Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for January 10, 2025

Riveting performance

That’s a MOM no.

“Mafalda” (Argentina) did something similar in 1964, she spoke in CinemaScope™.

Now, you just need to figure out how to apply rivets to the word “Please”.

Cool! Old person here. Is that what the kids are saying now or was that an original?

I want to learn how to say NO like that

You must have caught her at a bad time!

Buck up kiddo.

Geez! Know how unreasonably strict Wanda, it was probably something so minor that she would have no problem with. It’s like the one language comic strip moms know how to speak are NO and NAGNAGNAG!

That’s a boiler-plate NO.

ah, hellz NO!

Oh, you not only told her about the rocket pack, but you also explained it was the real one complete with plutonium rods?

Revolt. 3 o’clock. Pass the word.

And the door for an appeal to dad is welded shut!

That’s Play-Dough!! They still make the st uff?

Well, at least it wasn’t carved in stone… ☺

Or maybe she croaked “No!” With ribbits.

Who knew that Wanda used to be Rosie the Riveter?

Impressive! What do you suppose that’d be called as a typeface?

Riveting

Depending what permission is required, sometimes even asking nicely doesn’t work.

Definitely a sturdy “no”.

I wonder what she said no too?

Not a lot of wiggle room.

Wonder what she said no to

OK, there’s at least three of us so far that want to know what the question was! Any more?