For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 11, 2022

nice, John

G R O A N!

Santa has an exhausting job? Why? He is sitting down and being carried on a float. Now those elves who have to walk the whole way juggling and playing a trumpet, those guys have an exhausting job.

Lots of waving and “Ho, ho hos”

Yeah. Exhausting. Sitting on a parade float and waving at people is such a burden,

And on a Sunday too. tsk tsk

Bad joke? Dad joke.

Did I accidentally wander into a “Brevity” strip?

I can’t watch this comic without breaking into a cold sweat. I am afraid of Santa. I have claustrophobia.

There’s a lot of ho’s on the streets of Millborough.

It’s good to see Santa back on the street with all his Ho Ho Ho’ers.

The usual HO HO HO would = 3 roads

This brings back fond memories of sitting on my father’s shoulders for the Santa Claus parade in Montreal back in the early 40’s. https://www.montrealcentreville.ca/en/activities/the-storied-past-of-montreals-santa-claus-parade/

I live in the U.S.; and have to say I’ve never seen a Christmas (or Thanksgiving) parade. Memorial Day and July 4 are about it. But in days past, there used to be marching band competitions.

Ho!

(sad trombone) “Muah muah muuuuaaah”..

Good thing he’s not a smoker.

“Ho, ho…. wheeeeze… ho… gasp… ho, ho, h…h…h….h…."

I read a few years ago that some place in Australia was banning “Ho! Ho! Ho!” because it had racial and sexual connotations. Don’t know if it’s still true, though.

Like Calvin & Hobbes

Hobbes: “Tomorrow is Independence Day. The Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal, and entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Calvin: “So when does FDR ride through town and give us our welfare handouts?”

Not for nothing, but who holds a parade in a SNOWSTORM?

It’s ROW, Lynn.

A tough ROW to hoe.

PAGING DR. SHOT, DR. RIM SHOT!!!!

When does a bad joke become a dad joke?

When it’s fully groan.

Why’s it exhausting for Santa? He’s just sitting there waving and laughing. The sleigh is being pulled by a car.

I remember a Veterans’ Day parade in Massachusetts that had a succession honoring wars. It began with some men dressed in tri-corner hats recreating the famous flag bearer, fife player and drummer trio and that float played “Yankee Doodle”. Everyone cheered. Then it passed and another float came that played “Billy Yank and Johnny Reb” by Jimmie Driftwood. Two men marched, one in blue holding a 34-star Union flag, the other in gray holding a flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. For some reason, the same people who just cheered now looked stupefied.

Why did Lynn Johnston’s second marriage end?

Because Rod was fooling with his rod! :P

Years ago,my sole try at viewing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person.Never again.Fifteen deep—-you’relucky if you can see the street,let alone the marchers

Truly a dad-worthy pun!

Well done.