Snark It Up, FuzzBall!

…when it can affect both Rex (Dr. Oblivious) and Cayla (I married Les Moore — how can it be worse?) alike.

As we all know, Slylock Fox is tailored for the young ‘uns: wholesome humor, puzzles and games intended to inspire and challenge young, eager minds.

Mary Worth demonstrates the wisdom of age; good, solid sensibility; and a quiet yearning for death.

Put ’em together, and guess what you’ve got…

Yeah. Whatever.

So, this laff riot has been going on for months (maybe two weeks) with (1) gawking at Sven, (2) taking a chilly dip in the pond, and (3) Sven cannonballing into the pond.  Oh, don’t forget the witty Burber bon mots.

In other words–boring as hell.

Can anyone rescue us from these precious, precious pieces of Art?

YES!!! It’s none other than…

GARBAGE APE! (No, I am not making this up…check out  Heathcliff, 30 May 2013. I cannot explain it, but I’m awfully glad it happened…)

…when the only funny thing in a multi-paneled Sunday comic strip is one onomatopoeiac word (“FATWANG!”), and the silliness that it could engender.  Thanks to CC’s Artist Formerly Known as Ben for the inspiration.

Thanks to CC’s queek, who can find the most amazing things…who knew The Keeper of Secrets had a kickin’ high school yearbook portrait?

..and, unlike The Family Circus or For Better or for Worse, that can be a Good Thing!

…imitation…flattery…you know the drill.  THANKS for the hot model for Cherry Trail!

You know,  sometimes you don’t even have to parody something like this

with this:

Yeah. Sometimes you’re just plain screwed…