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Henry
Hippo
checked his
texts.
There
were
none.
So he
checked
Facebook.
And his
fantasy
league.
And
Snapchat.
And Twitter.
And checked
his texts
again.
And there
was
one.
From
Elly
Elephant.
Are we still on a date?
Elly Elephant
vowed to never
again date in the
smartphone era.

WELL, WELL, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE MY RUDE, INCONSIDERATE NEIGHBOR IS ACTUALLY IN A GOOD MOOD TODAY. MAYBE I'LL ACTUALLY SIT NEXT TO YOU.
THWACK
ALWAYS MASK YOUR TRUE INTENTIONS.

AND SO I WANT TO BUILD A VERY,
VERY BIG WALL ON OUR BORDER TO
KEEP OUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T
REPRESENT OUR VALUES AND MAY DO
HARM TO OUR COUNTRY.
SO WHICH SIDE OF THE WALL
WILL YOU BE ON? :)
AND SMART-@## REPORTERS
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

I WANT TO START A BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR AT-RISK YOUTH BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT REQUIRES.
THAT TAKES HELMETS. BATS. GLOVES.
I DON'T HAVE ALL THAT. WHAT IF I JUST START A DODGEBALL LEAGUE SO THEY CAN TAKE OUT THEIR ANGER IN A SAFE, CONSTRUCTIVE WAY THAT HOPEFULLY DOESN'T LEAD TO MORE VIOLENCE?
THAT JUST TAKES BALLS.
OH, AREN'T YOU CUTE.
WHAT? DODGEBALL REQUIRES BALLS.
BIG ONES, IN FACT.

I LIKE IT WHEN HOLLYWOOD MAKES FILMS FOCUSING ON EQUALITY AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF ALL HUMANITY.
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY GROUP THAT DIVIDES ITS OWN PEOPLE INTO A-LISTERS AND EVERYONE ELSE.
I ADMIRE THEIR CHUTZPAH.
BOOOOOOO.
B-LISTERS.
BOOOOOO.

WHERE YOU OFF TO, GOAT?
NEW DELHI!
DID YOU GET INTO A FIGHT WITH MR. SCHWARTZ?
WHO'S MR. SCHWARTZ?
THE BUTCHER AT OUR OLD DELI.
LET'S START OVER.

YOU KNOW, PIG, I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE LATELY... WHAT DO PIGS THINK HAPPENS TO THEM AFTER THEY DIE?
THEY GET SQUISHED BETWEEN LETTUCE AND TOMATO AND CALLED A B.L.T.
I MEANT MORE IN THE HEAVENLY SENSE.
A B.L.T. CAN BE PRETTY HEAVENLY.

DIS SADDEST DAY OF MY LIFE, BOB.
ME SADDEST TOO.
AND ME DO NUTHIN WRONG.
ME DO NUTHIN WRONG NEITHER.
AND NOW WE EES LOSE FREEDOM!
WE EES GOT NO FREEDOM!
I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN BARS ON MY WINDOWS YEARS AGO.
ME WANT LAWYER! ME WANT LAWYER!

WHERE WERE YOU TODAY?
'GENERAL AUTO PARTS.'
DO YOU LIKE IT THERE?
PRETTY MUCH.
YOU'RE NOT SURE?
I GUESS I LIKE IT IN GENERAL IN GENERAL.
WHAT'D YOU SAY, PRIVATES?
THAT I LIKE IT IN GENERAL IN GENERAL, GENERAL.
STOP

WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE, PIG?
FILM SCRIPT. I GOT THREE DIFFERENT PARTS IN THE SAME FILM.
WHAT DO YOU PLAY?
THREE PRIVATES IN THE ARMY.
GEE, THE DIALOGUE'S PRETTY TRITE. WHAT IF I JUST CHANGE A FEW LINES AND—
PLEASE DON'T TOUCH MY PRIVATE PARTS!
I'LL COME BACK LATER.

HEY, PIG. THIS IS MY FRIEND, SAL. HE WAS IN PRISON FOR KNIFING SOME GUYS, BUT NOW HE'S IN A REHABILITATION PROGRAM WHERE HE TRIES TO LEARN A NEW SKILL.
DOING WHAT?
I'M SUPPOSED TO RAISE CHICKENS, BUT I HEAR THE STUPID THINGS NEVER LISTEN, SO I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TRY.
OH, C'MON. TAKE A STAB AT IT.
THAT DIDN'T END WELL.

HI MOM. HI DAD. I JUST CAME BY TO SAY I WON'T BE BRINGING JIMMY OVER TODAY. I HAVE TO TAKE HIM TO HIS SOCCER GAME.
DIDN'T YOU GO TO HIS LAST SOCCER GAME?
YEAH. I GO TO ALL OF HIS GAMES. I HAVEN'T MISSED ONE IN FOUR YEARS.
HAHAHAHAH
I'M SERIOUS.
YOU MIGHT BE OBSESSIVE.
GET A HOBBY, SHELIE.

WANT TO BUY SOME COOKIES, SIR?
SURE, LIL' SCOUTS. WHAT ARE YOU RAISING MONEY FOR?
TO FIGHT THE DRUG WAR.
GOOD FOR YOU. HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT?
BY PROTECTING OUR TURF AGAINST THE OTHER CARTELS.
I LIKE TO REWARD AMBITION.

WHAT ARE ALL THESE LOCKS ON THIS BRIDGE, GOAT?
THEY'RE LOVE LOCKS. COUPLES PUT THEM THERE AS A SYMBOL OF THEIR EVERLASTING, UNBREAKABLE LOVE.
THERE WERE RELATIONSHIP ISSUES.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, RAT?
I DEVELOPED AN APP.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
WELL, WHENEVER YOUR BANK CHARGES YOU SOME STUPID FEE FOR SOMETHING, YOU JUST TAP THIS LITTLE BUTTON HERE.
THAT'S GREAT. AND WHAT DOES IT DO? SEND A COMPLAINT TO YOUR LOCAL BRANCH? FIND A BANK THAT DOESN'T CHARGE THOSE FEES?
NO.
IT SUMMONS A HERD OF BUNNIES THAT PARACHUTE IN AND EAT THE BANK'S C.E.O.
APPS PROBABLY SHOULDN'T EAT HUMANS.
ARE C.E.O.s HUMAN?
NUTS. THE BANK CHARGED ME A C.E.O. CONSUMPTION FEE.

HEY, PIG...WHY DO YOU HAVE SUCH A THICK WALLET?
I STUFF IT WITH THOSE GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS FROM 'MONOPOLY.'
WHAT FOR?
JUST IN CASE.
THOSE ONLY WORK IN 'MONOPOLY.'
OH, GREAT. NOW I FEEL LESS SECURE.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT PARTY YOU'RE GONNA BE AFFILIATED WITH IF YOU RUN FOR PRESIDENT?
NO. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
WELL, ARE YOU A MODERATE SORT OF EISENHOWER REPUBLICAN? A CONSERVATIVE REAGAN REPUBLICAN? A FAR RIGHT DICK CHENEY REPUBLICAN?
WHAT'S ABOUT TWENTY CLICKS TO THE RIGHT OF DICK CHENEY?
OH, LORD.
YOU'VE HEARD OF COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM? MINE WILL BE A COMPASSIONATE TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP.

MOM. DAD. WE HAVE TO TALK...WHEN YOU ARE WATCHING MY KIDS, YOU CANNOT LET THEM RIDE THEIR BIKES AROUND THE BLOCK UNSUPERVISED. IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT WITH ME WHEN I WAS A KID.
WHEN YOU WERE A KID, WE LET YOU FLY BY YOURSELF TO PITTSBURGH.
HOW AM I EVEN ALIVE?
THE TRUTH IS WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE GONE.
OH, WHAT A SUMMER THAT WAS.

HI MOM. HI DAD. WHERE ARE MY KIDS?
THEY WENT FOR A BIKE RIDE.
WHOS WATCHING THEM?
WATCHING THEM? WELL, NOT US. WE'RE READING THE PAPER.
AAHHHHHHH
PARENTING IS DIFFERENT NOW.

HEY, NEIGHBOR PHIL. HOW GOES IT?
GOOD. BEEN EATING NOTHING BUT HEALTHY GRAINS AND NUTS. PLUS, I'VE BEEN GOING FOR LONG HIKES AND TEN-MILE RUNS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE LIFESTYLE, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I HAVE A QUESTION.
YES, RAT?
WHY DO HEALTH-CONSCIOUS PEOPLE LOOK THE LEAST HEALTHY?
HE TOOK HIS GRANOLA AND WENT HOME.
AT LEAST BEER GIVES ME A ROSY GLOW!!

LOOK, GOAT, I GOT NEW LOWER LOUVER SHUTTERS.
WHAT'S THAT FUNNY THING STICKING OUT OF THEM?
THAT'S THE LIVER-SHAPED CRANK THAT OPENS THEM. MAKES FOR AN EASY GRIP. DO YOU LIKE IT?
I LOVE IT.
SO YOU'RE A LIVER LOUVER LOVER?
NOBODY LOVES YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GUARD DUCK?
I VOLUNTEERED TO BE A SCOUTMASTER FOR A TROOP OF GIRL SCOUTS.
WELL, GOOD FOR YOU. LITTLE GIRLS NEED POSITIVE ROLE MODELS. AND YOU'RE SELLING COOKIES?
YESSIR. BUT IF YOU CAN EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE A CUSTOMER.
CARE FOR SOME COOKIES, MA'AM?
YOU BET. I'LL TAKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATE CHIP AND A BOX OF PEANUT BUTTER.
WELL, THANK YOU, MA'AM. THAT'S VERY GENEROUS OF YOU.
OH, IT'S MY PLEASURE. I LOVE TO SUPPORT YOUNG GIRLS IN THEIR SCOUTING ENDEAVORS. AND WHAT ARE YOU RAISING MONEY FOR?
A FLAMETHROWER AND A BOX OF GRENADES.
PERHAPS WE SHOULD BE LESS FORTHCOMING, SALLY.
NO ONE WILL MESS WITH THIS TROOP, MA'AM!

OH, WISE ASS ON THE HILL, YOU ONCE SAID THE KEY TO LOVING YOUR FELLOW MAN IS TO LIVE HIGH UP ON A HILL WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE ANY OF THEM.
YES, MY SON.
IS THAT STILL TRUE?
YES, MY SON.
YOU'RE RUINING EVERYTHING.

OH, WISE ASS ON THE HILL, WHAT IS THE KEY TO LIFE?
LOVE YOUR FELLOW MAN.
HOW DOES ONE ACHIEVE THAT?
LIVE HIGH ON A HILL WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE ANY OF THEM.
THAT SEEMS UNFAIR.

HEY, DAD. CALLED TO SEE IF YOU AND MOM COULD WATCH MY KIDS TODAY. OR ARE YOU TOO BUSY WITH YOUR AGE-INAPPROPRIATE SHENANIGANS?
SORRY. CAN'T DO IT. WE'RE HAVING A PRETTY HOT FOURSOME.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
GUESS SHE DOESN'T LIKE BRIDGE.