Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for January 02, 2025

You gave yourself a headache?

And the joke here is…Ed thinks knees or their replacements are made of wood? He’s superstitious? He may need surgery and rehab that could keep him from driving a school bus or bowling? Come on, 2025, don’t give up now!

“Surgery?!? My knees are knocking already!”

(Almost) All x-rays are now taken digitally, not on film. I gather this doc is too cheap to join the 21st century.

Another of Ed’s doctors drumming up business with the knee replacement Ed probably doesn’t need right now. Doc could recommend that Ed get some leg and knee exercise instead of the surgery. This move is why a lot of people avoid going to doctors at all.

Crank, don’t touch your head, you might get splinters.

Down the line? This geezer is like 100 years old!

Knocking on wood won’t help your knees, Ed.

That’s knot funny.

I always tell them I don’t need the forty year plan. Just get me out the door.

5-0

I’m surprised Harry L. Dinkle didn’t take his choir to the Rose Parade

Crankshaft, based on age of Boomer offspring, is well into his 90s. Not getting a new knee at this late stage.

More like Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heavens Door.

Mite try the “rabbits foot”!!!!!!

Hey,if he wobbles enough he can get a job as The Penguin’s stunt double

“But the good news is, you’ll probably be dead before you need the replacements.”

Is that his idea of an exercise regimen?

Ha?

“It’s like thunder. Lightning. The way you love me is frightening. You better knock, knock on wood.”

Ed MIGHT be a tad old for that…

Ed, you weren’t supposed to knock your KNEE on wood…