in the old days they would soak the fruit cake in brandy, that might explain the need to regurgitate it. fizzy red soda would have been a good addition to the picture.
My little town of Independence Ca (750 pop) has a yearly FRUITCAKE FESTIVAL right before Christmas – entertainment and dancing, costume awards, fruitcake judging (including a prize for the one that breaks the knife!); admission is a fruitcake or eggnog. Its a big spoof and fun filled night; the fruitcake is served at the end of the evening.
Stupid kid—you’re not supposed to eat it, you’re supposed to pass it along ASAP to someone else. Like Johnny Carson said, there’s just the one fruitcake, no more, and it just gets passed around. Now what?
I take two thoughts from Lio today. 1) Lio has an account on that social networking site and like so many folks is obsessed with posting pictures of his food (whether pre- or post-eatting it). 2) He should have chucked (not ralphed) the fruitcake, as did the character in the Gorey cartoon that is my current avatar on that social networking site [I refuse to use its name: no free publicity, no cues for search engines].
margueritem over 11 years ago
Nah, not worth the pixels….
chireef over 11 years ago
in the old days they would soak the fruit cake in brandy, that might explain the need to regurgitate it. fizzy red soda would have been a good addition to the picture.
TELawrence over 11 years ago
Here’s the secret: there is actually only ONE fruitcake. It keeps being handed off to different people; around and around and around.
sjc14850 over 11 years ago
How have I ever made it this far through the holiday season without seeing a cartoon character puke? Thanks, Mark! :-P
WSR over 11 years ago
Might make a good holiday screensaver..
Peabody-Martini over 11 years ago
Fruit cakes are not to eaten but used as a door stop until regifted next year.
cdward over 11 years ago
The birth of The Blob.
mamarose127 Premium Member over 11 years ago
Ick.
jessegooddoggy over 11 years ago
My little town of Independence Ca (750 pop) has a yearly FRUITCAKE FESTIVAL right before Christmas – entertainment and dancing, costume awards, fruitcake judging (including a prize for the one that breaks the knife!); admission is a fruitcake or eggnog. Its a big spoof and fun filled night; the fruitcake is served at the end of the evening.
el_flesh over 11 years ago
Man I LOVED the brandy soaked fruitcake as a kid!
Islecliff1 over 11 years ago
The expression on Lio’s face in the first panel is spot on.
ewalnut over 11 years ago
I liked Klaxton fruitcakes my parents got around Christmas when I was a kid. I never understood all the fruitcake hate.
i_am_the_jam over 11 years ago
He probably saw the virgin Mary there….
Nortley over 11 years ago
Good imitation of a mama bird, Lio.
SaraRundle over 11 years ago
I love this strip – the comments from the bleachers are priceless.
pcolli over 11 years ago
Leave Lio alone, he’s documenting his life.
byamrcn over 11 years ago
Stupid kid—you’re not supposed to eat it, you’re supposed to pass it along ASAP to someone else. Like Johnny Carson said, there’s just the one fruitcake, no more, and it just gets passed around. Now what?
billdi Premium Member over 11 years ago
lio ate his cake and raaaalphed it too
DavidGBA over 11 years ago
He forgot to soften/sweeten it with liquor!
Popeyesforearm over 11 years ago
at least it’s more colorful than dad’s snot
annwah over 11 years ago
ready to recycle
rekam Premium Member over 11 years ago
I take it nobody has had a Collins Street fruitcake. They are so good that we have to dole them out to last more than a couple of days.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 11 years ago
Yuck!
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
I take two thoughts from Lio today. 1) Lio has an account on that social networking site and like so many folks is obsessed with posting pictures of his food (whether pre- or post-eatting it). 2) He should have chucked (not ralphed) the fruitcake, as did the character in the Gorey cartoon that is my current avatar on that social networking site [I refuse to use its name: no free publicity, no cues for search engines].