Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for May 21, 2023

A reminder that despite their appearance, Slim and Clovia are in their mid-seventies.

Dept. of Economics meeting is now in session.

Some women get their wardrobe from Spiegel—-Clovia gets hers from Art Spiegelman.

Inflation has hit the Skinners!

Don’t think you siphon it from the cow Slim.

Does he mean STEAL gas from others?? Then taxpayers will have to pay inflated costs of keeping him in jail (especially the way he eats!).

Now—is that fair??

Slim, you have to pasteurize and homogenize the milk first.

Time for a budget for Clovia and Slim. But how will they budget for if Walt Wallet passes away anytime as long as this Gasoline Alley comic strip continues into its 105th. year?

The one about postage has always been true!

Umm…Clovia, shouldn’t that be “Did you ever think a gallon of milk would cost less than a gallon of gas”?

GA yet again rates a comment on “Comics Curmudgeon”, which is not a good thng:

“Not to be a know-it-all, but the average price of a gallon of milk in the U.S. has been higher than the average price of a gallon of gasoline for 19 of the past 23 years! I’m also hung up on why Clovia says that gas AND postage is high and that’s why it’s cheaper to mail something than drive it. Still, I get that inflation can be a confusing economic phenomenon that doesn’t affect all regions or products equally, so I want to reserve my harshest criticism for Slim, who in the final panel reveals that he thinks an oil barrel is some kind of animal or maybe plant that, when properly fed and cared for, produces more oil.”

singing mice…please

Susan Zero is back. She has admitted who she is and said gocomics made her change names.