Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for December 21, 2024

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    wherescrankshaft  2 months ago

    A few years ago, my Mother found some old family video recordings that were on a VCR tape. The gap was about 30 years, which meant that I was about 10 years old at the time. I arranged to visit her one day, and, unbeknownst to me, she set it up to have it running as I walked in the door. I immediately rushed over and stopped the tape with the urgency one has to snuff a kitchen fire.

    Some people want the past to stay in the past. But that’s just me.

    How do you feel about your past?

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    J.J. O'Malley  2 months ago

    Really? Seriously, would anybody out there, if you found an old video of home movies featuring a close friend’s late wife and son, wrap it up and hand it to them with a “Merry Christmas” and no context or emotional preparation? I personally don’t feel it works dramatically or in real life, but tell me if you think it’s a good idea.

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    billsplut  2 months ago

    It’s moving, because over the years, we’ve all come to know these characters so well. Ralph, the Dale Evans customer; Little Timmy, who maybe got rescued from a well; and [WOMAN WHO WE ASSUME IS SOMEBODY]; and, of course, sweet Zanzibar.

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    top cat james  2 months ago

    No, Ralphie Boy isn’t just now decorating his tree—He started after Thanksgiving.

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    Bill Thompson  2 months ago

    “By the way, I drove here in my bus and knocked down your mailbox. So, Happy New Year, too!”

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    Fetzee  2 months ago

    Crankshaft is happy bc he didn’t have to pay for that gift

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    French Persons' Treasury of Self-Applauding Batty Premium Member 2 months ago

    “Ah, so YOU have my copy of ‘Groping Grandpas’! Thanks Ed!”

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    lemonbaskt  2 months ago

    where a hat ralph that combover is terrible

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    rockyridge1977  2 months ago

    …..it is the thought that counts!!!

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    DawnQuinn1  2 months ago

    Without my past, I would not be who I am.

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    tcayer  2 months ago

    “Here’s something to break your heart, assuming you can find 30-year old tech to watch it on!”

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    grozar  2 months ago

    Ralf falls into a deep depression. “Darn, you Crankshaft!”

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    Irish53  2 months ago

    Ralph: “… YES!…is that College Girls Gone Wild?…”

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    nsaber  2 months ago

    The past? It gets old.

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    chief tommy  2 months ago

    KINDNESS——learn from this Where’s Crankshaft and your gang of critics

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    charliefarmrhere  2 months ago

    Your mother meant well and you ruined it, and in a mean way. Shame on you! She probably thought it would be a treat for you. It would have been for me.

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    Albert Sims Premium Member 2 months ago

    Don’t open the door Ralph! There’s a “Ding Dong” ringing the bell! ;-)

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    WilliamVollmer  2 months ago

    Ed, while returning to Ralph some oh his families memories is nice. Why disguise it as a present? How is Ralph going to play it back? It’s unlikely he has a video tape player. And, how did Raplh’s tape end up in Ed’s attic?

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