“I recently wrote that those little yappy dogs were totally useless. I’m sorry, I have to retract that. It’s been pointed out to me that you can tie them to the end of long sticks and use them to clean dust bunnies out from under the bed.” —Mike Royko, (the column that earned him more user mail than anything else he ever wrote)
Ratkin Premium Member over 1 year ago
It probably didn’t have anything to do with colloquial expressions.
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
another sad pet potential comic…makes me feel sad…
SHIVA over 1 year ago
Should have brushed up on his semantics.
MeanBob Premium Member over 1 year ago
I fail to see the downside.
blunebottle over 1 year ago
Even familiar with the expression, I might have obliged.
nosirrom over 1 year ago
Old habits are hard to break. Before driving a taxi Carlton was the NYC Rat Czar.
Little Caesar over 1 year ago
That must have been before he got into real estate.
gokarDun over 1 year ago
Oh goody…does this mean that “yip, yip, yip” is squashed?
Doug K over 1 year ago
So did he do like he was asked and “step on it” (the dog) … and put an end to its loud unfriendliness.
mrsdonaldson over 1 year ago
LOL!
Frank Burns Eats Worms over 1 year ago
Rest assured, this cabbie made all the stomps.
uniquename over 1 year ago
Well, he received a 1 star review from the dog owner. Everyone else gave him a 5 star review.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Not a dog, barking rat.
Malph over 1 year ago
All chihuahuas are sweet!
ladykat over 1 year ago
One squished overgrown rat, coming up!
jackthemailman over 1 year ago
There’s a MINIATURE Chihuahua?
Spacetech over 1 year ago
Grammarerly
Lee26 Premium Member over 1 year ago
My buddy called them ‘Drop kick Dogs’, coz that’s what you want to do with them!
cactusbob333 over 1 year ago
After cabbie finished, that doggie was one inch tall and six foot wide.
Lablubber over 1 year ago
Boy, that’s ruff.
cuzinron47 over 1 year ago
“Gee, dude, you don’t even have to ask [squish].”
ekke over 1 year ago
Which semantic confusion are we discussing: “step on it” or “groomer”?
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 1 year ago
“I recently wrote that those little yappy dogs were totally useless. I’m sorry, I have to retract that. It’s been pointed out to me that you can tie them to the end of long sticks and use them to clean dust bunnies out from under the bed.” —Mike Royko, (the column that earned him more user mail than anything else he ever wrote)
dlaemmerhirt999 over 1 year ago
Yep! My chihuahua is ADORABLE and chonky, but he’s a NASTY, NASTY MAN! He’s too endearing to get mad at though. Nutjob. <3
CoffeeBob Premium Member over 1 year ago
I learned in an Anthropology class that the Aztecs used to breed them for food. Fatten them up on maize and roast them. The original corn dog.
6turtle9 over 1 year ago
One star. So worth it!
megiggles over 1 year ago
Ambiguity is at the heart of humor, and the English language.
Buoy over 1 year ago
mplsfourth over 1 year ago
If you can step on it, it’s a rat, not a dog.
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
Scott “crushed it” today! ❤️
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
Carlton thought it was a barking cockroach! ❤️
BigBoy over 1 year ago
I have a chihuahua, one of the good ones and this is the funniest comic and comments I’ve seen in a while
DaBump Premium Member over 1 year ago
“And his eyes bugged out like a stomped-on toadfrog’s!”