The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for November 12, 2023

Does this mean that Brutus is related to Lt. Dan Taylor?

The phrase “got along with everybody” really never should come out of Hurricane Hattie’s mouth. Or be used about her. Or anyone RELATED to her.

Did you water your family tree?

I think Uncle Ted has lost his mind!

Thank You to all of our Veterans!

There was a Mata Hari in every generation.

Don’t worry Hurricane Hattie, there’s still time for you to grow up, become the first woman president and declare war on everybody who ain’t us.

My great grandmother was 17 when the U.S. Civil War broke out.

My mother wore combat boots; as did my daughter.

The problem though is the commitment the United States made to the world early on with their Statue of Liberty and an inscription called, “The New Colossus”,

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand. A mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she. With silent lips, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”Emma Lazarus

November 2, 1883

ba dum tss

I recently discovered that my great great grandfather was captured during the battle of Chickamauga and spent the remainder of the war as a POW. During my college years I spent a lot of time walking that battlefield not knowing this information. I sure wish I had known, I would have had better appreciation for history.

My 7th great grandfather was in the continental army and I have had family in the service for every generation since.

My stepdad was with Patton in North Africa. He also fought in Italy, France and Germany.

I feel old as my late father was in WW2 (signed up when he was 17 with his mother’s permission) and a bunch of my uncles were in WW2. One of my uncles fought under Patton and sadly they are all gone.

Generations of service to this nation. While this is obviously a comic strip, it causes me to wonder if Mr. Sansom is describing his own family tree.

So, her family were all collaborators.

Another feather in Uncle Ted’s cap . Family historian .

My Dad was on an unarmed cargo ship , the USS Scania , in the North Atlantic during World War II and personally saw a German U-Boat surface and lived to tell me about it . Iron men on iron ships .

well I’m sure they argued about something dumb now and then at least.

Yeah, her ancestor from the 1860’s hired an immigrant to take his place in the union army, the one during WWI lucked out as his number was NOT drawn in the lottery, WW2 her ancestor was a bum on the road and never registered for the draft, and during Vietnam this one had his number drawn and fled to Canada. Great lineage you got there Hattie.

I will not lower myself to answer your insane, poorly researched, rude, ignorant comment…other than what I just said.

Sounds like a very patriotic history that the family should be proud of. My earliest Irish ancestors came over at the Civil War and fought with the69th Infantry Regiment out of New York which General Robert E. Lee dubbed the Fighting Irish for their tenacious fighting skills and bravery. Not sure about WWl but had relatives in the military during WWII….

The very reason we have the 2nd amendment . US is perilously close to a tyranny with Biden now .

Given Hattie’s delight in annoying Brutus maybe she’s adopted.

I think Hattie is being a little disingenuous.

Obviously, she misunderstood his comments……there are lessons to be learned here…..

Kids talking war. A bit sad to me, but we do need to know our history and try not to repeat the bad parts.

Brutus: The Born Cantankerer. I guess TBL has a better ring to it. :^)

Hattie’s family got along with everybody, except each other.

Evolution for the win.

so Hattie’s ancestors sat at home and let everyone else defend their freedoms?

This not a political forum, what’s a matta wid u “geophyzz”…

Her grandfather was an old indian fighter. Her grandmother was an old indian.

“Clara’s father fought with Pershing, her grandfather fought with Lee, and her great-grandfather fought with Washington. Her family couldn’t get along with anybody.” – Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show