Good thing that I had better sense than Mike here. Comments like that to Mom and it would not make a difference whether or not I could tell them apart. I would not be eating either of them. At least not that night.
While Elly is doing her usual slow burn, the oddest part about the last panel is that Michael does not have a smirk on his face to tell us readers that he knows he has just insulted his mother’s cooking. There has been a running joke that Elly is a terrible cook that has been shown on many occasions going back 10 years now. There has also been a running joke that the casseroles Elly makes are just the leftovers from the week with some cheese on top. I wonder if we have reached the point where Michael genuinely can’t tell the difference between dog food and his mother’s casserole.
I’m reminded about an old cereal commercial, (Grape Nuts I think). Some guy would eat parts of a pine tree and then push the cereal a better thing to eat. He did this for several years till he died. So I guess he has taken root in his next life.
So Mike, eat the casserole. It is better than pine-nuts.
Canadian Comedian, Ron James, says his retirement plan is to eat a little bit of cat food everyday – so that, when he’s 80, it doesn’t come as such a shock!
Har dee har har – reference to “The Honeymooners” where Alice fixed a glob of cat food, the men found it and were eating it telephone conversation: Trixie: Did you fix the cat food? Alice: Yes, I have the cat food ready, but the boys are eating it! Ralph: Did you hear that? Norton: Yeah, but this is good stuff!
When I was in high school, my Mom went back to work (during my freshman year) and I was given a Betty Crocker cook book, told I had a week to learn how to cook (I did not know how to boil water at the time). I learned and subsequently learned well enough that I did dinner parties for family friends and made enough to buy a new motorcycle for my senior year. I learned that you do what you have to, devil takes the hindmost!
You mean to tell me Farley gets a hot meal for dinner? My folks’s dog only got that in his 16th-18th years. Some special recipe the vet came up with for senior dogs.
Maybe Michael wants to be told to make his own supper from now on. He probably wouldn’t sulk about it the way Lizzie did when complaining about cheese sandwiches got her sentenced to making her own lunch from then on.
never understood the parents who made such a fuss about eating all your food when they know full well many foods are unliked or a source of sensitivity and allergies. my parents did not believe me about my sensitivity to onions until the day I could not hold them down and threw up in my plate. do not eat onions to this day but love garlic. my father was the opposite…loved onions but garlic made him throw up.
Templo S.U.D. about 5 years ago
har-dee-har-har, Mike
KenTheCoffinDweller about 5 years ago
Good thing that I had better sense than Mike here. Comments like that to Mom and it would not make a difference whether or not I could tell them apart. I would not be eating either of them. At least not that night.
LeeCox about 5 years ago
As my own mother used to say, you’re cruising for a bruising, Michael!
Macushlalondra about 5 years ago
It’s not wise to insult the mother who could add an extra ingredient to your portion Michael.
Little Caesar about 5 years ago
“You can be replaced with a bruise in shoes, kid.”
comic4matt about 5 years ago
I’m surprised she didn’t tell him: ‘’Try both and tell me’’
retrocool about 5 years ago
Ha Ha Ha
x_Tech about 5 years ago
Aannnnd Michael joins Larry (PBS) on the porch.
The Pro from Dover about 5 years ago
I don’t know will you?
Mr. Peterson about 5 years ago
Shouldn’t he be doing a tonguey laugh and/or have his hands in his pockets?
Enter.Name.Here about 5 years ago
Never…and I mean NEVER insult the person who prepares your food. Words of wisdom…and experience.
howtheduck about 5 years ago
While Elly is doing her usual slow burn, the oddest part about the last panel is that Michael does not have a smirk on his face to tell us readers that he knows he has just insulted his mother’s cooking. There has been a running joke that Elly is a terrible cook that has been shown on many occasions going back 10 years now. There has also been a running joke that the casseroles Elly makes are just the leftovers from the week with some cheese on top. I wonder if we have reached the point where Michael genuinely can’t tell the difference between dog food and his mother’s casserole.
Trilobyte Premium Member about 5 years ago
Pick one and offer it to Farley. If he eats it is the dog food, if he refuses, casserole.
littlejohn Premium Member about 5 years ago
I’m reminded about an old cereal commercial, (Grape Nuts I think). Some guy would eat parts of a pine tree and then push the cereal a better thing to eat. He did this for several years till he died. So I guess he has taken root in his next life.
So Mike, eat the casserole. It is better than pine-nuts.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 5 years ago
That’s it kid. Piss off the person who watches you sleep.
donwalter about 5 years ago
Not once your eyes swell shut…
bookworm0812 about 5 years ago
You’re gonna pay for that one, Kiddo.
ChazNCenTex about 5 years ago
This is Michael’s last appearance in the strip. But he’ll occasionally send letters from military school.
preacherman about 5 years ago
How appalling a remark. He no doubt thinks he’s smart. He’s not. He’s an idiot. Elly should put the casserole in the frig and let him go without.
Jabroniville Premium Member about 5 years ago
LOL. I love how Michael doesn’t even seem to be snarky. Elly’s cooking is THAT UNAPPETIZING.
m b about 5 years ago
amazing how snotty and disrespectful the kids are portrayed in this comic
brick10 about 5 years ago
“That will be your challenge!”
BlitzMcD about 5 years ago
That’s a fair question!
paranormal about 5 years ago
Will others be able to tell you from your friends after she beats the tar out of you???
Jan C about 5 years ago
This one made me chuckle out loud.
phlash about 5 years ago
Canadian Comedian, Ron James, says his retirement plan is to eat a little bit of cat food everyday – so that, when he’s 80, it doesn’t come as such a shock!
LV1951 about 5 years ago
The nose knows!
tuslog1964 about 5 years ago
Har dee har har – reference to “The Honeymooners” where Alice fixed a glob of cat food, the men found it and were eating it telephone conversation: Trixie: Did you fix the cat food? Alice: Yes, I have the cat food ready, but the boys are eating it! Ralph: Did you hear that? Norton: Yeah, but this is good stuff!
Airbender about 5 years ago
OK Michael, how about you start making your own meals?
summerdog about 5 years ago
I knew what Michael would say. Elly did set herself up for it.
Ginny Premium Member about 5 years ago
If she was smart she’d simply say – “whichever” and let him stew.
Scoutmaster77 about 5 years ago
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you…
Terminal Frost Premium Member about 5 years ago
lots of thin skins here
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
Life’s an adventure.
Shargad about 5 years ago
Michael is the epitome of the intelligent teenage smart ass. Love it.
tazman69 about 5 years ago
When I was in high school, my Mom went back to work (during my freshman year) and I was given a Betty Crocker cook book, told I had a week to learn how to cook (I did not know how to boil water at the time). I learned and subsequently learned well enough that I did dinner parties for family friends and made enough to buy a new motorcycle for my senior year. I learned that you do what you have to, devil takes the hindmost!
Robert Gillespie about 5 years ago
Supper, not dinner? Must be Canada or rural America.
TexTech about 5 years ago
You mean to tell me Farley gets a hot meal for dinner? My folks’s dog only got that in his 16th-18th years. Some special recipe the vet came up with for senior dogs.
Train 1911 about 5 years ago
And don’t forget to wash the dishes
noreenklose about 5 years ago
According to my mother’s viewpoint, “That boy is cruisin’ for a bruisin’.”
Smartmouth your Mom…not in MY Mom’s house!
Asharah about 5 years ago
Maybe Michael wants to be told to make his own supper from now on. He probably wouldn’t sulk about it the way Lizzie did when complaining about cheese sandwiches got her sentenced to making her own lunch from then on.
davetb1956 about 5 years ago
Take the one you like the best.
realist666 about 5 years ago
never understood the parents who made such a fuss about eating all your food when they know full well many foods are unliked or a source of sensitivity and allergies. my parents did not believe me about my sensitivity to onions until the day I could not hold them down and threw up in my plate. do not eat onions to this day but love garlic. my father was the opposite…loved onions but garlic made him throw up.