Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for August 17, 2022

He’s larger than I expected. And whinier.

How do you feed an ego? Stuff it? There you go mate. The solution. Go stuff your ego!

Some folks say that I’m “egotistical”

Hell, I don’t even know what that means!

I guess it has something to do with the way

That I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans

— “It’s Hard To Be Humble.”

Alright boys. Play nice or I’ll call your Id.

Verne is so insecure that he wears his complex right on his sleeve.

I would never say I am egotistical, that would be admitting I have a flaw!

What a minute—for the first time I have something in common with Verne? What a revolting development this is turning out to be.

funny

I used to be conceited but now I’m perfect…

Ah, but Verne’s superego could beat up RJ’s.

This is a “pearls before swine” storyline, or at least, remarkably similar