Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for January 20, 2023

Baldo is a lot of those things Estella just called him… including automobile maniac.

His “turbo” would need a prop.

Choose one for her, Baldy.

HER nickname for you. Not your alter ego nickname.

call her yogi

Cute! I used to also tell all my younger female coworkers how much I didn’t like the expression “BOO”. I’d tell them I’m not a ghost!"

How about your Sweet Baboo? Oh, that one’s already taken.

Doofus works

Zing! But I don’t blame him for not liking Boo-boo…

Dating Lesson #29: Whatever the lady likes…

Estella’s the only character on this strip that changes outfits.

Getting closer,….

“Booboo”? Inspired by Sally Brown (I know, that was actually “Sweet Babboo”) or Yogi Bear? As for Doo-Fuss, she can always tell him it refers to the way he always fusses over her — he’ll buy it.

Sure, it could be way worse… but WHY “Booboo” in particular? Where’d that come from?

Closest I had to a nickname was my sister calling me “Meh” instead of Meryl when she was little – and this was just a shortening by her, not because she was too little to call me Meryl.