Smarter Than The Average......

Baldo and Gracie are two of the most precocious kids in the funnies today. Sort of like the kids that adorn the pages of Stephen King novels, you can see hints of King peeking out from between the lines of their precious observations. Most kids don't think or talk like that, but all's fair in ink and paint!

Baldo has one of the best lines ever today when his dad asks "How is this place ever going to be clean?" Baldo replies "Easy....broaden your definition of 'clean'."

Speaking of Ink and Paint, I've been known to "dabble in water colors" (okay, Roger Rabbit fans, who said it?) but sexy toons are a guilty pleasure for me. So today's "Blondie" was worth drooling over. I really need to go back into the archives to see what it is that Blondie sees in Dagwood. Ever hear that Sparks song "ugly guys with beautiful girls"? It springs to mind!

And speaking of love in the funny pages, for the past two days, it's been getting hot between "Phelps and Fog" as Tiffany has now dubbed them. Forget about Luann's problems of amour, this is the couple to watch. Don't bother crossing your fingers for Jon from "Garfield." This string of "Bad Date" strips is a nice roll - but it underlines the fact that, as I posted earlier, the world as we know it will simply end if Jon ever manages to score a girlfriend.

And speaking of abrupt endings.....