Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for January 18, 2025

“What are you doing, Dad?”

It hurts when I do this. Well, don’t do that!!

And the arc comes full circle: The Hokey-Pokey really WAS what it’s all about.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Now if only I can figure out what is causing my stress.

Then it will be BACK.

“What if I start to stress—over having a Princess landline phone? WILL NIXON CALL ME ON IT?!” (Ed having a Princess landline phone is both the funniest and the most believable part of this)

“You can’t escape cabbage farts!”

Didn’t know Ed had stress. I thought he just caused it.

Your back starts hurting again.

Why don’t you take your “stress” into a hot bathtub and soak it away, Ed. It might help. If not a tub, a heating pad might also help.

hopefully next week ed goes rockclimbing

That looks like a “sharp” pain!!!!!!

Nothing like taking a little “load off” to help.

Oh, doc! You’re needed again!

endless cycle?

ka-tension

So I assume he’s not going to a real doctor, if that’s the diagnosis.