FoxTrot by Bill Amend for July 01, 2012

even in cartoon physics, that is awkward

I’m impressed he didn’t blow up the back yard like he usually does – he’s making progress!

Orion

He should challenge Ed Crankshaft to a cookoff.

I was hoping you would send it into outerspace. Roger

I’m surprised it didn’t take off like a rocket and go boom. I mean the charcoal was already in the wrong upside down position right?

at least it wasn’t hellish

No biggie. I just turned my computer upside down, and it worked fine!

genius!!!

I know a few people like that. If it is impossile to break, they will break it. If it is impossile to do wrong they will do it wrong. None of them as mastered it like he has and if the world is lucky they wont.

Ever see pictures of fire in zero gravity?

How do you put charcoal in upside down?

Because it’s highlighting the fact that Roger can’t do anything right. His particular incompetence at doing something as simple as starting a barbeque has been a running gag in this strip since its inception.

So a running barbeque grill gag, submitted weeks ago, is considered inappropriate because of the current fire situation?You must be tired of eating cold food from cans because you’re too traumatized to turn on the stove.

Funny is in the mind of the beholder!

Real men use propane, for that zesty “meat” taste that charcoal just can’t provide.

Good thing they were upside down. As close as he was standing when he dropped the match, the flames coming up would have singed those three hairs he has on his head.

What eyebrows? There are none

Only one word comes to mind:

From the last panel it looks like the charcoal is not only upside down but backwards too!

Come on baby light my fire…

Why isn’t it flying.

I love how the bag says e-z light

put in a few more and it’ll fly into outerspace!