Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for April 14, 2018

Cheer up, have some chowder. That always makes me happy.

You’re acting very unshellfishly then.

The tragic clown, smiling through his tears.

I think he should just clam up.

And to think I worry if I spill something on my keyboard, he’s lucky his laptop still turns on.

Sigh

Never understood that phrase until I looked it up this morning. The full phrase goes, Happy as a clam at high tide. Clam’s predators can’t get to them when the water is high, therefore the saying. Now it makes sense.

Be strong. Show some mussel!

Be thankful, the oyster has to deal with that irritating grain of sand.

. . . y’all should be ashamed of your “shells”! Especially, the artist, Mark Parisl! Such awful puns!

Great, now I’m feeling sorry for a clam????

But how happy do people think he is?!

They actually have many eyes lining their lips of their mouth.

I know you’ve heard the saying “Happy as a clam.”

He’s so depressed!!! Poor clam I feel ya!