I got a habanero pepper (?) I think on my steak plate once. I took a bite but didn’t get the pepper in my mouth. It took my breath and I couldn’t breathe.
The young couple on their honeymoon were about to spend the week camping in Yellowstone, but first they had to listen to the ranger’s orientation speech. He was particularly emphatic about bears. “They’re a protected species, so we’ve got lots of them, but they’re still dangerous. Don’t approach them under any circumstances. And don’t try to outrun them; they’re faster than you are. And climbing a tree won’t help, either; they’re better at it than you.”
The nervous groom asked what they could do about it.
“Well, some people stop by the gift shop and pick up wristlets or anklets with little bells. Sometimes if they hear you coming, they’ll move off before you get there. You can also get cans of pepper spray in case you surprise one. Oh, and be on the lookout for fresh bear scat; that’s a sign that they’re around and you might want to leave.”
“What’s scat?” asked the bride.
“Bear droppings. You can tell what kind of bear it is by what their poop looks like. The smaller ones, black bears, have scat that’s kind of firm and roundish, like dark ping-pong balls. The really dangerous guys, the big grizzlies, have softer, flatter, lighter-colored droppings, kind of like cowpies, except they usually have little bells and smell like pepper.”
SHIVA about 1 month ago
It’s all good!!!!
Hello Everyone about 1 month ago
I’m not sure I understand this comic…
nosirrom about 1 month ago
The story about the 14 yo who died after taking the “One Chip Challenge” casts a pall over this comic.
phritzg Premium Member about 1 month ago
Carrying pepper spray = Fighting fire with fire (It’s like fighting forest fires with backburning)
PraiseofFolly about 1 month ago
That’s good advice from Doctor Pepper. (And watch out for Scorpions!)
iggyman about 1 month ago
Different kind of peppers, took me a while!
iggyman about 1 month ago
Is the doctor (Pepper) on call?!
Lotus about 1 month ago
Oh, Scott, you’re hot tonight!
flemmingo about 1 month ago
I got a habanero pepper (?) I think on my steak plate once. I took a bite but didn’t get the pepper in my mouth. It took my breath and I couldn’t breathe.
thetraveller4 about 1 month ago
Not to mention Pepper Potts, the spiciest of all!
santa72404 about 1 month ago
Ed Currie has his Pepper X out and is 3 times as hot as his Carolina Reaper.
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 1 month ago
Hope they brought jackets, it’s gonna get chili up there.
timinwsac Premium Member about 1 month ago
Sean Evans other job.
prrdh about 1 month ago
And folks around here tell of haunting by a ghost pepper.
AndromedaMike about 1 month ago
Not sure it’s the best timing for this comic after a teen-age boy recently died from eating a chip in a hot chip challenge.
Steverino Premium Member about 1 month ago
Gotta spice up this comic.
Escapee about 1 month ago
But you won’t see the ghost coming
zeexenon about 1 month ago
This one makes me hot.
Lablubber about 1 month ago
No need to worry about bell peppers. You can hear them coming.
FireAnt_Hater about 1 month ago
I strongly suspect liking or not liking hot peppers is genetic. I despise heat. It gives me nothing but pain.
goboboyd about 1 month ago
I hope they brought their emergency tub of sour cream. Or, isn’t that effective with the uber-hot peppers?
markkahler52 about 1 month ago
If you’re going to the salt mines….
crazeekatlady about 1 month ago
Why I only “hike” on city sidewalks.
Chris Sherlock about 1 month ago
They’ve been known to have heat waves.
Bilan about 1 month ago
Is Hilburn trying to milk the reaper jokes? Actually, that’s a good idea.
dbrucepm about 1 month ago
we don’t need no pepper spray. come on baby, don’t fear the Carolina reaper. just remember to wear your scotch bonnet to protect your head.
CitizenKing about 1 month ago
It should be anti-pepper spray
uniquename about 1 month ago
Some people go to college to learn to cook and eat these peppers. You know, Pepper-dine University.
6turtle9 about 1 month ago
What!? They were A-Salted by a Pepper?!
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 1 month ago
The young couple on their honeymoon were about to spend the week camping in Yellowstone, but first they had to listen to the ranger’s orientation speech. He was particularly emphatic about bears. “They’re a protected species, so we’ve got lots of them, but they’re still dangerous. Don’t approach them under any circumstances. And don’t try to outrun them; they’re faster than you are. And climbing a tree won’t help, either; they’re better at it than you.”
The nervous groom asked what they could do about it.
“Well, some people stop by the gift shop and pick up wristlets or anklets with little bells. Sometimes if they hear you coming, they’ll move off before you get there. You can also get cans of pepper spray in case you surprise one. Oh, and be on the lookout for fresh bear scat; that’s a sign that they’re around and you might want to leave.”
“What’s scat?” asked the bride.
“Bear droppings. You can tell what kind of bear it is by what their poop looks like. The smaller ones, black bears, have scat that’s kind of firm and roundish, like dark ping-pong balls. The really dangerous guys, the big grizzlies, have softer, flatter, lighter-colored droppings, kind of like cowpies, except they usually have little bells and smell like pepper.”