Ginger Meggs by Jason Chatfield for August 18, 2023

Just when he recovered from that spider bite…

Now he’s getting that sinking sensation.

a problem that will eventually solve itself

if I had a nickel for all the times I found myself standing in quicksand…….

Pick your battles!

Wait, who is speaking in the last panel? If it’s Fitzzy, then he’s not conceding at all, since he was arguing for NOT telling Ginge. If it’s Benny, speaking, then HE’s the one conceding to Fitzzy’s side—but Ginge wasn’t trying to get HIM to concede.

I don’t get it.

Do people find themselves in quicksand often in Australia? Is this a real problem? I haven’t seen it on Bluey yet.

“The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.”

Quick eating skills? Parent skills – when a baby flings stuff and the adult can catch them? Or something else?

When I was a kid… I visited a different nation. The place we stayed was part school, part house of worship, and part hostel. Being the youngest in the building meant I was last to be fed. Or at least that is what I thought. I began to notice a pattern. While the meal was cooking… people would wander into the kitchen. Some would ask what was for dinner. Others would complement the wonderful smells. But all of them snuck out with silverware. He/she who had the implements to eat – were first. The next wave had to wait until the dishes/cutlery was washed. Dumb kid – last.

Now a days… people wonder why I carry chopsticks around with me.