Fred Basset by Alex Graham for August 09, 2023

You didn’t see a thing…did you Fred?!?

Hmmmm! I somehow doubt it was an accident if I can judge by the big smile on his face. You also have a big smile on yours heading into the house. I’m thinking neither of you is at all sorry about the “accident”.

She will just find another. Then you two will right back where you started.

He wants to be her, sledgehammer…..

You noticed the small, but nice wag of Fred’s tail for the broken gnome and the heavy wag for “she will be upset”? Fred, Fred, Fred- :-D we didn’t know you could be like that❣️

Uhhmm…. I think Mr. Dear you’re suppose to have shock, horror and sadness on your face not a giant smile on it.

I quit following this comic because it lost it’s typical British leaning. I mean in that the artist changed too much and the humor became too American.

The Sky Is Falling ;-)

Garden Center sells a garden statue of a bear looking at bottom of his foot where there is a sqashed gNOme. :D

I never did like gnomes. They give me the creeps.

His behavior this lately has been appalling.

So did I miss something? Is this the new norm for this strip? I miss the older Fred’s people…..

I have a statue of a little German boy and his dachshund. The kid has a drooping right eyelid, just like me. I’ve also owned doxies over the years.

It committed suicide. Honest. Okay, gnomecide.

Accidentally on purpose.

I really need one of those “little boy peeing” birdbath fountains.

Fred and Mr. Dear seem very pleased.

That was a mean thing to do!

Mrs Dear will probably buy another one

Well, Fred …… you and Mr. Dear seem content and pleased with yourselves ….. just hid the sledgehammer where Mrs. Dear “CAN’T” …… find it …… ;)

I didn’t know garden gnomes had been around so long.

Solution is to have him painstakingly glue it back together, and then build it a domicile inside which it will not be threatened with damage in the future..