FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for January 24, 2025

Um, that’s secret word, not magic word.

“Nimrod was a mighty hunter…”

FoxTrot en Español really mangled the joke. The last panel translates to “I like to make jokes with cookies”; “You have to be Groucho Marx for that.”

“Nimrod” used to mean a might hunter. Bugs Bunny changed that.

Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam

Behold the mighty hunter of pretzels.

Hey! YOU married him!

“I would never belong to club that would have me as a member.”

Recall back in middle school, late 1960’s, snickering whenever RAF and Nimrod missiles were discussed.

okay – took me a minute (Groucho did it better)

I think the only comedian that could come close to Groucho Marx was Rodney Dangerfield in “Caddy Shack”.

Oscar the Groucho?

The sports teams at the Watersmeet, Michigan high school are The Nimrods. I understand they make a lot of money selling team paraphernalia.

“Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?”

“Getting older is no problem, you just have to live long enough.”

“If I held you any closer, I would be on the other side of you.”

“I intend to live forever, or die trying.”

“No man goes before his time – unless the boss leaves early.”

“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”

“Women should be obscene and not heard.”

“Either he’s dead or my watch has stopped.”

“Now here’s a viaduct.”

Never heard them called pretzel ‘rods’. I’ve heard them as pretzel ‘sticks’. However, those look larger in diameter than the sticks in the stores.

My question would be…“Why is the mom ALWAYS putting down other peoples fun in this comic?”.

There’s nothing like a good Groucho impression. And that was nothing like a good Groucho impression.

“A cigar is a very handy thing for a comedian to have, assuming that you are a comedian” – Groucho to Bill Cosby

Grouco is turning in his grave.

How did these two ever fall in love and get married?

Dat’s da’ magik WOID, Nimrod!

I went as Groucho Marx one Halloween years ago. You can say most anything in character as Groucho and get away with it.

“Why a duck?”