Close to Home by John McPherson for January 15, 2025

Boy, I remember the good old days when it was just whoopie cushions and fake vomit. Yes, those were the days.

why animals eat their young

My mom, dad and I went to Colorado when I was very young. We drove up into a mountain, parked and walked around. My dad walked to the edge and jumped off. I screamed. Turned out there was more land, just a bit lower. I think my mom was mad.

Sales are going to fall off a cliff

No. the fake hands gag will be headed down towards the Colorado River. Of course, if they are waterproof and float, they can cause still more mischief down there…

Sure, it’s all fun and games until mom falls over the edge trying to save him.

At this particular moment, Bleeb is very upset about being locked in the vehicle!

Genius!

I checked both gift shops… North Rim and South Rim… they’re still available! ツ

PITA is on their way. Someone called them about Bleeb being left in the car with all the windows up.

There is a secondary market for those hands at the bottom of the cliff. A brilliant entrepreneur is selling ‘slightly used’ fake hands to be placed in the lid of your car trunk.

Before I read the caption I thought their mobile device was evolving into their child!

Most folks nowadays would go to extreme lengths to save their mobile app which they clutch onto and caress more often than they speak to or hug their family members.

Until the people running to save the day went over the cliff because they weren’t stopping in time…

After 5 deaths, they pulled it off the market.

A new twist on the phone call scam? Hello, Mom/Dad/Grandma/Grandad, this is (fill in name), your son/grandson calling from jail. I need bail money as I’ve been arrested and need to post bail.

EVERYONE should read this book:

Over The Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, Newly Expanded 10th Anniversary Editionby Michael P. Ghiglieri , Thomas M. Myers, et al.

Oh, no, no, nope! That’s terrible. And it makes no sense at all. No, I didn’t snort in derisive laughter at it, YOU snorted in derisive laughter at it.

laugh of the day !!!!

And they thought he was gifted.

They’re so gully-ble.

As a parent, I see so many danger signs today in this comic, such as being really glad none of those cars had brake failure. I can also see the funny part.

Many years ago I bought a child harness in Germany, thinking that I might need if for my very stubborn 2-year old. I was reluctant to use it in SoCal and thought people might not approve. But I brought it when we took a trip to the Grand Canyon. I lost count of how many people tried to buy it from me.

The irony is that it went on Dad’s credit card!

I wonder if that kid remembered to get the car keys first.

Somebody is getting grounded for life without parole.

Is it sold with a defibrillator?

That’s all well and funny till a parent stumbles and goes over the cliff!

The boy who cried wolf comes to mind.

Looks like it might work too well

I think Mr. McPherson has always wanted to be an inventor.