Close to Home by John McPherson for January 26, 2024

By the look on his face it might be coming out now.

He’s gonna pass before the Kinney stone if you don’t get him a glass of water and maybe an IV

Not funny I passed one the size of a peanut alone at homr

At least we got them to stop betting in a Hospice pool.

Bleeb is almost out of the picture.

This too, shall pass!

I could see this being a real life thing with pregnancies.

Brutal!

FUNNY!! (And don’t tell me kidney stones aren’t funny. I know that. This is a cartoon!!!!)

Does Mr. Simms get a cut of the action?

Leave no stone unturned.

Hmm hope he swallowed some coal

Is Bleeb getting smaller?

Better give him a tin cup to be able to verify.

Dang. $50 seems a bit steep for a 1 in 6 chance of winning $300. Odds go down but win goes up if a few more bet.

I had a doctor’s appointment for something else. The nurse asked me if I had any other complaints, and almost as an afterthought I mentioned abdominal pains I’d had a few days earlier. She immediately asked me for a urine specimen, and when it was analyzed, told me I’d passed a kidney stone. The possibility had never occurred to me.

Bleeb, you may as well come out from under the bed. They’re all wearing scrubs today. :)

I passed a kidney bean once…

Of course nurses care, especially when they have a little money on it.

To the Tooninator, ya gotta be kidding? Passing a stone is “All in good fun!” I guess being a cartoonist isn’t masochistic enough…

And how about some fava beans to go with kidney stone, Clarice…….(vile sucking sound)

Put me in for 12:01 AM on Sunday’s shift change. Cuz, like babies , most inopportune moment.

Good bed-side better.

Lemonade dissolves kidney stones, remember that the next time you have one.

Hello Clarice, are the lambs still crying?

Have a friend who gets them- Sometimes they don’t pass- that’s no fun!

50 dollars per bet? They must make a lot of money if they can afford 50 dollars per bet…