It’s really hard to make anything with an etch a sketch, even their own r&d can’t do it.

Missing man formation

The military is making WMDs but can’t get the slides presented properly.

Please come to my house and enjoy all the juicy voles, so they’ll stop eating my beans and cukes.

Because “Indians” used to bury people this way as a form of torture, or test of bravery–only they probably didn’t really, at least not as much as movies might have suggested. Here’s a clip from the movie “Jeremiah Johnson” (1972), which was very well known at the time and probably inspired this strip: https://youtu.be/pYhlVR9GzjA?si=klSXoYG0m3ynJzE4

I believe it’s referring to a barn dance They were popular at the time of the strip, except in this case, the band booked a barn dance with actual barn animals. I think the drawing style looks different because this is an early one, 1981.

In 1982, it would have been unheard of for a pet store to be selling snakes in a window like this. Puppies, bunnies, guinea pigs, sure, but not snakes. Maybe they would have one or two in the back of the store, but it wasn’t common. That makes this scenario unlikely and somewhat absurd. Plus, Larson loves snakes and probably this would have been a wish fulfillment for him.

I’m American and I said atchoo. It’s probably regional.

It’s a very old nursery rhyme dating from 1744. There are variations, but it’s basically this:

Ladybug! Ladybug! Fly away home. Your house is on fire. And your children all gone.

All except one, And that’s little Ann, For she crept under The frying pan.

Bayley looks tired, lol.

Heh. Hard to argue with that name.

Considering the resemblance, I’m surprised there are none named for a cat of some kind.

I wonder how many owls have another animal in the name? Eagle Owl, Hawk Owl, Fish Owl… Elf Owl, does that count?

I love how she looks right at the camera afterwards like, “Did you see that!”

It’s so funny to see them sitting like a chicken!

I’ve voted in all three! Tough to pick a fave, though it’s hard to go wrong with a good Flammy. 🦉

I think you swapped teams!

For more context, see the show’s opening credits:

https://youtu.be/p9lf76xOA5k?si=9wVkhjeVnN78K_Li

Very popular show, even into the 70s.

In honor of what’s falling from the sky atm, I’ll go with:

Snowy Owl

San Franciscowl

I saw a bluejay attack and kill a smaller bird (titmouse, I think), last summer. Kindred spirits, maybe.