It looks like he’s having this conversation with her in a jail visiting room… and her ax is standing next to the table…? Never mind the ice bag.
He had it coming, He had it coming, He only had himself to blame, If you’d’a been there, If you’d’a seen it, I betcha you would have done the same!
She’ll never be convicted!
I love this story arc. One of the absolute classics.
A clear case of suicide.
They skipped the strip from the day before, which helps to set the scene: https://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/1984/05/28
Steve does this stuff all the time and can’t see any motive.
This is really funny!
She looks like the librarian from Binkley’s anxiety closet who hovered over him with an axe saying his books were “966 days overdue, dear!” (or something similar).
Reminds me of the Christopher Titus bit about his crazy mother killing her husband over T-Day dinner problem.
Spouses have been murdered for less.
Sreve-o with an ice bag and Mrs. Whacker with her trusty axe by her side.
Could anything possibly go wrong? Are you sure it’s wrong?!
Berkeley Breathed
Yontrop about 4 years ago
It looks like he’s having this conversation with her in a jail visiting room… and her ax is standing next to the table…? Never mind the ice bag.
delennwen about 4 years ago
He had it coming, He had it coming, He only had himself to blame, If you’d’a been there, If you’d’a seen it, I betcha you would have done the same!
Tentoes about 4 years ago
She’ll never be convicted!
Sir Bugsy about 4 years ago
I love this story arc. One of the absolute classics.
AndrewSihler about 4 years ago
A clear case of suicide.
pgilbert31 Premium Member about 4 years ago
They skipped the strip from the day before, which helps to set the scene: https://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/1984/05/28
Diat60 about 4 years ago
Steve does this stuff all the time and can’t see any motive.
pamela welch Premium Member about 4 years ago
This is really funny!
kauri44 about 4 years ago
She looks like the librarian from Binkley’s anxiety closet who hovered over him with an axe saying his books were “966 days overdue, dear!” (or something similar).
Andylit Premium Member about 4 years ago
Reminds me of the Christopher Titus bit about his crazy mother killing her husband over T-Day dinner problem.
jimmeh about 4 years ago
Spouses have been murdered for less.
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
Sreve-o with an ice bag and Mrs. Whacker with her trusty axe by her side.
Could anything possibly go wrong? Are you sure it’s wrong?!