The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for February 23, 2025

They both look a little pail…

In this version of the story, Jack gets to sue the gym.

Jack and Jill are training for their “Bucket List”.

Those step climbers are the same height needed to get into a full-size pickup truck.

It’s part of Jack’s therapy.

Jack and Jill

Gave up the thrill

Of hill climbing to favor

Gym stepping stairs

While sipping Perrier’s

They burned fat faster and safer

I see they’re using the MG StairMaster.

got it

Don’t think they’re climbing the "Stairway to Heaven’ !

What about the part when Jack fell down, broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after?

Now Jack won’t be able to do what the King is doing in the Speed Bump comic today. No return on broken items.

Little Jack Horner is over in the corner.

Each with a dollar and a quarter?

Jack fell down and Orangeman stole his crown

They need to practice going down, not up.

All great comments, guys. You get funnier as l read down.

Yes folks, the humour escalates!

Oops! It just plummeted!

Well it’s safer than tumbling down a hill

Funny

They wanna look fetching for their upcoming Jack and Jill party.

Jack & Jill’s screen pails in comparison to the one of the far right

Why was the water at the top of the hill??

I’ve seen this with a different image, 6 pack of beer.

They look pale.

No, kids, you want the Tumbling Machines.

I always thought that originated from an excuse/alibi Jill told when asked about all the weeds and leaves on her blouse and dress and even on her petticoat, “Yeah, we were innocently getting water when Jack fell and the next thing I know, we were rollin’ around on the ground.”

The first time I saw one of those stair machines at the gym I thought it was the most amazingly complicated looking piece of equipment they could have come up with.

mini-escalators

Looks like he might have a pretty bad Crown-ache.

Groan. But I gave it a LIKE for creativity in modernizing an old nursery rhyme.

I want to see the next 2 frames…

since the accident, jack’s been a pail version of his former self…

i don’t get it