Bad Machinery by John Allison for May 01, 2024

This was an entirely new page added for the published version, which smooths the transition to the next bit. It replaces a strip of Linton drawing some rather Freudian artwork that may have pushed the boundaries of “family-friendly” a little.

But, y’know, like they say: Sometimes a train going into a dark tunnel is just a train going into a dark tunnel.

The tattoo artist misspelled “chav”

That guy must REALLY love chives if he went to all the trouble of getting a tattoo saying so.

Keep calm and chive on?

I assume the dog walker went to a bad tattooist who misspelled “I ❤ CHAVS.”

All dogs go to heaven, but not so for the owners.

Oh, dear, I suspect Lottie is right.

Pepper does look a lot like a cat.

Lottie is picking on a guy who regularly keeps his dog on a leash in the park while she lets her dog walk without it? What an hypocrite! That gentleman has every reason to be annoyed! Also, yay! Finally the beginning of the great love story between Shauna and Blossom!

Anyone who’d wear a Camp America tee shirt is beyond repair. Disclaimer: I was born in the US in 1946 and have lived here all my life,

A very bad idea, Wickle.

Ashes, ashes . . .