Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for March 06, 2023

You have to love happy endings

Well played, sir.

Way to go Tom Sawyer.

She’s got that “Hey wait a minute, he’s smarter than I thought” look in her eye.

She has the all-day lollypop look about her

So, when she cooks . . . you clean?

She is giving him the side-eye in a major way!

Janis, Janis, Janis! Dumb move!

Tom Sawyer’s fence trick worked on Janis? I would keep the bottle hidden!

I’m sure there are women who must enjoy outdoor cooking but it seems to have always been left to the men of our family, with myself being the only exception.

Tom Sawyer

Arlo knows a good deal when he hears one.

Sometimes getting your way isn’t as great as it seemed.

How come cooking is traditionally a woman’s job EXCEPT when you’re cooking outside, then it’s suddenly a man’s job? How arbitrary can you get?

A little Tom Sawyer action going on there.

The old Tom Sawyer trick

Tom Sawyer would be proud!

Ahh, he Tom Sawyered her.

“Do you want to shoot him now or wait ’til you get home?”

Well played Arlo. Kudos to you

Well, if you catch yourself a Playa, you’re gonna get played… ☺

@JJ Excellent ’toon today.

Poor Janis….Arlo outwitted her!

Gotcha!!

My wife and I grill together. About 20 years ago the local community college put on an extension course by a guy who had competed in one of the BBQ shows. We had a blast and learned a few things. Waiting now for calmer and warmer weather to fire up the grill.

Who does what is only limited by physical capability or intellectual knowledge. Telling me something was a “man’s job” only intensified my need to prove them wrong.

Sucker!

Tom Sawyer got nothing on Arlo

A similar ploy got me stuck loading the dishwasher for the past 43 years.

Panel #4-Janis suddenly realizes that Arlo pulled a Tom Sawyer on her

Arlo, why don’t you go fold the laundry and give Janis some help?

SOMEBODY never read Tom Sawyer.

I’m sorry, Arlo, but you don’t know how to grill; one uses a spatula or tongs – never a fork. A fork punctures the meat & lets the juices out.

Has Arlo been reading Tom Sawyer?

The background suggests that it’s still winter? Just one evergreen shrub…

She walked,no she ran, right into that one…..

“Next you get to watch me have fun whitewashing a fence.”

Arlo WINS!

This is an extra-dimensional Tom sawyer move. Arlo really enjoys the grilling and wants his job back. He’s rigged it so he will.

Not much cleaning involved in a barbecue. They’ll probably use paper plates and disposable plastic forks.

Shaded of Tom Sawyer and he even got some goods for his duplicity, a beer.

arlo for the win

Tom Learned it from Br’er Rabbit. “Whatever you do, don’t throw me into the briar patch.” and the fox promtly threw him into his natural home.

Finally, a win for Arlo!!

Mark Twain a neighbor of theirs? Or Bugs Bunny?

Tom Sawyer moment.

She forgot to identify a trade item. He’s not cleaning anything.

IT’S A TRAP !!

So that is what a briar patch looks like, that Arlo is sitting in. ;)

They should have switched jobs.

Arlo will enjoy some BBQ, offer to help clean up after, and get props for doing so. Win-win!

You go, Tom Sawyer…..

Tom Sawyer lives.