Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for January 31, 2025

In the 60’s, elementary school had roll away tables set up in the gym. We had ketchup and mustard in bottles on all the tables.

ketchup stomping is kinna like breathing – it just sorta happens all on its own

(when you’re an eight year-old boy)

Dad appears to have conveniently forgotten things he did when he was Hammie’s age

I hope the principal made him clean it up…..

You’re right, Hammie. There was certainly no thinking involved.

When I was in junior high, the big thing was to loosen the lid on the sugar dispensers (we had those back then) so when a kid turned it over the sugar would come pouring out!

My kids used to stomp on those snack pouches to squirt the stuff out!

Stupid question. It was the fire extinguishers in my school. No, not made in Britain.

in Jr high – the trick was to carefully place a packet underneath the foot of one of the desks as you were leaving class

next period when some kid sat down… ⚞ SPLAT ⚟

and you were nowhere in the vicinity – so beyond suspicion

He had a bloody good time!

Hammie’s actin like a normal child. But I do hope the principal made him and his co-horts clean it up.

Hammie, does your rear end feel ok? It’s not GONNA!

We would take pats of butter and throw them up to stick on the ceiling. Then we’d move to another table so someone else could sit there and enjoy the surprise when the butter detached from the ceiling.

When you’re going for distance, it escalates quickly. Ketchup always seems to win out over mustard. But mustard seems to stick better to vertical surfaces.

WELL that’s obvious!