Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for October 18, 2023

Izzat the Dukes of Hazzard git up ’n go theme I hear playing ?  LOL !

“Just a good old boys, never meanin’ no harm…”

Any chance Uncle Bruno is protecting Jones’ sister in there? You know how protective bears are with their young.

That’s the fastest those two in quite a while, Joel even left his jug behind !

Was thinking yesterday the voices we heard were the boy’s parents.

finally some sense here

Did I miss something? Why were Joel and Rufus in a bear’s cave?

Called it.The bear didn’t mind the company, but Joel&Rufus ate all the Cheetos.

And the winner is the person who said Joel and Rufus.

“Again”? Rufus and Joel encountered this Uncle Bruno before?

Well you had to comes empty handed dint cha. Shoulda gots a picanic basket.

Finally, we got Rufus and Joel out of the cave from 3 month ago!!!

I went back and looked. Rufus & Joel moved into the cave on August 2, 2023.

Time flies when you’re having fun.

I’m giving up actually reading the balloons. From now on l’m just looking at the pictures.

Rufus and Joel could both use a new pair of shoes.

There’s lundh, Uncle Bruno! You’ll be full and you’ll make some folks happy.

Are you wondering how that conversation went the other day when Hoogie called her husband, Rover, to tell him that an honest-to-goodness bear was bringing home a rambunctious toddler with soul-sucking eyes? About as well as you might expect. Take a look:

H: “Hi, honey, it’s me, Hoogie!”

R: “Oh, goodness, I’m so glad to hear that you are okay. I was so worried about the forest fire that destroyed 120,000 acres and killed 17 people. That sure must have kept you busy.”

H: “Fire? Oh, I’d forgotten about that. There has been so much happening around here that I’ve been too busy to deal with the fire .”

R: “The biggest fire in the past 15 years? What could be so important that you could forget about a fire that big?’

H: “Well, Dear, I happened to meet the nicest, talking bear and…”

R: “Talking bear? I’ve told you before not to pick any of those funny shaped mushrooms. You’ve had some really bad trips in the past that have lasted for days.”

H: “No, it’s nothing like that and I only eat those magic ‘shrooms when things get boring around here. You see, when the fires started, a very sweet bear showed up carrying a darling little boy. And just like our little Boog, he wears a shirt with his name on it, a sign that he is meant to live with us!”

R: “But what about his parents? Surely they must be searching for their missing son.”

H: “Now you sound like the Authorities who tried to take little Jones away from Bear and me. Jones calls us “Mama” and “Dada”. How darling is that?”

R: “Authorities? Like Child Protective Services, that kind of authorities?”

H: “Gosh, no, Rover. The Authorities! The kind that try to take little kids away from loving couples like Bear and me that could raise kids much better than their parents ever could.”

R: “I thought that you and I were a loving couple.”

H: “We are, silly, but we have room to love even more. And Bear could not only take care of Jones but help you watch over Aubee and Boog.”

R: “Um, Hoogie, have you forgotten that Boog is now19 and has been away at university for the past two years? And I think I can handle a seven year-old girl with my eyes closed.”

H: “Little Boog is away at college? I guess that explains why he never shows up at dinner. Maybe it is time for him to stop wearing shirts with his name on it.”

R: “You keep talking about ‘Jones’. Have you heard that the bodies of a young couple named Jones were recently found, mauled by a bear. And their young son is missing.”

H. (to herself): “I told him to just scare them a bit! (to Rover) “What an odd coincidence. Our Jones, though, knows that I am his true Mama and bear his true Dada. I’ve sent the two over and you should see them shortly. Make sure that there is enough food in the fridge for them and stop by Costco and pick up a couple of cases of Charmin? I think Bear is through with taking a #2 in the woods and it could get kind of messy if you don’t.

R: “Okay, Hoogie. But you need to bring me some ‘shooms from your stash because something tells me I am going to need a lot and real soon.”