No one, not even a kid, could seriously believe that letting a dog lick up a spill and then track it all over the house has anything to do with ‘cleaning up’…
Over the Patterson years, good ol’ Farley has bailed out, or taken the blame for MANY mishaps by the kids, John and even Ellie! If he is re-incarnated into a human, he would make an ideal Presidential aide!
When things got quiet at a family reunion, we would hear a disembodied voice ring out with one of my older cousins ringing out her oldest son’s first and middle name causing the reply—‘Nothing’. He would then immediately leave the vicinity ! ! !
Out of 6 dogs in 30 some years, I’ve rarely had a good clean up dog as I train them too well not to grab food out of children’s hands. I love it when I babysit our grand dog and just call out Come, I need a little help. Clean up in aisle 7. Works every time.
I never had a “clean up” dog, in fact none of our dogs were allowed inside the house, but my mom’s favorite dog was a mutt by the name of Skipper. Up until the day this happened my mom didn’t like dogs, but she tollerated them, then came the day my aunt came to visit us on our new farm. She drove up the long sand drive and without realizing it she parked her car over a rattlesnake. My mom came running out with a convenient hoe to kill the snake and yelled at my aunt to stay in the car. My aunt, baffled by my mom’s behavior, stayed in the car but had the door open, not realizing that there was a snake ready to strike if she put her foot down. That’s when Skipper ran past my mom, grabbed the snake just behind the head, and started whipping it around until every bone in it’s body was broken. That was the one dog my mom loved.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Milk: does the body good and it being spilt makes you cry.
LuvThemPluggers over 9 years ago
Oh, I think you’re wrong, Michael. You are gonna get plenty of flack for your clean up strategy.
Argythree over 9 years ago
No one, not even a kid, could seriously believe that letting a dog lick up a spill and then track it all over the house has anything to do with ‘cleaning up’…
moosemin over 9 years ago
Over the Patterson years, good ol’ Farley has bailed out, or taken the blame for MANY mishaps by the kids, John and even Ellie! If he is re-incarnated into a human, he would make an ideal Presidential aide!
IndyMan over 9 years ago
When things got quiet at a family reunion, we would hear a disembodied voice ring out with one of my older cousins ringing out her oldest son’s first and middle name causing the reply—‘Nothing’. He would then immediately leave the vicinity ! ! !
sbwertz over 9 years ago
My dog is a MUCH better mop than that! When he gets done it looks like Mr. Clean has been to visit.
Speckhen over 9 years ago
Note that Michael is initially grabbing a can of pop (soda for US folks). Only after Ellie’s question does he go for the milk.
Grutzi over 9 years ago
Out of 6 dogs in 30 some years, I’ve rarely had a good clean up dog as I train them too well not to grab food out of children’s hands. I love it when I babysit our grand dog and just call out Come, I need a little help. Clean up in aisle 7. Works every time.
patlaborvi over 9 years ago
I never had a “clean up” dog, in fact none of our dogs were allowed inside the house, but my mom’s favorite dog was a mutt by the name of Skipper. Up until the day this happened my mom didn’t like dogs, but she tollerated them, then came the day my aunt came to visit us on our new farm. She drove up the long sand drive and without realizing it she parked her car over a rattlesnake. My mom came running out with a convenient hoe to kill the snake and yelled at my aunt to stay in the car. My aunt, baffled by my mom’s behavior, stayed in the car but had the door open, not realizing that there was a snake ready to strike if she put her foot down. That’s when Skipper ran past my mom, grabbed the snake just behind the head, and started whipping it around until every bone in it’s body was broken. That was the one dog my mom loved.
the borg over 9 years ago
raw milk nothing better i love it
USN1977 over 9 years ago
It is unknown who was saying the words in the first panel. There is as much chance that Michael’s father was saying that as much as his mother.