Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 30, 2020

Don’t worry about it Troy, you know that Mavis is always looking for a new project around the house.

Yes Troy. But you need to remember that when people use that expression, they do not mean it literally. As in “go amputate your wrist and hand by shoving them through the wall.”

Of course, Troy, you could take an alternate route. I see that your left is appropriately formed: put your other hand through the wall too! A matched set! Mavis will be so moved once she stops laughing.

There is an ambulance parked in front of Tony and Mavis’s house. Tony must have gotten frustrated again. He tends to hit, push, and snap things when he gets frustrated.

I heard the Dr. put him on a tranquilizer and it didn’t faze him. He got tired of waiting at a red light on the way back from the Dr’s and ran his car through the front window of the Ballard Craft and Pet Wash Emporium.

That’ll take one heck of a diet.

Troy says he was just doing his stretching exercises.

What did that poor wall ever do to you Troy.

I trust Troy pulled a permit before starting to take down the wall for that light, bright open floor plan he’s been dreaming of…

Troy was also thinking that next time he might use a hammer.

Troy’s patience has hit the wall.

I think he got the fly that time.

The old fist through the wall trick only works if you miss the stud.

True.. and now you need a book on how to repair walls.

Yes, Troy, that was a bit heavy-handed…

Channel your anger into something productive, Troy, like typing inane GoComics commentaries.

He didn’t even use a hammer!

Stop looking at Trump’s tweets!

What? He’s just tapping the nails back out of the wall so he can move the pictures…

Troy didn’t like the placement of the paintings, but he couldn’t bring himself to say that to Mavis. Now he can hang them over the gaping hole he made, right where he wants them.

I’ve had days like that.