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   mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

   Smart little kid.

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   ComicDetectiveDA said, 2 months ago

   A Con Man: The Early Years

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   Comic-Nut said, 2 months ago

   Isn’t this the way all kids operate.
   I know I did ….

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   mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

   Nice MJ pic Comic.

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   howtheduck said, 2 months ago

   In her early years before she found her own consistent voice, Lynn Johnston would often do comic strips in imitation of other popular strips of that time. Con-man kid strips have been popular since the Katzenjammer kids, although this one is a little more like Dennis the Menace in its tone.

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   Susan001 said, 2 months ago

   The same picture depicting Mom AND Dad?
   Hoo boy–anthromorphic parents!!

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   Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

   I don’t know that Elly should’ve been so flattered with that pic!

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   FishStix said, 2 months ago

   There’s no con going on here. Both parties freely gave and freely received; no deception was even suggested. So…

   An Entrepreneur: The Early Years.

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   ninmas said, 2 months ago

   the size of this strip is different.

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    kfaatz925 said, 2 months ago

    An opportunist, if nothing else. ;)

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    snakemama said, 2 months ago

    nice way to get more cookie for your picture, mike ;-) it’s the picture that counts, not the cookie. cookies are bonus

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    Ji2m said, 2 months ago

    Well, SchmoozeMinkey, I guess you get to cast the first stone…

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    Ji2m said, 2 months ago

    Susan001,

    I think you meant “androgynous”…

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    Doctor Toon said, 2 months ago

    Michael is going to grow up to be a writer, his creativity is showing here.

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    Burgundy2 said, 2 months ago

    LOL Ji2m I read Susan’s comment, totally knew what she meant. I didn’t twig to the mistake until you mentioned it.

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    pupekd said, 2 months ago

    learning is….when he shares the goodness in his life the fruit of such labor shall multiply

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    mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

    Shouldnt he have finished eating the cookie, and wiped the crumbs away, before showing it to dad?

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    yyyguy said, 2 months ago

    naaah! Dad wouldn’t notice.

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    mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

    Either way, yyyguy, its a good way to get cookies if it works.

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    Burgundy2 said, 2 months ago

    mroberts I was thinking the same thing myself - remove all evidence of the cookie before approaching dad.

    But I guess I think like a scum…

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    comixavier said, 2 months ago

    Elly: John! What’re you doing giving Michael a cookie?

    John: Elly, he showed me his picture and said it was for me. So I’m rewa…

    Elly: Michael gave it to me. So I gave him a cookie.

    [John and Elly Look at each other, then at Michael with stern faces]

    Michael: Uh… Heh-heh. Hey, I think I heard the doorbell ring. Maybe it’s Lawrence wanting to play. See ya!

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    Tigger said, 2 months ago

    That Con Job did not work on my Parents.

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    Ronshua said, 2 months ago

    Elly’s little man has politician written allover his little crumby face .

    Ah cookie earned is ah cookie gained .

    Ah cookie is only better with ah cold glass of milk .

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    mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

    Burgundy, either that, or you notice details.

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    shogun124 said, 2 months ago

    it just shows that michael is a smart kid

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    rricchhterr said, 2 months ago

    never mistake intelligence for scrouples,
    nor wisdom for ethics,

    which kinda makes you wonder what might be so good about wisdom??

    maybe l’m thinking western wisdom
    as opposed to eastern wisdom

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    Burgundy2 said, 2 months ago

    mroberts sorry, I hope that didn’t come out wrong. I was refecting something that schmoozeminky said, and I think he’s out of sorts today.

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    Burgundy2 said, 2 months ago

    rrichhterr there is so far no proof that intelligence has any survival value.

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    mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

    Burgundy, no, it didnt come out wrong, I was aware of that statement.

    How does intelligence not have any survival value?

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    Burgundy2 said, 2 months ago

    look at how long dinosaurs roamed th planet.. Humans have been here for a very small fraction of the time.. We have not proven ourselves yet.

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    Burgundy2 said, 2 months ago

    oh. and I did not say intelligence had no survival value, just that it was not proven.

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    mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

    Ok Burgundy, I dont know what dinosaurs have to do with any of that, and how can intelligence having or not having survival value be proven?

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    BlitzMcD said, 2 months ago

    It’s not just Michael. Dogs are adept at the same thing. Just bring out some food and watch Fido give you “the look”!

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    mark walton said, 2 months ago

    Very very funny. :)
    “Ah cookie”? Is that a typo? Am I missing something here?