The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for July 09, 2022

Will he cave?

You have one. For now it’s your bedroom.

R.I.P. Tommy Kirk.

You’ll soon find yours if you haven’t yet

You have one, it’s your bedroom

The Batcave is cooler.

When I was s kid, the world was my cave.

Most men lose their man caves when they get married. After 33+ years of marriage, I’m ready for a man cave. (My wife wanted a she-shed after about 6 months. I told her she already has a room of her own, the kitchen.)

Show him the access hole under the porch.

All Dad has to to is hang a “Kid’s Cave” sign on his Son’s bedroom door and call it a day.

Caves are for cavemen.

I had a kid cave of sorts when I was a child:

When this old world starts getting me down

And people are just too much for me to face

I climb way up to the top of the stairs

And all my cares just drift right into space

On the roof, it’s peaceful as can be

And there the world below can’t bother me

my favorite interests used to be drinking and chasing women. my wife didn’t let me have a man cave…

why not! but wait, why would you need a cave for kids when you have your bedroom?

If Wilber has his own bedroom, that is his kid cave. But for Brutus, his man cave is his easy chair in front of the TV.

So Jeff, she got the house and you got the boot… enjoy your man cave

Do you not have a private room?

We used a spare bedroom and turned it into a craft room for her as she didn’t want a separated building as a she shed. Then I built what we call the shop, a 12×12 building where I build and repair archery equipment and in general piddle with stuff.

Most women think we’re Neanderthals anyway so it make sense to call it that.

Starting to remodel a basement room into a retro video game arcade to display all the systems I’ve collected or built over the years.

Oh Brutus handle this with care.

Son. You already got one. In your room. A vocal group years back called the Beach Boys even wrote a song about it called, “In My Room”. Enjoy your cave while you have it. Once lost, you might never get another one again…..

My kids wanted a ‘kid cave’ so I built them a tree house! Easy Peasy.

Wondering if that “Tommy Kirk” is the kid from The Mickey Mouse Club ?

Interesting Tommy Kirk reference, I wonder if it was intentional.

You have one, it’s called your room, Now go CLEAN IT UP!

Is there a part of a house that isn’t part of the kids’ territory?

The garage is my man cave. It’s such a mess it won’t hold a car, AND Mrs. Fogwhistle’s skin crawls if she has to be in it very long. Only exception is when she needs to paint something or otherwise make a mess of her own.

and shortly after that was when I woke up on the floor.

Obviously not THE Tommy Kirk.

Then it would be a boy cave.

My brother and i would build caves all the time. Arrange all the living room couch and chair cushions to form the walls and drape with an afghan or two for the roof. Make sure to have the opening face the TV so we could watch Saturday morning cartoons while munching Frosted Flakes right out of the box.