Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for November 23, 2013
Transcript:
Alix: I can't believe you vacuumed up my BUG collection. Val: Once they're loose they go from collection to PESTS. Alix: Where are they NOW? Val: I cut the vacuum bag open over the compost pile. They all ran free. Gramma Evie: Wow, THAT was above and beyond. Val: Have you BEEN to one of Alix's bug funerals? To be avoided at ALL costs.
gkid over 10 years ago
Now. If only they don’t come back. :)
Milestheglassguy over 10 years ago
Things going into the vacuum first encounter the fan blades. Not many bugs are likely to survive that.
Yakety Sax over 10 years ago
We have a Rainbow vac. Everything goes into a tank of water.
YatInExile over 10 years ago
Actually, that’s not “above and beyond.” You don’t want to leave the bugs in the vacuum cleaner to escape back into the house.
Gokie5 over 10 years ago
“None of them needed to be bold.”IMHO, I think that all the bolds added to the dialogue.
Gokie5 over 10 years ago
Looks as though the bugs are going to be collectibles again very soon.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 10 years ago
No she has not Val.
peter over 10 years ago
BartJ385: > Who else was checking all three panels for signs of the > bugs before even reading the strip? :)
I wasn’t, but you made me ;-)
CougarAllen over 10 years ago
Some vacuum cleaners do have the fan in front of the bag. It tends to get damaged by metal things like paper clips (the fan is usually plastic) and if you vacuum up a piece of string it gets wrapped around the fan….