Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for July 26, 2024

He meant well.

Well now, that one actually made me laugh! Nice job, TB. See what you can do when you stick with simple humor starring Ed and the gang and don’t try to flesh out old storylines with FW refugees?

Say thank you and laugh.

So he, um, thought he was donating money to a charity?

Now you are laundering money.

Note the proper use of the past tense.

1st step to Money Laundering

Where was she yesterday? ED: “Give that dollar back! That was my POWDER-BALL money!” HER: “Money for your…BALL POWDER? Like Gold Bond Medicated?! SHRIEEEEK!” (runs from restaurant)

Look at what you’re doing, Ed! You must’ve seen liquid in the glass unless you need to have your eyes checked and a new prescription for your glasses.

Liquid assets?

Not very bright, either way…

Ed meant well

Don’t leave your drink cup where the tip jar/cup normally sits. That is how mistakes like that are made. Having said that, I agree with JJ O’Malley’s comments above. Crankshaft is much better without the FW rehashes. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Okay. Me is hit the heart button above. It’s called liking.

Cranky is practicing for a Presidential run in 2028.

Ed did not see liquid in that? Why is the drink close to the edge of the counter? Nice try BATTY

Omigod, that was actually funny!

whoops… :{

Buy her another drink……..

It’s funny because he’s actually tipping with a bill and not a few pennies and nickels.

Well, Cranky is a generous person……and by the way coffee cups should not be infront of the register!

He thought it was a “tip jar”.

It’s the thought that counts.

Wow, an actual joke today! No smirks, and Ed even smiles in the second panel.

Now let’s just hope this isn’t Batty’s intro to a week of strips about those darn new-fangled “credit cards,” where you just write the tip at the bottom of the bill… or worse (at least in Batty’s mind), those little terminal things where you just tap a button to leave your tip.

why would he not leave the tip at the table ?

P 4 (Ed): “….So?… you work here, don’t ya’?…. Make yourself another free one…”

From now on, Ed won’t tip at this place anymore because he’s afraid of ruining her drink.

Ah yes, Edward J. Crankshaft, a moron among morons.

She’s staring at him because this is the first time in 3 years somebody paid cash

Oops.

It’ll dry.

He didn’t know.

Kinda surprised to see Ed tip…especially a bill.

As always, Ed has good intentions.