The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for July 31, 2023

Bad news, Brutus: soon you’ll meet mother Gargle.

The tip of the iceberg

Anybody else’s comics screwed up tonight? Mine are.

My parents loved liver and onion. Man, it stunk awful. I guess more for them!

It was one dish our mother cooked properly and I didn’t mind having it because of that.

I’ll be out for a while. I’m going to White Castle until.. umm.. When is your mother going home?

Mama just got another portion to enjoy.

My wife knows to make something else for me if she wants to make liver and onions for herself.

Shades of Get Smart

Get the air freshener, mother-in-law repellant and order some take out.

They’re not his favorite.

Uggghhh, excuse me while I go find something else to eat.

Is the Born Looser a retired Control agent? :D

Liver and onions and a dead ketchup bottle at the end of the meal.

Nasty

I really like liver and onions. My wife thinks the meal is gross and stinks, so when I do have it, I cook it in a cast iron skillet on the grill.

The old battle axe is enough to ruin supper and then liver and onions?

I had a wonderful mother-in-law. After a compliment to me, she would often say to my wife, “You’re looking tired today dear.”

That’s an old joke. Shaggy Rogers uses that one all the time. Zoinks!

You should thank her for the warning.

Surely you can’t be serious.

Yes, I’m serious and don’t call me Shirley.

My mother and my wife both loved for me to cook liver and onions. Beef liver fried then smothered in gravy with rice and cabbage. Wish they were here now in good health. Nothing taste right since they passed on.

I remember my mother cooked liver once. I took one bite and couldn’t eat any more. One time in boot camp we had liver. I used half of a bottle of catsup, but I ate it.

Um I just remembered the boss wants me to stay late tonight gotta go

well, she does stink, so I’m sure the stuff adding to it would’ve made his life more difficult. :}

What’s worse? Liver and onions or a visit from Mother Gargle!?!

I guess your mother-in-law is coming for dinner, Brutus.

Liver and onions along with Mama Gargoyle. A double whammy if EVER I have envisioned. No way to put a positive spin on this. I could only suggest turning around, getting a pizza for yourself and going back to work for a couple of hours which might just impress the boss…..

I like liver. My mother used to make it with a brown gravy on the side. Lots of iron too!

She heard you Brutus……

Move over Brutus! She’s about to swoop through that open door.

Well, now, here’s where Brutus and I differ. I’d eat with anyone’s mother for a meal of liver and onions. So, Brutus, just close your eyes and savor the flavor.

So much for a man’s home being his castle. After a day dealing with his charming boss he gets handed a double whammy even before he can close the door and put down his briefcase – and on a Monday! Truly a Born Loser!

“Gladys, if I didn’t want to hear about liver and onions what would make you think I wanted to hear your mother is coming?”

A Get Smart fan.

Poor, poor Brutus. Not a good evening in store for him unless he just turns around and leaves for the evening.

It’s not that he doesn’t like liver and onions, it’s just what comes with it.

As if Brutus needed another reason to dread Mother Gargle’s visits.

The only reason it’s her favorite, is that he dislikes it !!!!

Liver and onions and Mother G in the same night. It’s a Monday of Garfield’s worst nightmares!

time to order a pizza. i like liver, but not two nights in a row…