Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for February 12, 2025

Skyler, you better run like the dickens…..

Good answer Skyler!

Are you sure that’s not a martini?

He gave David Copperfield his start.

Gin&Tonic have the twist.

He may not be right but he’s certainly creative.

Old joke.

A nervous freshman is at a college mixer.

He screws up his courage and goes to talk to a beautiful cheerleader.

“So, do you like Charles Dickens.”

She smacks his face.

“I’ll have you know that I’ve never even met this ‘Charles’ of whom you speak.”

He had great expectations for it.

That’s silly, Oliver Twist was by Chubby Checker.

“Charlie Checker”

Anyone remember Oliver’s sister Peppermint?

Moving right along to the next strip ! ! !

Like we did last summer!

Always good!

I LUV Skyler!

/rimshot

He must have learned something if he was able to associate OliverTwist with Dickens.

Here i thought Charles Dicken’s bar-tender came up with the name, when Mr Dickens ordered a martini.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

Oliver Twist

Can’t do this

Touch his knees,

Touch his toes,

Clap his hands,

And around he goes.

There goes Skyler’s great expectations for a good grade.

“I really hate the the way she chugs Maalox straight from the bottle.” – Calvin

“Who the dickens are you talking about, ma’am?”

Brilliant!

Ah, the classic bartender question to someone ordering a martini: Olive Or Twist?