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   Margueritem said, about 1 year ago

   Ok, it looks like he got a carbon monoxide detector for Christmas, but never installed it, and died. Since it’s June, how come the body’s not rotted, and how did the mail get on the desk? I’m having a very hard time suspending disbelief on this one.

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   Doctor Toon said, about 1 year ago

   Weird - This one ran in my paper last week. Wonder if they’ll have this one or the missing one today? Guess I’ll have to wait until the paper comes out in the morning….

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   coolinken said, about 1 year ago

   If you look at the picture, the translation of the latin means “I’ll do it tomorrow.” Still doesn’t explain how he died.

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   suzanyh said, about 1 year ago

   Don’t get it either! LOL!

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   Barbaraailant said, about 1 year ago

   ???????

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   Barbaraailant said, about 1 year ago

   ???????

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   eardroppings said, about 1 year ago

   This is right on par for this cartoon.

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   eardroppings said, about 1 year ago

   Oh, I get it. It’s “X”mas. You can tell by the little “x’s” in his eyes.
   
   Maybe since it’s summer, and his place is decked out in Christmas decorations, his name is “Leon”.
   Maybe…oh, forget it.

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   neisola said, about 1 year ago

   He delayed on everything…dirty dishes, taking down his Christmas stuff, his bills are late, and putting in his carbon monoxide dectector. He died in June, not Christmas, because he had to have changed the paper calendar over. thanks for explaining the latin - I would not have caught it all otherwise.

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    nighthawks said, about 1 year ago

    I dont think he got the detector for xmas, I think all the indicators (mail, picture,dirty dishes, xmas stuff still up) are that he is a procrastinator.
    If its June and he died at xmas, who’s been turning the calendar pages? (unless its form the PREVIOUS June!)
    I mean, why would he procrastinate on everything except turning the calendar pages?
    So, if he did indeed die of carbon monoxide poisoning, it is his fault because he procrastinates. HA HA HA HA
    so funny!

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    ChattyPat said, about 1 year ago

    So, that’s why they say never put off ‘till tomorrow…..

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    tototu said, about 1 year ago

    Taking precautions too late, like everything else, Cletus fails to change his shorts.

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    kirbey said, about 1 year ago

    Glad I’m not the only one who can’t figure it out and I like this cartoon!

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    runar said, about 1 year ago

    Thanks to the preceding comments, I think I’ve finally got it - the guy is a chronic procrastinator, and now he’s late for his own funeral!

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    Joy Lederman said, about 1 year ago

    It’s sad that I had to read the comments to understand this cartoon. The SADDER thing is that this guy’s house looks so much like mine (except for the illegible latin quote on the wall).

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    Margueritem said, about 1 year ago

    But why would he die in June? People don’t have their furnaces running then.

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    KingRat said, about 1 year ago

    The date stamp from the security camera (upper right corner) would lead me to believe that he just hasn’t changed the calendar in five months.

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    Joseph Lerner said, about 1 year ago

    Reading the comments and zooming in on the comic I think I might have a solution. Forget what day it is now. In the comic it is June (nice day, green grass, shorts) and he died probably that day. His habitual procrastination is his undoing: the CO-detector box says INSTALL TODAY in the red area (the punchline of the joke). Looks like he should have listened. GoComic’s low resolution ruins yet another comic.

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    KingRat said, about 1 year ago

    Joseph, I live in colorado and my grass is still green.

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    Coffee-Turtle said, about 1 year ago

    Why do today what you can do tomorrow? ;-)

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    DigitalFrog said, about 1 year ago

    Gas water heaters can also be a major source of CO poisoning

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    theamazingamber said, about 1 year ago

    The general consensus seems to be: we get it (by now, anyway), it’s just…not funny. This day’s panel was a total miss, but I’ll forgive Mr. Hilburn this one, as I enjoy The AG almost daily. :-)