Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for December 26, 2012

But the steam itself never gets dirty – it’s always white. It does leave boiler sludge, though. 8^(

Steam is clear, water vapor is white.

There’s a lot of hot air coming from our commentators today !

then what are clouds made of??

And with all this debate, nobody noticed that Loon dropped his pants in the 2nd panel? What’s that all about?

Golly…all this talk & not a “Rim Shot” in the group.

Aw yes..tis’ a conundrum…..

Why did Loon drop trou in the second panel?

There’s a Peter Sellers joke in there somewhere..

Loon doesn’t wear pants. He wears skates. The colorist goofed, apparently.

How did you get locked in the machine? And who let you out?

They look more like kneepads to me, but they’re still dropped!

Hmm, good thing Loon isn’t running a nuclear reactor.