Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for February 20, 2025

I read about this routine in a book on the history of comedy. The chapter was titled “What Killed Vaudeville?” This skit was the leading suspect.

“That this strip should’ve gone to a nice farm upstate 25 years ago.”

“Does it hurt when you do that?”

“Yes.”

“Don’t do that!”

Much like Yogi Berra, x-rays of Cranky’s skull revealed nothing.

I notice this is a different doctor than the one Ed saw in mid-January, when his back also went out on him.

No kidding, doc, I knew that much!

Out where?

Yeah, it went out to Dale Evans.

I think I’m missing the last panel again.

My doc looked at my X-rays and gave me this concise evaluation: “Your back is messed-up! It looks like a crushed soda can.”

So me prescribe you a month long vacation in the out-back of Austrailia see. Not back out of this treatment now.

Out to lunch?

Ed’s doctor still does x-rays on film? TimeMop™ must be at it again!

You don’t need an x-ray to see that Ed’s toxic black mold is taking over the doctor’s office!

I got the results of my Echocardiogram: Left radial fractoid in excluded thrombone. Meta-tarmastic elasion in right upper cranfullum area. Lower ventricular lobe moderately mediated. Conclusion – NO CHANGE from Feb 2022. (That will be $1,935.00, please. Thank you, Blue Cross. Where would I be without you.)

His back troubles are most likely muscular. X-Rays won’t show it.

do you know when it will comeback? :\

Next there has to be a test to see if you have a hang nail or not if there’s a slight pain in your finger! Please don’t take this personal if anyone is in the medical field, I’m referring to medical tests in general and not the personnel.

Thank you, Doctor Obvious…….

You’re a doctor?

I’m a doctor.

I’m dubious..

I’m glad to know you,Mister Dubious!

does that mean he cant pass the salt and pepper to dawn and mary worth without discomfort ?

Has no Spine!

………and time to put it back in!!!!!!

That is why you don’t do x-rays or other imaging for acute back pain unless there are red flag signs and/or symptoms.

My back goes out more often than I do.

says, Dr. Nosheet Sherlock

ba dum tss

last time i was in office my doctor wanted to xray my chest…i said wait a minute i have to comb my hair

DUH!

Ya know what else is “out?” Democracy. How do you like your oligarchy? Want fries with that?

I remember when I was in my thirties and went to the doctor after throwing my back out twice in one month. I was still on the x-ray table as he looked over the images and told me, “No wonder you threw your back out twice this month. You have arthritis.”

I take back what I said about this guy being a good doctor yesterday. So after he prescribed treatment (either do nothing, or get therapy), he then ordered an x-ray? For no reason?