Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 20, 2017

Good for you, Scruffy. Remember, get to know your customer (but stay away from the sniffing part, it’s considered bad form).

And clearly doing a fine job of it too, as you can see from the facial expression Scuffy has drawn out of noted curmudgeon Horace Bluesuit.

He’s certainly posing but he’s still scuffy.

Who’d he mug to get that case?

Forget about being a businessman, Scuffy. Pursue a career in journalism. Be a newshound. You have the nose for it.

Well, Scuffy, your shirt pocket has the required pens,your tie is, well, as well done as some we see on Ballard Street,your briefcase appears to belong to someone else,your hat has the mysterious three dots;Scuffy, why do you want to be a businessman, anyway?

Hello MUDD. Hope the sun is still coming up where you are.

I can’t say I know why Scuffy wants to be a businessman…

but I can tell you it’s not a new desire on his part.

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Very funny.

Good morning Mudd.

And then there’s the dog posing as Scruffy.

File Folders – 1 bone

Appointment book – 1 chew toy

Pencils and pen set – 1 squeaky toy

ID tag for a Mr I. Ben Robdt of the Invisible Fence Company – Priceless

That’s way better than that time he was posing as a Gynecologist.

Scruffy may well not be posing… This may be a genuine career move.

Doing his business on the lawn…he will not be appreciated.