Rubes by Leigh Rubin for May 28, 2021

I bet they weren’t moss balls.

Then there’s the related breed that you only see around Christmas time – Point Setters.

Any of them Irish?

Setters…. mostly don’t.

Next item on the agenda… cars chased.

They went balls to the wall.

“…and we has achieved this despite the ongoing pandemic and lockdowns restrictions.”

With a little more effort, I’m sure we can retrieve….um achieve an even higher goal.

Squirrels chasings are up, too. They’re thinking of going public on the NYSE.

The chart on the back side board is number of balls sniffed.

How many retrieved?

Now for the bad news…we’re lagging way behind last year’s numbers of rooting through the kitchen trash…

The job title of the dog at the board is, of course, quartermaster. #BadPunNoCookie

(Yes, that’s irrelevant to the pun at hand; and yes, I’ve been saving it up.)

We are however preparing for legal action from the Tennis Association.

OK, let’s see the ‘Squirrels Chased’ chart.

and they love their work – they’re having a ball…