Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for November 05, 2023

That’s me—fourth row, far left, with the hunchback and the glass eye.

Well at least they know their readership (a bit too well it seems).

Oh my, do I feel high…

Lol, so true. I am 61 and enjoy this strip :) .

I think the strip is aimed at general audiences. Plus, this strip has had a lot of adult themes and jokes.

Despite what James Bond says, martinis should be stirred not shaken.

More and more of us enjoy a Wake & Bake with our comics … especially Sunday!

I like my martini served in a travel mug so it stays chilled all day. And two olives!

I resemble that joke.

Can I “like” this more than once? I’m old and would love a martini.

I sat one evening and watched a bartender make martini after martini, so I asked for one just because I’d never tried them. After finishing it, I asked her never to make another one for me.

I read these comics to my grandkids when I see them. Does that count?

One drink of wine, and two drinks of gin, and I’m Lost in the Ozone, Again!

I’m 70 and know no one who reads comics, sadly.

Been reading comics since I was a tot. The body ages, the mind does not.

I’ve got oodles of Boodles – it was on sale yesterday $5 off per bottle – bought 4 of them – over 90 proof – also if I only got a single 1.5oz Jigger of Gin in a martini at a bar, I’d stop going there.

i doubt anyone under 30 is reading the comics

There is something about a Martini

A tingle remarkably pleasant;

A yellow, a mellow Martini;

I wish that I had one at present.

There is something about a Martini,

Ere the dining and dancing begin,

And to tell you the truth,

It is not the vermouth-

I think that perhaps it’s the gin.

- Ogden Nash

(note: Nash’s martini is “yellow” because it has some sweet vermouth in it; I make mine with 1/4 jigger sweet vermouth, 1/4 jigger dry vermouth, 2 1/2 jiggers Bombay Sapphire gin, and a dash of bitters. I believe this is called a “perfect martini” in some cocktail manuals.)

Second time today I’ve looked up lyrics, I know the song but couldn’t remember the chorus. Here’s the Kingston Trio >

I don’t think anyone under the age of 21 even knows what a comic strip is.

“…oh my, do I feel high.”

Looks like the photos from Stephen Pastis’ book signings.

Boy do I feel higher than a kite can fly…"

T’is true.

I’ll have what Hammie is having

Shall we Sally Fourth to the ‘wall’ to Capp off this strip?

hearts full of youth/hearts full of truth/3 parts vodka/one part vermouth [Tom Lehrer]

How many 21-year-old raccoons have you seen? And what were you drinking at the time?

Even though I don’t mind martinis ……. I’d prefer Bloody Marys …….. :)

Hey! Old ladies read this too. (…and I loathe gin.)

Reading cartoon strips in newspapers and the Kingston Trio… I never thought there would be a connection.

THey really know their audience.

Kids? Where?

Love to see this nod to The Kingston Trio’s song Scotch and Soda. Does anyone here even remember The Kingston Trio?

Scotch and Soda, Mud in your eye --

“Scotch and Soda” by The Kingston Trio!

“Scotch and Soda”, Kingston Trio.

Surprised he’s not making the cocktail with Yoohoo

Going on seventy, but who’s counting?