Someone needs to talk to Les and tell him that life is a everyday learning process. Learn from the experience, learn from failures…and move on. Everybody is a rookie at some point in their lives.
I wonder if Leslie’s lack of ambition comes from his mother? Or more specifically, a fear of BECOMING his mother.
While she makes it work, Ann Eiffel has always been driven by greed and deception above all else, and while we don’t know how Al made his living, and while he seems to be a lot more honest than Ann, he’s still shrouded in a bit of mystery. He doesn’t seem to be a bad guy now, but that’s no telling what his past was like.
Maybe Les thinks “being rotten is in my genes, so if I don’t excel, I’m protecting people from the me that I would become.”
At the very least, Leslie’s trying to be better than when he was in high school.
As embarrassing as this solution is Les….trust me, you’ll learn to cherish the simple fixes in life as opposed to having go through the efforts to “remove the toilet”!
OH OH OH! I was right in the first place! Just jiggle it! DUH. But I know how Les feels, I’ve missed the obvious thing before. Fortunately, we’re worth the world to our cats and dogs.
I have one you have to check because the once a year you forget is the once a year the flapper will be stuck on open and the Pump Tech will turn the water off until you check the toilet and reset the Pump Tech (have a well).
I’m quite disappointed that Gunther doesn’t know how to fix the loss either. But luckily Bets knows how to deal with small everyday problems, probably she had more experience in living on her own than the two cousins. Love her smile in the second panel. Les isn’t satisfied by himself anymore, but he has a cat that adores him, it help a lot.
What is it with this strip and basic repairs? We’ve seen Toni use a torque wrench to remove bolts [6/4/13] (when the torque is zero you’ll know it’s off!) and a pipe wrench backwards until the fitting broke and flooded the laundry room [6/30/18]. And now instead of splurging twelve bucks on a good flap valve, Bets here commits to a lifetime of jiggling the handle. Which is somehow a metaphor for her relationship with Gunther but I don’t wish to explore that any further thanks.
If it had to be “jiggled”, the problem will return. Eventually jiggling will not be enough. Replace the appropriate parts before it becomes an emergency.
is the toilet clogged or not? that’s a bigger issue than water leaking out of the tank, which can be solved by making sure the rubber flap completely seals the hole through which the tank empties; jiggling the handle lifts and re-positions the flap. Was Les treating one problem with the solution to another?
Awww. I really like Les and Punk!!! There is something so special about the way Greg draws Punk. He has captured cat perfectly! And look! Bets showed Punk how to jiggle the toilet handle!
It’s a hidden talent of mine. A lot of problems can be solved by knowing what to search for. It was true in the library card catalog, and in the yellow pages phone books, and now in Google as well. You can find anything as long as you ask the right questions.
Well, the situation could’ve been a whole lot worse. Thankfully, it wasn’t. And at least Les tried to make himself useful. That, in itself, is a learning experience.
But right now, the best part is that Punk is there to offer him some much-needed love and pet therapy.
lvlax 2 months ago
A lot of people were right… Bets saved the day and fixed the toilet by jiggling the handle.
So whats in store for us on Monday?
JonGoss 2 months ago
I think we all saw the jiggle coming.
in other news: Bets is back? When did that happen?
uhohlol 2 months ago
Nobody has lifted the tank lid yet. Jiggling is temp.
beb01 2 months ago
As was widely predicted Bets jiggled the handle and all was fixed. So once again GnK prove then men was useless. Excuse me as I have this ax to grind.
Asharah 2 months ago
Punk still loves you!
cmxx 2 months ago
I’ve never seen either a real or pictured toilet that had the handle on the right-hand side.
Wilkins068 2 months ago
Next week: Garbage disposal clogs up!
Enter.Name.Here 2 months ago
First thing anyone does is jiggle. Slow “toilet humor” week with a fizzled ending. :-(
reedkomicks Premium Member 2 months ago
Soo sorry she had to see that!!
bclark71 2 months ago
Monday: Les needs to poop again and uses Punk’s litter box.
live2read 2 months ago
Sometimes, all we need is a cat. :)
French Persons Premium Member 2 months ago
Hmmm, yeah, and what did I say yesterday?
montylc2001 2 months ago
Someone needs to talk to Les and tell him that life is a everyday learning process. Learn from the experience, learn from failures…and move on. Everybody is a rookie at some point in their lives.
9thCapricorn 2 months ago
Punk is the coolest and best cat friend ever
Argythree 2 months ago
I’m loving Punk…
nightflight 2 months ago
A happy ending. I like it. Enough said, have a jolly weekend.
mangapackrat 2 months ago
I wonder if Leslie’s lack of ambition comes from his mother? Or more specifically, a fear of BECOMING his mother.
While she makes it work, Ann Eiffel has always been driven by greed and deception above all else, and while we don’t know how Al made his living, and while he seems to be a lot more honest than Ann, he’s still shrouded in a bit of mystery. He doesn’t seem to be a bad guy now, but that’s no telling what his past was like.
Maybe Les thinks “being rotten is in my genes, so if I don’t excel, I’m protecting people from the me that I would become.”
At the very least, Leslie’s trying to be better than when he was in high school.
SJhapamama 2 months ago
Yes, Les, you are excellent cat furniture!
snsurone76 2 months ago
Les is lucky—at least someone cares for him. Purrrrr!!
Rhetorical_Question 2 months ago
Common sense?
Paul Srch 2 months ago
Say what you will about Les… but his cat loves him.
Mordock999 Premium Member 2 months ago
And as expected, Bets saves the day.
Perhaps the lads should tell Al and Irma that Bets fixed their little “plumbing problem” and saved them hundreds of dollars.
Then maybe the Grays would treat Bets better.
What am I saying?
Nah. Of course they WON’T.
Frankolino1313 2 months ago
Predictable and not funny.
imagenesis 2 months ago
Awwww! ₍^..^₎ᐝ♡
jmworacle 2 months ago
No question on who Punk’s favorite human is.
Robert Nowall Premium Member 2 months ago
I wouldn’t have said it when I was younger, but…it never hurts to know how to do things.
interestedbystander 2 months ago
Maybe Les will become a pet sitter.
Philly1115 2 months ago
Cats always make you feel wanted.
BJDucer 2 months ago
As embarrassing as this solution is Les….trust me, you’ll learn to cherish the simple fixes in life as opposed to having go through the efforts to “remove the toilet”!
cdillon85 2 months ago
Good ol’ Punk.
Willywise52 Premium Member 2 months ago
Use-Les,riiight…
SquidGamerGal 2 months ago
AUGH! Of course the solution was a simple fix!!
Ellis97 2 months ago
Les is good at one thing: Taking care of his precious Punky Wunky.
Gen.Flashman 2 months ago
Odd that the handle is on the right. It is a good idea to put some food coloring in the tank at least once a year to check if it leaks into the bowl.
Ken Otwell 2 months ago
Do childless cat-punks vote Harris too?
fgerbil46 2 months ago
I love the fourth panel! :-)
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 2 months ago
Thank you, my beloved Bets.
Ignatz Premium Member 2 months ago
So, how old were most of us when we learned to try jiggling? Seven?
baskate_2000 2 months ago
Let Punk jiggle it in the future!
The Pro from Dover 2 months ago
Hey Bets! Speaking of jiggling. Are you going to spend the night?
ctolson 2 months ago
Running – that’s what Les is going to need to do when the water bill comes in.
DaBump Premium Member 2 months ago
OH OH OH! I was right in the first place! Just jiggle it! DUH. But I know how Les feels, I’ve missed the obvious thing before. Fortunately, we’re worth the world to our cats and dogs.
larryzolcienski 2 months ago
Wes is useless.
Count Olaf Premium Member 2 months ago
Oh my! Obviously they read The Count’s comment from yesterday! Plagiarists!
Hamady Sack Premium Member 2 months ago
You are blessed if an animal chooses to sleep on you.
cabalonrye 2 months ago
Owww, that last drawing is so cute.
kaycstamper 2 months ago
I have one you have to check because the once a year you forget is the once a year the flapper will be stuck on open and the Pump Tech will turn the water off until you check the toilet and reset the Pump Tech (have a well).
davidlwashburn 2 months ago
Our pets know what we need.
mikenassour Premium Member 2 months ago
Nice.
Chris 2 months ago
nope… just brainless. :J
tremaine53 2 months ago
Told ya!
rbullfogg 2 months ago
Millennials!
jpooch99 2 months ago
Yes, being totally brain-dead and having to rely on a smart phone to live is the way of society now. Incredibly f-ed up!
mindjob 2 months ago
problem solved!
Skeptical Meg 2 months ago
Girls are better at jiggling.
prrdh 2 months ago
Women have a special talent for jiggling. My wife, for example…
Aladar30 Premium Member 2 months ago
I’m quite disappointed that Gunther doesn’t know how to fix the loss either. But luckily Bets knows how to deal with small everyday problems, probably she had more experience in living on her own than the two cousins. Love her smile in the second panel. Les isn’t satisfied by himself anymore, but he has a cat that adores him, it help a lot.
David Rickard Premium Member 2 months ago
From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:
What is it with this strip and basic repairs? We’ve seen Toni use a torque wrench to remove bolts [6/4/13] (when the torque is zero you’ll know it’s off!) and a pipe wrench backwards until the fitting broke and flooded the laundry room [6/30/18]. And now instead of splurging twelve bucks on a good flap valve, Bets here commits to a lifetime of jiggling the handle. Which is somehow a metaphor for her relationship with Gunther but I don’t wish to explore that any further thanks.
mistercatworks 2 months ago
If it had to be “jiggled”, the problem will return. Eventually jiggling will not be enough. Replace the appropriate parts before it becomes an emergency.
RSH 2 months ago
is the toilet clogged or not? that’s a bigger issue than water leaking out of the tank, which can be solved by making sure the rubber flap completely seals the hole through which the tank empties; jiggling the handle lifts and re-positions the flap. Was Les treating one problem with the solution to another?
comic reader 22 2 months ago
Awww. I really like Les and Punk!!! There is something so special about the way Greg draws Punk. He has captured cat perfectly! And look! Bets showed Punk how to jiggle the toilet handle!
Anon4242 2 months ago
It’s a hidden talent of mine. A lot of problems can be solved by knowing what to search for. It was true in the library card catalog, and in the yellow pages phone books, and now in Google as well. You can find anything as long as you ask the right questions.
Doctor Go 2 months ago
Take the top off, pull the float lever or the float up to stop the toilet fill.
Stupid 2 months ago
It probably clogged because it’s a left-handed toilet.
Medtech4 2 months ago
Les can’t be ALL bad if he loves a kitty and the kitty loves him! (but then, kitties tend to love whomever feeds them!!)
johnaapc 2 months ago
I was wondering why Les was acting like it was a clog when it was just making noise!
YorkGirl Premium Member 2 months ago
He did try. Punk is so cute and loves Les.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member 2 months ago
Bets saves the day, but Les remains true to himself. Not a bad outcome.
CoreyTaylor1 2 months ago
Careful Les, you don’t want to forget what you’ve learned too quickly!
maxcat631 2 months ago
Harry Belafonte knew that the Woman is Smarter..
leighabc123 2 months ago
Next week’s arc gotta have more drama than this!
RSH 2 months ago
Ever the playful cat, Punk is attracted to all things moving and jiggling including the toilet flush handle.
The Quiet One 2 months ago
Look at it like this Les, it got fixed.
WilliamVollmer 2 months ago
As long as you provide a lap, food, water, and, a clean litter box, you’ll never be useless to Punk, Les.
GaryCooper 2 months ago
If jiggling the handle makes it stop running, he needs a new flapper valve in the tank.
Dragoncat 2 months ago
Well, the situation could’ve been a whole lot worse. Thankfully, it wasn’t. And at least Les tried to make himself useful. That, in itself, is a learning experience.
But right now, the best part is that Punk is there to offer him some much-needed love and pet therapy.
eladee AKA Wally 2 months ago
Punk always makes Les feel better! I love the way that cat is drawn. He has such personality conveyed in subtle touches.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member 2 months ago
Les loves his cat. And his cat loves him. There is still hope for him.
RSH 2 months ago
He’s useful to Punk, a warm body to lie on.
Doug K 2 months ago
Someone can be or feel pretty much totally worthless – and still someone or some cat will still love them
Joe1962 2 months ago
You should because everything you doing was wrong Les.
lnrokr55 2 months ago
The cat had the situation under control the whole time ! ;-) Now the story can continue, who comes in next, I wonder ??? ;-)
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 2 months ago
Somebody who you wish would get OUT of the toilet
Nick Danger 2 months ago
The chain gets twisted and jiggling the handle shakes the chain and increases the effective length so the internal seal gets seated again.
wreck it ralph 2 months ago
Leslie ,forever a virgin
missyhyattfan about 2 months ago
Aw, Punk softens Les and makes him human :-) The love of our fur babies!