Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for June 12, 2016
Transcript:
Rip Haywire: I don't like Breezy cozying up to this injured, handsome stranger. Something smells funny, and it's not just his cologne. Spur: A good Sheriff is only jealous of one thing, boy, Wyatt Earp's whiskers! Rip Haywire: Jealous? I don't know what you're... Spur: Don't try to deny it. You're greener than Ed Begley Jr's house! Well, if this drifter is on the level, then we've got a real dangerous hombre on the loose. Rip Haywire: I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Spur: ...who likes to Murder handsome men... EGADS! I could be next! Breezy: You relax, Mr... Dakota Stone: Stone, but please, call me Dakota. Now, this just might be the blood loss talkin' but you're about the prettiest thing this mysterious drifter's ever seen! Breezy: Thanks, Dakota, but my heart is spoken for. Plus, I think I'm allergic to your beard. Dakota: I should've known you'd have a man. Breezy: Seriously, I'm breaking out, here. Would it kill you to at least get it trimmed? Dakota: Ok, you can stop talking now Rip Haywire: I'm not jealous, Sput! Years of training have made me spot a bad guy from... Spur: Boy, can we talk about something else, now? Say, did you watch the last episode of "Downton Abbey" Li'l Rip Haywire: Escape from Camp Cooties- Available in bookstores and online buy now! TNT: What're you reading, R.J: R.J: It's a journal of Rip's from when he was my age. It's called "Li'l Rip Haywire Adventures: Escape from Camp Cooties." TNT: I remember that adventure... Woof! We had to spend the entire Summer in an all-girls camp! I never thought that crazy kid would make it out of that one alive. R.J: That does explain his habit of making macaroni craft bracelets when he's stressed.
I wonder why the 5 panels in the original strip, were skipped. Maybe they’ll be in the next installment.