This one’s timely only because it’s beautiful outside and my grill is broken. I must fix this situation as soon as humanly possible so that I may begin once again filling the suburban air with the smell of smoke and meat.
A couple of years ago, we had a bird that kept building a nest in our grill. I’d clean it out and use it, and a few hours later it would be full of straw and sticks again. One would think that tearing open the bird’s home, ripping its contents out, and burning other birds in lemony-garlicy marinated effigy in what was once its living room would have been a sufficient warning that its presence was not wanted. But no, it continued building the nest until we finally bought a grill cover so that it had no way in.
This story really has nothing to do with this strip except that both include a grill.
-=ShoEboX=-
I think I once had this conversation. If not, I should have! Nice one.
Good story.
Loved the comic, but the story about burning other birds in effigy in the bird’s former living room really had me rolling.
The last line nailed it. Just absolutely nailed it.
it is physically impossible to displace a bird. we destroyed no fewer than five nests in the rafter overhanging the cover of our deck, and she rebuilt every time, in the same place. We finally had to sell the house and move to Nebraska; no edea what the new owners did.
We’ve had mourning doves nesting in the same front porch hanging basket for three years now. The wild this is, from what we’ve read, this is not the same dove couple each time, but the daughter and her mate from a prior brood, ad infinitum. So this is at least the 10th generation of doves using that basket.
BTW, does bearded grilling guy realize that his propane tank is about to fall off the edge of the little shelf?
i had tears from laughing so hard at the strip and commentary, and then moving to NE. “burning in effigy” lolol i am so sending links for this one
What confuses me is when people grill in the hot weather.. when it’s nasty and hot and there’s bugs around.. yeah let’s light fires..
Barbecuing, to me, is for winter.. get out there and huddle in the cold around that hot grill, enjoy the heat… then eat piping hot food with your hands, and if you drop something… hey, snow’s clean!
He looks a little too nicely dressed to be going out and slaughtering the mighty soy.
Propane tanks are usually fastened in place so it isn’t likely to fall.
Seriously? I’ve owned at least a half a dozen grills and none of them have had the tank hang half way off of the cart. Fastened or not.
It seems like both the strip and the bird’s nest story would be equally at home in an episode of Tim Allen’s “Home Improvement” (grunt grunt grunt).
do me a favor, do a google image search for propane grill. look at the first 5 or so pages. report back to me.
I think the Nicholsons are used to his weird sense of humor by now.
The Nicholsons probably enjoy watching their neighbors — more entertaining than TV.
This strip had me laughing. Also very appropriate for the coming of Spring.
So hey, can we get a *share* button for social media? I keep going through the rigamaroll every time One of the comics reminds me of something my boyfriend would say and I need to put it on his Facebook, hehe.
Ah, it was the “my own” that made the punchline extra-stinging. I would love to be the Nicholsons, like CF said, you just can’t BUY that kind of live-entertainment!
@Silver – Yes. Yes you can. Awesome idea…I’ll get that added as soon as I can.
Thanks for the reactions and stories, people!
-=’Box=-
We had the same bird issue one year. I finally ended it by blocking the exit and turning on the grill. An hour later and good cleaning, I installed a screen in the area the bird was getting in and never had a problem again.
I liked the stripa nd the story made me laugh even more.
This one gave me giggle fits for half an hour. Tofu phallus. Totally classic!
Also, it reminded me of this one, that I absolutely loved as well. http://partiallyclips.com/2007/04/10/cookout/ “Many many beer.”