’t think that much of Eula.” and walked out. ;)

My husband and I solved the card thing a long time ago. We just don’t exchange them, and both of us are fine with that.

I thought I show you how much you mean to me, instead I bought this cheap card.

ALL the gold! WOW!

Brutus, Stop by cemetery on way home. Lovely arrangements there. And take a bouquet of flowers to Mother Gargle also. Free. 2 birds – one shot. Bwahaha

My mother used to look at the price on the back of every card she ever got. Finally I started blacking out the price with a Sharpie and writing “it’s the thought that counts!”

Happy birthday Brutus! It’s still a great run! And you look better than when you first started out!

That’s pocket change to me, and I’m not Veeblefester.

Can she tell you the amount of gold currently in Fort Knox, Kentucky? Merely curious.

I was given a large bag of cards left behind by a friend who no longer needed them. I shared most of them with my child so she could find some thank you cards. Now we have a new family tradition – we “repurpose” cards. For Mother’s Day, I got a re-written Sympathy card. I am shocked if I actually get a card for the right evet/holiday. We have great fun with it, and I confess I started it by using a card for a 2-year-old boy’s birthday for my adult daughter. It’s so much more fun this way, and we have more money left over for gifts!

I see that Brutus hasn’t bought a card in a long, long time! :p

If Gladys reads this strip, you are doomed, Brutus.

Brutus? Have you priced cards lately? Like everything else, inflation has raised greeting cards to a ridiculous price over the last few years!