Smith by Andrew Pilcher

Smith

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  1. SCOTTtheBADGER

    SCOTTtheBADGER said, 6 months ago

    Oliver Twist? Wasn’t apprenticed to a sweep?

  2. Andrew Pilcher

    Andrew Pilcher said, 6 months ago

    The song’s from Mary Poppins, though I don’t think Dick van Dyke ever stuffed any boys up chimneys. Oliver was apprenticed to Sowerberry the Undertaker.

  3. Jon Ormsbee

    Jon Ormsbee said, 6 months ago

    A tip of the old top hat to you, this is funny in any language

  4. Mike

    Mike said, 6 months ago

    Wow! Those child labor rules were harsh back in the day! That kids been up there for how long?

  5. Dry

    Dry said, 6 months ago

    LOL! Love the look on Smith’s face in the last panel!

  6. Mountaingreenery

    Mountaingreenery said, 6 months ago

    Tom from The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley was an apprentice sweep, and had to climb up the chimneys.
    I was appalled when I read about that as a kid.
    Jones is going to be a blue eyed black cat when she gets down from there.

  7. SCOTTtheBADGER

    SCOTTtheBADGER said, 6 months ago

    Oh, I am quite familiar with Mary Poppins. I want to watch when Jones and the boy do Step in Time.

    Have you ever read Mary Poppins? The one in the book was NOTHING like Julie Andrews!

  8. Andrew Pilcher

    Andrew Pilcher said, 6 months ago

    @SCOTTtheBADGER

    When I was a kid, which would be over forty years ago. I’ve forgotten a lot, but, yes, the Mary Poppins in the books was definitely more of a strict governess than Julie Andrews was.

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