Brevity by Dan Thompson for August 24, 2012

Um, this is kinda creepy…I’m out of here….

Well, in my neck of the woods, a whole branch of the vise squad is dedicated to clamping down on back-alley forgery rings.

Varnes…. um…. thanks anyway for logging in.

They’re not creepers… just a couple of saplings, looking to get into the watering hole…

Their bark is worse than their bite.

Yeah, it’s out in the alley but they look clean cut, and I don’t see any needles littered about.

I do agree that we need to root out fake ID’s and underage drinking….but it’s better if you don’t leave them out there.

As if I didn’t know you’d all be sycamore from me…

today’s strip reminds me of a line I read, attributed to Groucho Marx,

but which he may or may not ever have said…

After being bothered at a restaurant by a gushing dowager dripping with jewelry…

“If they ever counted that woman’s rings, she’d be the oldest living thing in California.”

And Godfrey (yesterday) — gwarsh… thanks!

These guys truly log onto their computers. A-cording to some whispering pine, the girls at the bar were really stacked.

If a tree is drinking alone and falls off his bar stool,does anybody hear him hit the floor?

Why is the tail of a dog like the heart of a tree?It’s the farthest from the bark! If you’ve heard this one, don’t say anything because I would like to hear it again myself.

Rick doesn’t look old enough to be doing this…

They will get the chopping block when they get home.

Uh, oh. The sap is definitely rising. Uh, hey Woody. Drawing more rings on her doesn’t really make her “legal.” Oh, well. At least afterward, they can refresh themselves in the bar. And you guys clean up the saw dust before you go. But if rubbing together starts a fire, don’t come around whining about it.

Balsa: But what about us? Rick: We’ll always have Paris.

I guess then they will be legal tender.

If Rick dies, he’ll be a dead ringer for his brother. . .

If she gets to go into the bar and have a drink, is it a legitimate drink if she doesn’t get drunk or an illegitimate one if she does get drunk?

Glad you up for posting, Dogsniff. Hope your recovery is speedy.

Great to see you back!!

Thanks, I needed that! Good one.