I remember the days of the catalytic converter. It was sort of an afterburner for the emissions. Car engines were so inefficient that they did not burn all their fuel. So car makers bolted on the catalytic converter to reburn the fuel. It was fuel you used that did not go into making the car move.
The analogy I like to use is that the catalytic converter is to a car what a software “patch” is to a computer – a less than efficient temporary hack.
You were also warned NOT to sit at idle over something flammable like grass.
Car manufacturers were forced to come up with a better idea.
Curse those environmentalists, if it weren’t for those tree huggers we’d still be getting 16 miles to the gallon and have brown air!
Do you realize most people under 40 (or older) may know what smog was, but none have ever smelled it? It is kind of like the dial telephone of the atmosphere.
This comic arc doesn’t ring true. I don’t think anyone would leave a beagle stranded in the desert, even one so odd looking as Spike. Of course, the beagles from Snoopy’s family must’ve been most unusual for them to stand erect. That by itself is more than worthy of adoption.
mccollunsky over 1 year ago
Spike’s thought is harsher than his bite.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
thanks for the pointer there, Spike
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
poor Spike, strike two!
hariseldon59 over 1 year ago
Spike channeling Johnny Carson’s Carnac the Magnificent.
jasonsnakelover over 1 year ago
Who’s that boy?
Asharah over 1 year ago
May your car overheat 100 miles from a water source
The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago
Probably fleas are the worst kind.
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
It looks like Spike has a collar of some sort. Perhaps it is a flea collar?
The Fly Hunter over 1 year ago
Spike headed out to Needles but only made it to Las Vegas.
Decepticomic over 1 year ago
Yep. Called it. Or subconsciously remembered it cuz this strip is originally from the 70s. The mind is weird.
Ellis97 over 1 year ago
Spike probably should have asked Snoopy to fly him back to Needles.
Darryl Heine over 1 year ago
What is a smog control device?
dflak over 1 year ago
I remember the days of the catalytic converter. It was sort of an afterburner for the emissions. Car engines were so inefficient that they did not burn all their fuel. So car makers bolted on the catalytic converter to reburn the fuel. It was fuel you used that did not go into making the car move.
The analogy I like to use is that the catalytic converter is to a car what a software “patch” is to a computer – a less than efficient temporary hack.
You were also warned NOT to sit at idle over something flammable like grass.
Car manufacturers were forced to come up with a better idea.
Curse those environmentalists, if it weren’t for those tree huggers we’d still be getting 16 miles to the gallon and have brown air!
Its just me over 1 year ago
May your chickens turn to emus and kick your hen house down.
uniquename over 1 year ago
Spike just darned him to heck.
Doug K over 1 year ago
Humans can be so insensitive. He could have just said, “No.”
Blu Bunny over 1 year ago
Keep walking Spike, you’ll be back to your slim self by the time you get there.
karlykru Premium Member over 1 year ago
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your crotch – Yiddish curse
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Do you realize most people under 40 (or older) may know what smog was, but none have ever smelled it? It is kind of like the dial telephone of the atmosphere.
preacherman over 1 year ago
This comic arc doesn’t ring true. I don’t think anyone would leave a beagle stranded in the desert, even one so odd looking as Spike. Of course, the beagles from Snoopy’s family must’ve been most unusual for them to stand erect. That by itself is more than worthy of adoption.
198.23.5.11 over 1 year ago
Spike can hitch a ride on a wild burro
John Jorgensen over 1 year ago
What a severe curse.
mindjob over 1 year ago
As someone who hitchhiked across the US and Canada in the 70’s, I can relate to waiting for hours to get a ride
knight1192a over 1 year ago
Don’t worry, Spike, it will.
JoeMartinFan Premium Member over 1 year ago
“MAY YOUR SMOG CONTROL DEVICE REDUCE YOUR GAS MILEAGE!” That is a very creative curse!
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member over 1 year ago
Why would you stop just to say that?
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
May the Bird of Paradise fly up your nose !
edeloriea14 over 1 year ago
Another random kid sighting.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
Good comeback, Spike.