Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for May 12, 2024

Why, it’s Ed! Hi there, Ed! Good to see you, buddy!

And now we know where Crankshaft has been for the last month; he’s been busy fertilizing his lawn.

Why would anyone do a ‘No Mow May’?

Nice detailed artwork of grass. But me see it one bunch of grass copy pasted several times.

Too many “Leaves of Grass” can leave you breathless, strain your nerves and your wit, man

I think Batiuk got the name idea from “No Nut November”

If you dont know what No Nut November, its some dumb thing people do (as in, People try not to masturbate in the entire month of November)

“This is how I hide my marijuana. But I could just get it from Michigan if I wanted to.”

I gave no doubt people do this, but in the northeast you wouldn’t need fertilizer in May for it to look like that.

Waste of time and money…..let it grow!!!!!

nobody rides for free

No, you shouldn’t.

Today would have been an excellent opportunity to utilize the Lamberts, the yuppie neighbors on the other side of Crankshaft’s yard. Instead, we get stuck again with the overused Loathsome Lil, because reasons.

Hey, Batiuk! Rename the strip to ‘The Life of Lillian’, why don’tcha?

Where’s Dinkle?

Who gives a fugue.

Those look more like shrubs.

Looks like Cranky’s following one of those garden-landscape “influencer” and their fertile lies.

That one little doodle of grass copy-pasted like 40 times is doing yeoman’s work.

You better hope the town doesn’t come and mow it for you and then bill you for it. My town posts a notice on your door telling you to mow your lawn in a certain timeframe and if you don’t, they’ll do it and you’ll pay for it.

Actually, this is the month in which we watch Three Stooges shorts featuring Larry, Curly and Shemp: No Moe May!

The Neighborhood Improvement Association is sharpening their scythes

If no one cared, I’d stop mowing and just let my yard revert back to Michigan Prairie.