Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for April 18, 2024

I think the problem is in his genes, not his jeans.

Is that sand?

She needs one of those plastic tubs that people store things in. They can also be used for dirt.

Hammie, put some pants on. You look weird like that.

Hammie, you are a piece of work!

Mission specific? Does Hammie have dreams of being an astronaut?

My laundry room has a door to the patio where I can lean over the rail and dump stuff on the ground, perfect for Hammie’s pockets!

well, at least he’s got priorities

My mother had the same expression on her face whenever she’d find something in my jean pockets. Grasshoppers, earthworms, interesting rocks I’d picked up someplace. She’d make me turn my pockets inside out before I came in to show they were empty.

They need to get Hammie some Cargo pants.

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But his undershorts are all the same purpose and all have racing stripes inside and can stand up on their own.

I leave my coat and a pair of trainers at the clinic for just such a reason.

We used to live not far from the beach on Fort Ord, CA. Our son would come home every day his pockets and shoes filled with sand.

Wanda, Wanda, Wanda, again, the devil is in the details.

It’s okay Hammie. My pockets will have sawdust or dirt.

classic hammy.

I must admit that it all makes PERFECTLY GOOD sense to me.

My sister, a kindergarten teacher, would empty my nephews pockets and take a picture before putting the pants in the wash. These made for fun and interesting FaceBook posts. The random and fun things you may find in a small boy’s pockets.

A CIA operative makes his own rules and morals.

All I can focus on is that she emptied the pockets onto the bedroom carpet instead of outside

After all this time Wanda you haven’t learned to empty his pockets outdoors?

Mom why indoors in his bedroom instead of outdoors?

Some of his mission specific clothes are her Mission Impossible.

And defy the laws of physics apparently……

This is a retooling of the one where Wanda asks Hammie how he got so much sand in his clothes. In fact, most of the strips from this week and last week are retoolings of previous strips.

Wanda needs to take his shirt and jeans off in the garage so she can sweep the dirt outside

He is what used to be a typical boy doing what typical boys used to do.