Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for January 11, 2015

You know. The tall guy.

Could that be Big Bird?

The problem with their “Layaway Plan” is that they still try to upsell for more services beyond what was prepaid for when the time comes.

The size of the hole in the ground is the clue, not the headstone.

My g-grandfather, who died of consumption at age 43, was famed locally for his enormous feet. His daughter (my grandmother) wore size 14 shoes. Runs in the family.

Oh, for Pete’s sake there’s no hidden subtext. Look at the grave. The “Howard” was obviously very tall so “everyone looked up to him”. Geeze.

I don’t get either. The joke was muffed, plain and simple.

It was obviously Howard Huge.

So now you’re looking down. It’s a little easier on the neck.

I can read it, but the joke is in the length of the grave; ergo, whoever he was, he was a giant!

C’mon, guys. The name is irrelvant. Lay Shoe and Perfesser down next to the grave, beak to talon, add Skyler and the Wiz in there, and their combined length just MIGHT add up to the length of that grave . . .

It seems to me that some people like to over think an obvious (to me) sight gag !

I enlarged it and it says Howard Broadway

I wonder what they used to dig the grave with?

The name doesn’t matter. It’s the size of the grave that says it all.

@oldman20154: They use a backhoe these days.@willymays: I still don’t get it. But then I’m not totally into sight gags.

Howard Broadway.

Groaner of a joke.

You mean “ol’ Stretch” is gone??Jeez….Didn’t even know he waz sick..

Something to see, size 14 running!

His given name was Howard but hisalias was “Big Bad John”