Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for January 07, 2023

It’s Pinhead from Hellraiser!

And what makes him think jumping into a pile of pine needles would be fun?

And the ringing sound in my ear – I wonder if it’s rin-tin-pinitus or only ZZ Top:

I’m a pincushion, gotta face the facts

I’m just a pincushion, and it’s no fun if ya ask…

It probably smells really nice though.

His new nickname is Spike

Cheaper than paying for acupuncture. (But they’ll probably prescribe it to treat his condition)

Before I read the caption, I figured his wife was needling him again.

Or jumping on a porcupine.

Common sense has left the building…

A visit to the acupuncturist?

No, it wouldn’t be.

Hmm, he ought to be good at finding the needle in a haystack.

Next time try cactus thorns!

“Nobody knows the needles I’ve been through, nobody knows the pine.”

Especially when they are more needles than pine.

I live in the pine

So I’m inclined to opine

They’re sticky but fine

I just load ‘‘em up, don’t whine

To the dump go mine

To da dump

To da dump

To da dump dump dump

Your first mistake was not holding a wet sucker. There’s no point jumping in a pile of leaves/needles without a wet sucker.

Tossing out the Xmas tree?

He looks excited. . . all pines and needles!