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April looks older here than the 2 years and 4 months old sheās supposed to be here. Especially in panel 2 where she and Michael appear to be conversing here about pitching the tent, she appears to be at least 3 and a half years old. Would a 2-year-old be that excited about camping out? Just my opinion but I donāt think so.
Iāve pitched a tent or two in my life. I had one that was so cheaply built that I ended up just stretching a line between my truck and a tree, hanging it from that and nailing it down. I was good enough.
Of course Michael is having a problem with this tent. With his problems with male pattern baldness as a young child, it only makes sense that he wouldnāt be able to get it up as a teenager.
As a kid i slept outside all summer. we had an old ādaybedā on our veranda and i would sleep on it all summer, only going indoors to sleep if we had a rainstorm that blew the rain onto me. Always slept better out there than in the house.
Every dome-style tent Iāve ever seen has poles that are in smaller sections, held together by an elastic nylon cord which runs through the middle of each of themā¦ this tent must be stamped āMade in Milboroughā.
Ah yes, the typical male in his teen years. Instruction manualā¦ā¦.INSTRUCTION MANUALā¦ā¦ā¦..We donāt need no stinking Instruction Manual. Sadly too many men donāt grow out of this stage.
I month ago we sold our last tent ā a giant 8 person affair ā because the wife and I both need hundreds of watts of 120V AC overnight. I liked most of the tent but it took at least half an hour of frustration to get the fly set upā¦ the fabric tension was incredible. I donāt miss that a bit.
My starter spouse borrowed my tent, he had trouble getting it up so he cut the shock cords between the pole sections, drove back to town and bought a new one.
In response to the āget back to natureā types, I point out that the last 12000 years of human history have been an attempt to get as far from nature as possible. Who am I to argue with that?
The first time I tried to assemble one of these fiberglass-rod jobbies, my grip slipped and the pole whipped me across the face. If I hadnāt been wearing my glasses theyād be calling me Pop-eye today!
Templo S.U.D. over 2 years ago
letās see you do better, Lizard Breath, at assembling the tent for April
retrocool over 2 years ago
great sound effects. Lynn Johnston must have been a Don Martin fan.
howtheduck over 2 years ago
Itās nice to know that when Michael pitches a tent, he pitches it underarm
Enter.Name.Here over 2 years ago
Buy cheap (price) tent ā¦.get cheap (quality) tent.
Johnny Q Premium Member over 2 years ago
A tent-rum!
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
No, heās pitching a FIT!!
Canāt say I blame himāputting things together can be frustrating!!
littlejohn Premium Member over 2 years ago
At least the instructions are in English and not Chinese.
dcdete. over 2 years ago
April looks older here than the 2 years and 4 months old sheās supposed to be here. Especially in panel 2 where she and Michael appear to be conversing here about pitching the tent, she appears to be at least 3 and a half years old. Would a 2-year-old be that excited about camping out? Just my opinion but I donāt think so.
Gerard:D over 2 years ago
Lynnās Comments:
This was done following an attempt to set up a family tent. My guess is that we didnāt bother to follow the instructions!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Iāve pitched a tent or two in my life. I had one that was so cheaply built that I ended up just stretching a line between my truck and a tree, hanging it from that and nailing it down. I was good enough.
Atewl over 2 years ago
Of course Michael is having a problem with this tent. With his problems with male pattern baldness as a young child, it only makes sense that he wouldnāt be able to get it up as a teenager.
mizdurble over 2 years ago
More like pitching a fit!
Ken Otwell over 2 years ago
By the end I think heās just pitching a fit.
mrsdonaldson over 2 years ago
Michael is learning how to parent. Heās going to be a good dad.
theincrediblebulk over 2 years ago
Itās a nice night. Who needs a tent?
As a kid i slept outside all summer. we had an old ādaybedā on our veranda and i would sleep on it all summer, only going indoors to sleep if we had a rainstorm that blew the rain onto me. Always slept better out there than in the house.
The_Great_Black President over 2 years ago
Too bad Michael never joined Scouts.
kamoolah over 2 years ago
At least this was an attempt to stop Michaelās stalking of Rhetta.
dv1093 over 2 years ago
Itās really not that difficult. I would much rather put up a tent than pull an RV.
Johnnyrico over 2 years ago
Every dome-style tent Iāve ever seen has poles that are in smaller sections, held together by an elastic nylon cord which runs through the middle of each of themā¦ this tent must be stamped āMade in Milboroughā.
dwdl21 over 2 years ago
So donāt buy a cheap one, the good ones go up so easy April could do itā¦lol
Daltongang Premium Member over 2 years ago
Ah yes, the typical male in his teen years. Instruction manualā¦ā¦.INSTRUCTION MANUALā¦ā¦ā¦..We donāt need no stinking Instruction Manual. Sadly too many men donāt grow out of this stage.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 2 years ago
Supposedly!
flagmichael Premium Member over 2 years ago
I month ago we sold our last tent ā a giant 8 person affair ā because the wife and I both need hundreds of watts of 120V AC overnight. I liked most of the tent but it took at least half an hour of frustration to get the fly set upā¦ the fabric tension was incredible. I donāt miss that a bit.
Patriot Dissenter over 2 years ago
Too easy
mindjob over 2 years ago
Itās hard at first, but becomes easy with practice
candor1230 over 2 years ago
My starter spouse borrowed my tent, he had trouble getting it up so he cut the shock cords between the pole sections, drove back to town and bought a new one.
namelocdet over 2 years ago
Face Palm
Will_Scarlet over 2 years ago
āDāoh, English instructions ruined! Must use French instructionsā¦ āLe tente?ā WHAT THE ^&#% IS THAT?!ā
eced52 over 2 years ago
Looks like the tent is pitching him.
Scoutmaster77 over 2 years ago
Scouts would have taught him how to do thatā¦
Jan C over 2 years ago
I think it would be a lot more difficult to set up one of those āspring poleā tents without shock cords in the poles.
rhpii over 2 years ago
Some assembly required.
phoenixnyc over 2 years ago
In response to the āget back to natureā types, I point out that the last 12000 years of human history have been an attempt to get as far from nature as possible. Who am I to argue with that?
CoreyTaylor1 over 2 years ago
Let me guess: Lazy whining Elly dumped this job off on Mike!?
stefaninafla over 2 years ago
These days the poles are strung with shock-cord elastic. Makes things easier on some ways, harder in others.
ktrabbit over 2 years ago
The first time I tried to assemble one of these fiberglass-rod jobbies, my grip slipped and the pole whipped me across the face. If I hadnāt been wearing my glasses theyād be calling me Pop-eye today!
SquidGamerGal 4 months ago
Let me guessā¦ Heās pitching it into a lake!