She (like many elders) keeps a stethoscope on hand for checking her blood pressure at home. It’s a plugger staple. Yes, I know this isn’t the Pluggers strip.
My youngest daughter is very creative, she can build a lot of things from scratch, which she does, she uses my tools whereas my other daughters do not. One day we were in her room and she had left a box open and it had index cards in it, it was files/cards on all her friends and families in the neighbourhood, she was 7 years old. We thought she was going to be KGB.
I come from a family in aviation and medicine. Drs, Reg Nurses, Hosp Admin, paramedics and flight surgeons. It’s either planes or medicine. (some family members do both). MY 8 YO son says he will be a heart surgeon. Play with toy trucks, not a chance. Anatomy models and puzzles are his favorite. In kindergarten they were to draw a heart for Valentines day. He drew a picture of a human heart, complete with valves and veins.
Won’t be long before we start running out of doctors because nobody can afford college and medical school both. Actually, our “institutes of higher education” abandoned education for price gouging years ago.
Well, that WAS a letdown. However, McDonald’s managers and any other “fast food” managers make pretty good wages, if you can hang in there long enough.
allen@home over 1 year ago
You might wanna rethink that, Opal.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
so Opal was a nurse (or nursing student)?
MichaelAxelFleming over 1 year ago
You want fries with that?
Macushlalondra over 1 year ago
So Opal was a doctor or nurse. I’ve been reading this strip for years and never knew that. Come to think of it, what kind of work did Earl do?
Doug K over 1 year ago
McDoctor Nelson
Queen of America over 1 year ago
Was Opal a nurse or doctor?
Kwen over 1 year ago
Did you use to “play doctor” much, Opal? Looks like Nelson is still happy to play by himself yet.
Robert Baird over 1 year ago
That is brilliant! <3
iggyman over 1 year ago
Maybe he will enroll in McDonalds Hamburg University!
iggyman over 1 year ago
Will he get the order right?
suelou over 1 year ago
Was SHE a doctor?… or a nurse?
pathfinder over 1 year ago
She (like many elders) keeps a stethoscope on hand for checking her blood pressure at home. It’s a plugger staple. Yes, I know this isn’t the Pluggers strip.
mpk94 over 1 year ago
Opel was a doctor ?
mpk94 over 1 year ago
Opel was a doctor ?
jagedlo over 1 year ago
The problem is that by the time Nelson gets to be old enough to work at Mcdonald’s, the ordering process may be automated!
James Deveney Premium Member over 1 year ago
But in the mean time -——————
joe piglet Premium Member over 1 year ago
My youngest daughter is very creative, she can build a lot of things from scratch, which she does, she uses my tools whereas my other daughters do not. One day we were in her room and she had left a box open and it had index cards in it, it was files/cards on all her friends and families in the neighbourhood, she was 7 years old. We thought she was going to be KGB.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Was Opal a Nurse at one time?
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
A doctor — or a safecracker?
Stocky One over 1 year ago
I didn’t know Opal had been a doctor! So what was Earl, does anybody know?
Saddenedby Premium Member over 1 year ago
would you like fries with that? = reality check for Opal
TMMILLER Premium Member over 1 year ago
I come from a family in aviation and medicine. Drs, Reg Nurses, Hosp Admin, paramedics and flight surgeons. It’s either planes or medicine. (some family members do both). MY 8 YO son says he will be a heart surgeon. Play with toy trucks, not a chance. Anatomy models and puzzles are his favorite. In kindergarten they were to draw a heart for Valentines day. He drew a picture of a human heart, complete with valves and veins.
Jimmyk939 over 1 year ago
MD, McD…so close, yet
rf_in_va over 1 year ago
Are we being told that Opal was in the medical profession? Nice to know.
jonescientific over 1 year ago
Won’t be long before we start running out of doctors because nobody can afford college and medical school both. Actually, our “institutes of higher education” abandoned education for price gouging years ago.
monya_43 over 1 year ago
Well, that WAS a letdown. However, McDonald’s managers and any other “fast food” managers make pretty good wages, if you can hang in there long enough.
goboboyd over 1 year ago
And after ten years of hard work you might become an assistant manager!
SamT53 over 1 year ago
As most businesses are desperately needing help, Nelson could get hired right now.
brick10 over 1 year ago
Do you want to super-size those fries?
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
How to get deflated!
klbdds over 1 year ago
And all of the children are above average. Lake Wobegon.
KEA over 1 year ago
These days, working at McDonalds is more honorable
cactusbob333 over 1 year ago
He will probably start playing doctor when he discovers the girl next door.
oish over 1 year ago
We got a coupon here! Get the cold fries from the chuck bin and the “special” burger with green “tomatoes”
jstimson over 1 year ago
Nothing wrong with McD’s as a job. Was my first one, taught me a lot. Now I’m a professional software tester for systems that go into space.
zeexenon over 1 year ago
Well unlike our great hearing aids, the kid’s technology won’t whistle at him.
ANIMAL over 1 year ago
Hey……. just be glad he’s still a BOY..!!!!!!
un·flap·pa·ble • adj. • Not able to be flapped over 1 year ago
One of the few jobs the rich won’t be able to offshore… until they learn how to do that, too..
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
Last month Opal declared him a gifted artist.
Chrisdiaz801 over 1 year ago
Nelson is keeping it real..in a cute way.
cosman over 1 year ago
Smart.. own a nice stable of franchises.
Joanie Premium Member over 1 year ago
Reminds me of my daughter going through college, getting her degree, then getting married ad having 8 kids. She never worked outside of home. ;-)
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
Nelson has noticed doctors aren’t as respected as they used to be.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault over 1 year ago
“…or not."
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 1 year ago
Opal is a former RN?
mmcalkins over 1 year ago
The old stethoscope belongs to Opal? Was she in the medical profession in her past working life????
Thehag over 1 year ago
Too funny!