Monty by Jim Meddick for December 11, 2023

Witchcraft…!!!

I think Grandma would probably love it.

I’d say her “inner vision” is offering an opinion of her friend and her gift buying advice.

Can’t buy gifts for people I don’t see that often. I have no idea what they’d like.

I use divining rods myself.

It’s the “drunk” part she won’t like. The rest is okay.

Trust me on this.

Under 5 years old gets a BIG Christmas card; the kind that the whole office can sign. Little kids never get mail, so the personal card will mean more than a toy. Then give the parents cash for what the kid actually needs.

Ages 5 to 10 get a GI Joe or a Barbie. Doesn’t matter if the kid likes that toy, it’s highly tradeable in the schoolyard. Kind of like giving someone in jail a carton of Kools.

10 to 20 get cash. You’re old and have no idea what they want, so just admit it and move on.

Over 20 gets a bottle of booze. Even if they don’t drink, it’s easy for them to re-gift it or bring it to the New Year’s party.

That girl is very annoying.

We found Rosemary’s baby’s sister.

The turned up nose that just keeps growing!!

Years ago I got my sister-in-law (a difficult person) jewelry I thought she’d like. But her disgusted look said otherwise. After that it was GIFT CARDS from then on.

If anyone’s interested, I’d like a Revell #85-4517 1967 Corvette Coupe Model Car Kit. Just sayin’.

Maybe Granma would like a pair of hockey skates?

This is why they invented gift cards…

Make and give food, usually appreciated, if not it won’t gather dust in the attic

Monty is quickly becoming one of my favorite strips. Great cast of characters. I’m quite fond of your quirky drawing style. Nice mix of standalone strips and arcs. Thank you so much.

Not only does that girl have some stupid, whacked ideas, shes also so dumb she drilled a hole in her credit card.

Third panel: ♪♫ “Good, good, good, good vibrations” ♫♪ Then cue the theremin.

Everyone can always use a Smart Blender with Roku, right?

Hmmmm. I don’t see the roommate buying anything . . . :)

Astrology might work too.

For most of my life, if I got anyone at all a Christmas present, it would be only one thing that I was pretty sure they’d like. But I don’t think I ever had more than 3-4 people in any given year. Then I got married and discovered that there was such a thing as a Christmas list, with at least 5 things on it (to begin with, more added later each year) and I was expected to get all of them. I kind of appreciated it, because it saved me having to puzzle over “Hmmm, I wonder what she’d like.” but was staggered by the volume expected. I generally managed to get all of them and then had to throw in one of my own devising just to show that I’d given it some independent thot. But one thing on this year’s list that won’t materialize on Xmas day is a set of flannel PJs. I learned my lesson about clothing years ago. It was never the right size, style, color, design, etc. and was always accompanied by the line “I hope you saved the receipt.” And I really hate having to return anything.

I have too little money so no gifts from me for years.

A different way of buying I must say.

Christmas dowsing. That might work.

Oh no. The roommate is still a true nuisance.

Oh, my! The Holiday Shopping Adventure of the Spiritualist and the Skeptic continues. This could go on for a while….