Yes, that is an exact quote from “Fellowship of the Ring.” I wonder if Tolkien meant something else, though.
Some Other Thoughts
With Cream on Top
Ever have cream (or syrup) on your plate and an item you wouldn’t normally put anything sweet on accidentally gets some and, you won’t admit it, but you wish the sweet had gotten on more of the other item?
Woe Is Lois
Yes, I’ve done a variation on this joke before. I liked the other one better.
An Impossible Shot
It’s alarming how many people wrote to me who didn’t get this because they didn’t know that a vicarage was not part of the body.
As Much as I Hate the Term “Randos”
Some of my favorite old Cottage & CO cartoons were the single-panel, one-off gags. Think “Rubes” meets “Mister Boffo”.
Healthful Habits
I know candy corn is available all years round, but I only avail myself of it in the fall because, if I have it all year round, I would eat it all year round.
What Are We Fighting For/About?
The fights between Pete and Beaver have been an ongoing joke for years in the strip. I like the idea that everyone seems to have gotten used to them.
Merry Christmas 2023
If you had Doctor Tuttle in your local newspaper, you would have seen this strip on Christmas Day! Have your paper contact us today!!
Down Ballad Voting
I really did see the headline mentioned in the first panel. From there, this strip practically wrote itself.
What to Bring
You should contact your local paper and get them to run “DoctorTuttle” so that you could see such strips as this before the holiday!