Mother Goose and Grimm by Mike Peters for April 18, 2024

Now that was an easy twenty!!!

But, can Grimm actually jump?

One time I had $21. Oldest bet joke in the book. How about betting on something else like betting that Santa is real?

Someone musta been too tired to come up with a punch line. Old joke, but a classic. I bet my kids that and the next thing I knew they were betting their cousins and friends. They told me the joke was lame, but that did not stop them from repeating it!

Ralph – " Hold on a minute! I want to see your fat butt jump, other wise the tie goes to me and I win."

For my $20 I’d show I couldn’t jump over Grimm. On him, yes, over him, no.

Anyone remember when something like this was also used in an episode of “Dora the Explorer”? They were betting who can jump higher than the Great Mountain, then came to the conclusion that everyone can, because “mountains can’t jump”. Also, if Calvin of “Calvin and Hobbes” tried to do something like this with Susie, it’s a safe bet that Susie would beat him to a pulp.

Rim shot!

You set yourself up for that one, Ralph!

But is the height measured to the top or the bottom? If it’s the top, and neither leaves the ground, then the doghouse wins.

A new sucker bet? Or have I just missed this one?

Trick question, Ralph. All in how you say it.