Art holds a mirror up to Nature. The Buckets come along, turn the mirror on Art and say, “Look how goofy you’re acting. Now get to work, Art. Your kids need an Xbox 360.”
The Buckets comic strip isn’t a parody of family life. Parodies are filled with hearts and rainbows or enraged tirades and dramatic confrontation. The Buckets, though? Nope. Real life, baby. It’s funny because it’s on a page and not in your house at the moment. Next week, when it’s happening to you, you’ll thank us for reminding you that it’s supposed to be funny.
Greg Cravens looks in the mirror and see not himself, but all of us. And then he draws up the silly, grand, goofy, thrilling, utterly human things we do and calls it The Buckets.
© Greg Cravens - All Rights Reserved.
Broom Hilda by Russell Myers
Buni by Ryan Pagelow
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Number Six said, almost 2 years ago
Apple trees?
ODDBALL
said, almost 2 years ago
Next, his parents file a lawsuit against the scout troop leaders.
Charging them with negligence.
It’s the American way.
Hillbillyman said, almost 2 years ago
It’s better to exclaim…No hiking while texting.
Lewreader said, almost 2 years ago
My Ex brought a cell phone the first and only time I took HER fishing.
Greg Cravens
said, almost 2 years ago
Is there a spinnerbait app?
Ima Nodummy said, almost 2 years ago
Future drivers of America!!!
Doctor Toon
said, almost 2 years ago
A few years ago I walked a couple of miles every day and became quite proficient at walking and texting
I’ll admit it, I have texted while driving too, but (mostly) only while stopped at a light
Number Three said, almost 2 years ago
LOL LOL!
xxx
Eric Alder said, almost 2 years ago
The real shame is that they no longer have actual badges, just downloads.
Greg Cravens
said, almost 2 years ago
Eric, they still have one badge- it’s the ‘Downloading’ badge. It sticks onto the back of your BSA smartphone.
jOhndrAkE (vowelsUP,consonantsdown): Vulcan: Live long and prosper. Romulan: Live strong and dominate. said, almost 2 years ago
The only “texting” on campouts should be with smoke signals . . . ummmmm, maybe not.
beviek
said, almost 2 years ago
Outch! Time to practice for the first-aid badge. (Sad to hear they don’t have actual badges anymore) When my kids went to camp, electronics weren’t allowed. Are they allowed now at most camps? Hope not, kinda defeats the purpose of roughing it. When I went to camps back in the dinosaur age, the only electronics that existed that a kid would try to sneak in were wonderful new gadgets called transistor radios! :) Cool, huh!!
jOhndrAkE (vowelsUP,consonantsdown): Vulcan: Live long and prosper. Romulan: Live strong and dominate. said, almost 2 years ago
@beviek
Transistor radio?? What’s that? I still use vacuum tubes! ;-}
Tigger
said, almost 2 years ago
Just like the TV Ad of a Man and Woman texting whil salking, and they bump inot one another knocking both down to the ground, or like the lady who was texting while walking and falls into a fountain
Tigger
said, almost 2 years ago
LLABDDO,
No, they will sue the Forest for growing Trees