Elly needs to control her anger and prejudicial conclusions. Sometimes, I thought someone else did something only to realize that it was me and I was sorry to jump to conclusions. At least I didn’t vocalize it!
One idea for a strip, where a child Michael orders a spy camera from the back of a comic book:
John sees a ruined cake
John: Darn it! yelling at Farley Bad dog, bad, bad dog!
Michael: Sir, before you make accusations, may I recommend you take a look at these surveillance photos?
Michael hands pictures to John. One picture shows Elly in kitchen. A second picture shows Elly eating cake with bare hands. A third picture shows Elly using both hands to shove cake in mouth like a feral animal
John Good God Almighty. Oh well, I married a dropout!
Even if the dog had eaten the book, yelling at the dog isn’t going to help. Better to talk to the child – calmly! – about putting the book away after reading it, and get the dog some better teethers.
No way does licking the scratch and sniff part of the book taste good. Also, it’s not a new book, Jon took it down from the shelf, and the scents of those things wear out very, very quickly.
Elly is also hung up about books. It could be from when she worked in a library. I remember a strip from the B.A. era (Before April) when Elizabeth was maybe a few years older than April is now. Elly reams Elizabeth about leaving a book open.
Elly{enraged}: Elizabeth! We do not leave books lying open on the table! That ruins the book. Oooh, just wait until you father gets here. Oh there he is. John, talk to her about this!
John{calmly}: Elizabeth, if you have not yet finished reading the book, you should use a bookmark. Here is one.
Elizabeth: OK, thanks Daddy.
Elizabeth departs room
Elly: John, why are you casual about this, In my day, we treated books like fine china. Why, my mother would have never accepted this! Why did you not present a united front on this and come down on Elizabeth like an iceberg hitting an ocean liner?
Final strip shows music albums, the television and videos behind them
Kiba65 9 days ago
Wrong place, wrong time….
wallylm 9 days ago
And this is how April will back up her “dog ate my homework” excuse at school. “My mom can tell you he’s eaten books before.”
Asharah 9 days ago
Poor Edgar!
jennrb2010 9 days ago
April is a bit old for this kind of behavior imo. Licking a scratch & sniff book seems like something a one or two year old might do.
howtheduck 9 days ago
Another April / Edgar comparison where the dog appears to be more advanced.
jmworacle 9 days ago
Poor Puppy….
M2MM 9 days ago
Back when my youngest was three, he ate a large part of one page out of a picture book. If we had a dog, I’m sure he would have been blamed. :P :)
The Duke 9 days ago
Poor dog gets blamed for everything.
Jingles 9 days ago
i still wish she hadn’t murdered farley this time around.
snsurone76 9 days ago
As usual, big-mouth Elly jumps to the wrong conclusion! She was like that with the late Farley, too.
French Persons Premium Member 9 days ago
What’s a maple tart?
kaycstamper 9 days ago
Don’t assume and jump to conclusions, Elly!
SquidGamerGal 9 days ago
What? It was a good book!
Daltongang Premium Member 9 days ago
Same old story, blame the dog first.
DawnQuinn1 9 days ago
Ask a Canadian, we sure know.
ctolson 9 days ago
Well Edgar is definitely following in Farley’s paw steps – getting blamed for something he didn’t do. Hopefully his love is the same – unconditional.
Chris 9 days ago
poor Edgar. :J
paranormal 9 days ago
Poor Edgar is getting blamed for everything! The next thing you know he’ll be blamed for someone else’s gas!!!
CultofFarley 9 days ago
Pen-is headed Farley killer!
baskate_2000 9 days ago
Edgar didn’t do it Elly — follow up on April!
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl 9 days ago
Was anyone else reminded of Willy Wonka’s “Lickable Wallpaper”?
Angry Indeed Premium Member 9 days ago
Elly needs to control her anger and prejudicial conclusions. Sometimes, I thought someone else did something only to realize that it was me and I was sorry to jump to conclusions. At least I didn’t vocalize it!
The Great_Black President 9 days ago
One idea for a strip, where a child Michael orders a spy camera from the back of a comic book:
John sees a ruined cake
John: Darn it! yelling at Farley Bad dog, bad, bad dog!
Michael: Sir, before you make accusations, may I recommend you take a look at these surveillance photos?
Michael hands pictures to John. One picture shows Elly in kitchen. A second picture shows Elly eating cake with bare hands. A third picture shows Elly using both hands to shove cake in mouth like a feral animal
John Good God Almighty. Oh well, I married a dropout!
g04922 9 days ago
Blame it on the defenseless dog… LOL
zippykatz 9 days ago
She really does need a new hairstyle.
namelocdet 9 days ago
Do they still make scratch and sniff books for kids?
Cactus-Pete 9 days ago
You never discipline a dog unless you catch it in the act of doing something bad. It won’t understand otherwise and you’re simply abusing it.
conuly 9 days ago
Even if the dog had eaten the book, yelling at the dog isn’t going to help. Better to talk to the child – calmly! – about putting the book away after reading it, and get the dog some better teethers.
vonskippy 9 days ago
No one EVER said about a plate of solidified snot “that Flan is Fabulous”.
BlitzMcD 9 days ago
Poor Rockin’ Edgar…..
Teto85 Premium Member 9 days ago
And don’t forget the Nanaimo Bars or the Beaver Tails.
HodgeElmwood 9 days ago
You’d think Ellie would know better by now.
brick10 9 days ago
Poor Edgar
EXCALABUR 9 days ago
What happened to innocent until proven guilty?
John Jorgensen 9 days ago
No way does licking the scratch and sniff part of the book taste good. Also, it’s not a new book, Jon took it down from the shelf, and the scents of those things wear out very, very quickly.
Cathy P. 8 days ago
At least it wasn’t a library book that was destroyed!
USN1977 8 days ago
Elly is also hung up about books. It could be from when she worked in a library. I remember a strip from the B.A. era (Before April) when Elizabeth was maybe a few years older than April is now. Elly reams Elizabeth about leaving a book open.
Elly{enraged}: Elizabeth! We do not leave books lying open on the table! That ruins the book. Oooh, just wait until you father gets here. Oh there he is. John, talk to her about this!
John{calmly}: Elizabeth, if you have not yet finished reading the book, you should use a bookmark. Here is one.
Elizabeth: OK, thanks Daddy.
Elizabeth departs room
Elly: John, why are you casual about this, In my day, we treated books like fine china. Why, my mother would have never accepted this! Why did you not present a united front on this and come down on Elizabeth like an iceberg hitting an ocean liner?
Final strip shows music albums, the television and videos behind them
John: Elly, she is reading!
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 7 days ago
Thank goodness those “perfume insert” ads seem to have run their course
missyhyattfan 2 days ago
The dog always gets the blame!
missyhyattfan 2 days ago
Dogs always get the blame!