Agnes by Tony Cochran for January 17, 2022

Take it to the old people. Failing eyesight could help her ring up some sales.

Give them a varnish to highlight the colors.

Are there any movies or TV shows that can teach Agnes the folly of her get-rich-quick schemes?

It’s clear Granny and Trout have been unsuccessful.

once again, trout is gumming up the works…

Today is National Hot Buttered Rum Day. It’s very appropriate for the weather we’re having.

Curses, foiled again.

30 pieces of silver?

They also double as fish bait

Only Trout carries a loupe.

Jewel thieves will have even stickier fingers…

Market them as still having some flavor and tap into that candy necklace nostalgia.

I’ve seen a lot worse art than gum wads…….

All they need is googly eyes.

Hey, people pay good money for dead bugs in old tree sap, so why not ?

I love Trout’s ‘side-eye’ look to the audience.

And a new cosmetics line is born!

In the late seventies I remember a family friend selling “turquoise” that was basically desiccated gum. Keep in mind I was maybe 8-9 years old, so my memory might be off.

Regarding her entrepreneurial skills, Agnes is a little more “out there” than many young children who attempt to imitate the adult world. Good thing she has Trout to reel her back in when necessary.

They won’t need to.