
No, Phydeaux’s explanation makes no sense. The punchline is really in the second panel.
No, Phydeaux’s explanation makes no sense. The punchline is really in the second panel.
If you had Doctor Tuttle in your local paper, you would have seen this one before Christmas! Call your editor today!
For those who are thinking this is a riff on “What Child Is This?” it’s not. It’s from a song called “The Peace Carol”.
I’ve sung it this way all my life. I’ve tried to explain the joke to people, but they just don’t have a sense of humor, I guess.
Google doesn’t agree with my spelling of “somnologist” but I got it straight from the dictionary.
I used to really like the Carpenters, maybe because my mom did. Last time I tried to listen to them, though, that taste had passed me by. Wonder why that is?
Sometimes, the obvious jokes are the best jokes. And then, sometimes not.
For those who don’t remember … ah, who am I kidding? If you don’t remember the original words. you’re probably not reading this strip anyway.
This is how we used to sing this song when I was in elementary school. Makes as much sense as the original, probably more.
Thought of this on the way to church one morning. Then, it was real hard to sing “I’ll Fly Away” correctly.