Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for November 26, 2024

“Oh, kettle, thou art black, the pot exclaims!” Is this meant to be a giant middle digit to readers who point out the glut of nearly identical long-haired, young blonde females populating the strip these days?

If there was any justice in Ohio Lillian would reply, “Are you kidding? I can’t tell which of you is which! And weren’t you both about 10 years old just a couple of months ago?”

The problem is not telling two “identical” cats apart. Their personalities will always give them away. Now if only the strip’s endless supply of blondes had personalities . . .

I didn’t know before now that Peggy Lee sang “We are Siamese if you please. We are Siamese if you don’t please.”

Cat’s love to mess with their humans. My four do it all the time

Like ‘Crankshaft’ readers, Ms. Lee asked the musical question, Is That All There Is?.

Hahaha! The twins have been found out!

“Uh huh. OK, old lady. We’re just gonna be over here on our phones until it’s time to leave.”

“Is that all there is? One of the three most depressing songs ever to become popular. George Jones “He stopped loving her today” and Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss’s “Whiskey Lullaby” being the others. (in my humble opinion)

She needs both for emotional support……..in THAT library!!!!!

Sometimes, it can be very hard to tell one’s cats apart.

I would think the cats’ markings are slightly different.

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Oh. So, the “white shirt” is the twin Emily. Ed Crankshaft magically transforms into the “Black Shirt” Amelia.

Have a nice rest of the week off, Ed. Maybe you could do a little snow shoveling for Pm and Jff the Emasculated.

What we need in this strip is a little action, like in the classic Antonio Prohias’ Spy vs. Spy comics. Batty should insert a little Spy vs. Spy action between the twinsies every once in a while. In every other story arc, White-Shirt Emily concocts a scheme to kill Black-Shirt Amelia. In the following story arc featuring the twins, the roles are reversed.

I LIKE IT!!! That sure would spice up the c̸o̸m̸i̸c̸ strip. Who else is up for that?

Good luck setting fires in the snow—especially with the alert snowman on lookout

I thought they were Le Chat Despair?

It’s funny because she thinks they answer her call!

well, at least he had a cameo yesterday

FEVER!

UGH! That hits too close to home. At one time, my mother had a whole collection of children’s themed records. My younger sibling snatched them all when my mother passed. I miss those records!