Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for November 29, 2022

I think you can trust Hammie about as far you can throw him. But that’s just me.

Never trust “air quotes”.

That Wanda needs a written contract.

Which sister? Zoe or Wren? (I know, I know, but work with me here.)

Like in the old movies, “Hammie speak with forked tongue”!

‘jiu jitsu’

OK mom. But He will still tease Zoe with it and teach Wren how to practice on Zoe.

Crossed fingers? Hammie, keep them behind you back. Have we taught you nothing??

Wanda looks like she is absorbing Darryl.

Apparently Hammie’s word isn’t isn’t trust worthy. The discussion needs to layout the complete list of consequences if he does. A discussion also needs to be held with Zoe about egging Hammie into an altercation with her. And include a list of consequences for violations, oh wait, yeah, that’s right, Zoe never or rarely gets punished for anything.

how about if he volunteers to teach her?

“You have my word.” and the word is no.

The instructor will be named Kato

Does anyone remember the Dick Tracy cartoon from the early 60s? One detective was named Joe Jitsu, and was a racist stereotype. I doubt they show this anymore. Or his fellow Mexican officer GoGo Gomez.

Only on Zoe, not on Wren. I think we’ve reached an acceptable compromise.

Any responsible martial arts instructor will evaluate the maturity of the student and not teach anything he is unable/unwilling to use responsibly. (Of course, not all instructors are very good at this kind of evaluation)

Poor Darryl. What’s his hair gonna look like when Wanda gets up?

Most Definitely…..

With that schnozz, does it matter what his hair looks like?

A lot more discussion.

A jiu jitsu instructor will have codes of conduct that students must follow. That includes not using it in fights outside of training.

Yeah my brother took Taekwondo when we were kids. My parents telling him to not use it on me didn’t stop him from using it on me.