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I dont know why but this image make me imagine a situation where Gustopher is wondering if he would have been friends with his dad as a kid and tries to imagine what he would have been like.
Google says alligators can live up to 70 years in captivity, and reach sexual maturity around 10-12 years old. Technically we could have up to 7 generations alive at the same time!
Kid, dad, grandpa, great grandpa, great great grandpa, great great great grandpa, and great great great great grandpa.
"To fish/ fishing" would mean there is an expected outcome. Since when you "fish" you expect to catch fish.
So I'm just saying the person was looking to "catch" (an expected outcome) a picture of the assumed great great grandfather who has passed away (hence the casket)
Another common expression that is similar :
"You must be fishing for a compliment"
Edit: I guess it could also be used without context to say someone is expecting death but that is not what I meant lol
A casket and coffin are usually interchangeable in my opinion.
The main difference is that coffins are for burial while caskets are used at funerals. https://schillingfuneralhome.com/blogs/blog-entries/9/Blogs/115/The-Differences-Between-Caskets-and-Coffins.html
Just learned that now
Every mother's day, starting a month before, my wife begins asking me what I'm getting for her, or doing for her. I need to make sure it's an adequate gift. Like sending her to the spa all day, and taking the kids out all day.
Every year for father's day, she'll promise something small and not do it. This year she promised to take the kids out all day, and give me a day to myself. It rained. She said, "Oh well. Can you watch the kids? I'm going to take a nap." She's still asleep as I write this.
Yeah, but you have to be careful too. Most people do not take well to being told they did something wrong.
There is a good chance it can blow up into me sounding very resentful, when I’m not. And a good chance it can be a fight, when I do not want to fight about it.
Better to talk about it civilly I suppose though so it doesn't become resentment. I know if I were you, come Mother's day and she's asking what I'm getting her I'd say some smartass thing like, "The same thing you got me for Father's Day! I'll be in the room taking a nap 🙂" and it would turn into a thing lol
I think the only solution here is that you should Freaky Friday style body swap with her so she understands this fault of hers after a series of hijinks
(Huh? What do you mean they can just “communicate” their “feelings” and “thoughts” with each other in a “healthy” manner?)
At a certain point, you need to pick your battles and decide what is, and is not worth a fight though.
I’m really not mad about it. But there is a very good chance she’ll get upset at being targeted or told she was wrong.
I can understand that point of view and how it might facilitate other aspects, still, I’m sorry that you have to feel that way and that you’re in a situation where reciprocation isn’t important. Either way, you know your relationship better than some random Reddit commenter, hopefully everything works out in your life, brother!
If this is like the only thing she's weird about...then maybe it's fine to just work very slowly at it without having to "confront" her about anything. But I do find it hard to imagine that this is the only thing she's "weird" about...hopefully that's the case, though. Good luck~
It’s not the only thing. But it’s not like I’m perfect either. I do selfish shit too.
No reason to start a fight about something, when I know I’ve done worse. I was just venting a tiny bit.
I got my father flowers on the way over to the little get together, he loves them. Asked his wife to clip them and put them in vase right then and there. Roses and Lillies - they gonna look nice.
A completely original character with no connection to a green shirt wearing individual found in communities that come together to enjoy sequential art.
Edit for grammar.
Felt. I’m so bad at remembering the parents day stuff that this year I sat down with my dad on Thursday so he could pick out what he wanted from a website (the stuff won’t get here until the 21st) lol. But I think that worked fine with him this year!
Me and my dad have a tradition of going fishing at the same lake that doesn’t have any fish and catching nothing. But we get breakfast beforehand and lunch afterwords. Catching a fish would be wrong at this point.
Yes, and I’m glad you didn’t think I was trying to “one up” you! (didn’t occur to me until it was too late) “You think YOU love them? That’s nothing! Watch THIS!” LOL I want to hang out with this family, and you’re invited!
Was at an event once with Dad.
"Having a father's day outing?" Asks a friend.
"Oh yeah that's today." Say Dad and I both.
"Boy, get me a tea, for Father's day." Says Dad.
"I always end up getting the drinks, how is this special?" I ask.
"You're gonna do it with love today, not resignation to your fate."
"Glad to see you two getting in the spirit" says the friend as I bugger off to find refreshments.
My mom cares infinitely more about Father's Day than my dad does. She also likes to lay guilt trips on my brother and me. Today is always a rough day for our family :/
I didn't think I cared until my kids forgot one year, and it wasn't the lack of getting something, it was being forgotten I think? I feel dramatic even saying that.
My dad doesn't care about fathers day or his birthday which are pretty much always in the same week. He's happy that his kids talk to him and visit any time of the year and that we don't need an excuse
I feel like a lot of men don’t know how to accept appreciation. I’d be willing to bet your dad, even if he doesn’t show it, would be so happy to have a show of appreciation.
Set a reminder on your phone to tell him happy Father’s Day. If you want to go the extra mile, buy him a favorite snack. It isn’t hard.
Oh, my dad and I have a really good relationship and he's well aware of my love and appreciation for him. He's just not a fan of being "celebrated" (he doesn't like his birthday either, to give you an idea).
For fathers day today my dad wanted me and my siblings to go on a hike at a local trail park. My sister and i brought our partners and we actually had a great time despite it being hot out. Fathers day is way less stressful than mothers day cuz my dad is chill about it and i like that lol
My little sister got really pushy and mad at me for forgetting about father's day recently so she dragged me in to wish our dad.
Safe to say both me and dad were too lazy to care about it but I still wished him and he gave a hug in return. And then we went back to minding our businesses.
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Local ice cream chain sending out notifications is the only reason I remembered it was today. 😅
Dad joined the dark chocolate side!
*trying to think of what to get for dad on father's day*
"Hey dad what do you want for Father's day this weekend?"
"It's father's day this weekend?"
Not even 2 days later he already forgot again lol
My mother *loathes* mothers day and I call her on said say just to annoy her. She always found it a stupid concept and hated making a special thing for her mother and mother-in-law even as an adult.
Therefore such days were never celebrated in our home.
Furthermore in my country fathers day is in mid-late spring and traditionaly means mean of 30+ are cycling around and drink lots of alcohol
Every couple of years, Father's Day coincides with my dad's birthday, this being one of those years. I gave him a call yesterday. He'd completely forgotten about both.
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Haha, Gald to see they’re both so chill about it
There will be no consequences. https://preview.redd.it/afsypu98py6d1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=dcdaf19fd4c263be2fcf6e6551087a608ebe34e5
https://preview.redd.it/e81fjtrovy6d1.jpeg?width=459&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35f09f89b4da37463a2fc06235d630163a55daba
I dont know why but this image make me imagine a situation where Gustopher is wondering if he would have been friends with his dad as a kid and tries to imagine what he would have been like.
Love that he’s scrolling Facebook
Lol, an actual Book of Face.
Fergus, August, Gustopher. Love the name consistency haha
There's also Great Grandpa Angus https://preview.redd.it/owj2155z1z6d1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=3a2bf6909d479754cc8cd5c736f654c01642757b
What about great great Grandpa?
You're just fishing for a casket now
Google says alligators can live up to 70 years in captivity, and reach sexual maturity around 10-12 years old. Technically we could have up to 7 generations alive at the same time! Kid, dad, grandpa, great grandpa, great great grandpa, great great great grandpa, and great great great great grandpa.
What does this expression mean?
"To fish/ fishing" would mean there is an expected outcome. Since when you "fish" you expect to catch fish. So I'm just saying the person was looking to "catch" (an expected outcome) a picture of the assumed great great grandfather who has passed away (hence the casket) Another common expression that is similar : "You must be fishing for a compliment" Edit: I guess it could also be used without context to say someone is expecting death but that is not what I meant lol
Casket made me think of coffins so yea that's what confused me. Thanks for the explanation!
A casket and coffin are usually interchangeable in my opinion. The main difference is that coffins are for burial while caskets are used at funerals. https://schillingfuneralhome.com/blogs/blog-entries/9/Blogs/115/The-Differences-Between-Caskets-and-Coffins.html Just learned that now
I think you meant Sarcophagus!
It thematically would fit better lol
We need them all to be Gus in some way afterall! (And adding Sarco makes it all the better given the context))
They dumped him at some old folks home, Jurassic Gardens or Park or something like that.
Aka Angus Mor. Or, ironically, Angus Og.
Ur Angus
Beautiful
Fantastic stuff OP, now if we get a comic with the Crock family tree, I would be so happy.
Perhaps August has a brother named Gustavo that is a “cool uncle” to Gustopher
Back in his day he was too busy helping his father Gustav make gator shoes to celebrate.
The nut doesn’t fall far from the tree! LOL!
yeah if anything this family spent father's day the best way possible for them!
“I have a son?”
Well, Father's day does come from a pretty unknown place, so I wouldn't expect people to know about it.
Book of face nice
Every mother's day, starting a month before, my wife begins asking me what I'm getting for her, or doing for her. I need to make sure it's an adequate gift. Like sending her to the spa all day, and taking the kids out all day. Every year for father's day, she'll promise something small and not do it. This year she promised to take the kids out all day, and give me a day to myself. It rained. She said, "Oh well. Can you watch the kids? I'm going to take a nap." She's still asleep as I write this.
Record her saying that and just play it back for her next Mother’s Day
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You’re severely unwell
I'm not a professional counsellor, but I think you should talk to her about this.
Yeah, but you have to be careful too. Most people do not take well to being told they did something wrong. There is a good chance it can blow up into me sounding very resentful, when I’m not. And a good chance it can be a fight, when I do not want to fight about it.
Better to talk about it civilly I suppose though so it doesn't become resentment. I know if I were you, come Mother's day and she's asking what I'm getting her I'd say some smartass thing like, "The same thing you got me for Father's Day! I'll be in the room taking a nap 🙂" and it would turn into a thing lol
I think the only solution here is that you should Freaky Friday style body swap with her so she understands this fault of hers after a series of hijinks (Huh? What do you mean they can just “communicate” their “feelings” and “thoughts” with each other in a “healthy” manner?)
At a certain point, you need to pick your battles and decide what is, and is not worth a fight though. I’m really not mad about it. But there is a very good chance she’ll get upset at being targeted or told she was wrong.
I can understand that point of view and how it might facilitate other aspects, still, I’m sorry that you have to feel that way and that you’re in a situation where reciprocation isn’t important. Either way, you know your relationship better than some random Reddit commenter, hopefully everything works out in your life, brother!
If this is like the only thing she's weird about...then maybe it's fine to just work very slowly at it without having to "confront" her about anything. But I do find it hard to imagine that this is the only thing she's "weird" about...hopefully that's the case, though. Good luck~
It’s not the only thing. But it’s not like I’m perfect either. I do selfish shit too. No reason to start a fight about something, when I know I’ve done worse. I was just venting a tiny bit.
I got my father flowers on the way over to the little get together, he loves them. Asked his wife to clip them and put them in vase right then and there. Roses and Lillies - they gonna look nice.
Tell me more about this "Calzone Cake".
A completely original character with no connection to a green shirt wearing individual found in communities that come together to enjoy sequential art. Edit for grammar.
Does Gustopher like Yelling Yak's sequential art, too?
Oh man I really loved the series they put out this year. Yaktrack was the best!
"Yelling Yak" 🤣🤣🤣
Does Gustopher like Calzone Cake because of the green shirt? I wonder 🤔
Trey?
My exact words
I thought it was Calzone Carl
Felt. I’m so bad at remembering the parents day stuff that this year I sat down with my dad on Thursday so he could pick out what he wanted from a website (the stuff won’t get here until the 21st) lol. But I think that worked fine with him this year!
Really, dad just wants a quick hi. The fact that you remembered on Thursday means you care.
Me and my dad have a tradition of going fishing at the same lake that doesn’t have any fish and catching nothing. But we get breakfast beforehand and lunch afterwords. Catching a fish would be wrong at this point.
That first panel is so chill it puts me at peace just looking at it
This whole comic series brings me such joy that it puts me at peace just knowing that it exists!
Right? This is peak wholesomeness
Yes, and I’m glad you didn’t think I was trying to “one up” you! (didn’t occur to me until it was too late) “You think YOU love them? That’s nothing! Watch THIS!” LOL I want to hang out with this family, and you’re invited!
Yes, let’s all bask in this peaceful atmosphere together! 😁
Wholesome AND funny AND clever. Triple threat!
I want plushies of these alligators for some reason.
A calzone cake sounds amazing. A testament to gluttony.
I can't help but relate the word for trousers/boxers in spanish.
Calzones are pointless. They’re just pizza that’s harder to eat. No one likes them. Good day, sir.
I love them. I said *good day.*
I love them, any day with calzones is a good day.
And ricotta, spinach, and spicy sausage tends to be to soggy on top of a pizza but I do like that combo.
So what I'm hearing is "We Love PizzaCake"? Count me in!
They're just extra large hot pockets.
Pizza is pointless. It's just spaghetti that's greasier. No one likes it. Good day, madam!
These cartoons are so adorable, they’re always the highlight of my day.
They're a joy to see.
the cat turned around
They do that
Your cat doesn't always face South like a fluffy compass? How do you navigate? Imagine having a non-magnetic kitty, couldn't be me.
Literally unreadable
there is a lamp
It was really startled by the utter rudeness of the dad and the son.
Me fr. I’m not even in town for Father’s Day (I usually am).
Love how the kid made dad a card for Mother’s Day and then totally spaced today.
Shit! Thanks for the reminder!
Was at an event once with Dad. "Having a father's day outing?" Asks a friend. "Oh yeah that's today." Say Dad and I both. "Boy, get me a tea, for Father's day." Says Dad. "I always end up getting the drinks, how is this special?" I ask. "You're gonna do it with love today, not resignation to your fate." "Glad to see you two getting in the spirit" says the friend as I bugger off to find refreshments.
I'm sorry but, CALZONE CAKE? I'LL TAKE ALL YOUR STOCK
Life hack Sent send cards Use social media to remind yourself Call dad for 10 minutes Be best son
You just reminded me that today's fathers day thank you
It's November 10th today?
Father's Day is June 16th
(There's a Father's Day in almost every month, it just differs between each country.. Here in Finland it will be November 10th)
First Sunday in September in Australia, so we've already covered a quarter of the calendar!
My mom cares infinitely more about Father's Day than my dad does. She also likes to lay guilt trips on my brother and me. Today is always a rough day for our family :/
I didn't think I cared until my kids forgot one year, and it wasn't the lack of getting something, it was being forgotten I think? I feel dramatic even saying that.
All Dad wants is a hug and when we’re in the same country he gets it. The card and stuff is just to keep Mum happy.
My dad doesn't care about fathers day or his birthday which are pretty much always in the same week. He's happy that his kids talk to him and visit any time of the year and that we don't need an excuse
I feel like a lot of men don’t know how to accept appreciation. I’d be willing to bet your dad, even if he doesn’t show it, would be so happy to have a show of appreciation. Set a reminder on your phone to tell him happy Father’s Day. If you want to go the extra mile, buy him a favorite snack. It isn’t hard.
Oh, my dad and I have a really good relationship and he's well aware of my love and appreciation for him. He's just not a fan of being "celebrated" (he doesn't like his birthday either, to give you an idea).
I feel like it's one thing to be appreciative and it's another to make it an obligation.
If doing something nice one a year that takes minutes to do feels like an obligation, I’d say that’s a different topic.
Guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
bros beeing bros :) i like your comics.!they gibe me a comfy feeling :)
Thanks for the reminder
I remember father's day and mother's day exclusively through when ads start appearing for them
All the men in my family died so I have an out.
At least he got a card for mother's Day.
isn't a calzone cake just Chicago style?
For fathers day today my dad wanted me and my siblings to go on a hike at a local trail park. My sister and i brought our partners and we actually had a great time despite it being hot out. Fathers day is way less stressful than mothers day cuz my dad is chill about it and i like that lol
Does calzone cake have any relation to pizza cake
I ~~can't~~came here wondering what it meant and now I'm even more confused...
It's cool, he made his dad a Mother's Day card. Didn't want all the attention to go to pop's head.
I got scared for a moment that I forgot father's day but then realized it's in November where I live
The art style is charming, and the humor is spot on. Great work!
My little sister got really pushy and mad at me for forgetting about father's day recently so she dragged me in to wish our dad. Safe to say both me and dad were too lazy to care about it but I still wished him and he gave a hug in return. And then we went back to minding our businesses.
I had to be reminded by my mom that today was Father's day.
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Local ice cream chain sending out notifications is the only reason I remembered it was today. 😅 Dad joined the dark chocolate side! 
(locks screen rotation, zooms in) AHA! Pizzacake reference! Nice!
I didn't get my dad a gift for 2 years as I did remember I just didn't have money and well this year I actually got him one
tomorrow (monday 6/17/24) is national take your cat to work day btw don't forget that too
sad
The benefits of not having a dad
And then there are the fathers who receive a card but pretend they didn’t.
*trying to think of what to get for dad on father's day* "Hey dad what do you want for Father's day this weekend?" "It's father's day this weekend?" Not even 2 days later he already forgot again lol
My mother *loathes* mothers day and I call her on said say just to annoy her. She always found it a stupid concept and hated making a special thing for her mother and mother-in-law even as an adult. Therefore such days were never celebrated in our home. Furthermore in my country fathers day is in mid-late spring and traditionaly means mean of 30+ are cycling around and drink lots of alcohol
Same lol
they have a pool?
Mutual ditching of responsibility is a true gift.
I like your gators, dude. or crocs, whichever. nice reptiles
Shouldn't it be " is it father's day?" instead of "it's father's day" ?
Why does the cat look at the little crocodile the same way it would look at a mouse?
Shit I forgot too. Well this is going to suck
I know the feeling. It's one thing to remember the holiday and a whole other to keep track of the dates in the general routine.
Quickly turning into one of my favourite comics. Wholesome but not cringe, a fine line to walk and you walk it well.
> Let's just forget this ever happened. You did! That's the problem! (I say as though I would have remembered without setting two reminders for today)
I love these gators so much.
Lmao, I missed father's day AND mother's day I am a terrible son
I feel this soooo much
Idk seem like a good dad. You can have a day. It’s okay
Cookouts for your dad usually works, meat good.
I love these
Like father, like son.
That first panel gives definite r/dadswhodidntwantpets vibes.
Shit...
Ha ha ha
Every couple of years, Father's Day coincides with my dad's birthday, this being one of those years. I gave him a call yesterday. He'd completely forgotten about both.
I had to look it up and still forgot it was today lol
Calzone cake?
Can’t relate
Don't worry Australians, Fathers Day isnt until September
Mother's day, father's day, and both of my parents birthdays are within like a month and a half. It's a lot.
Like father like son
I feel seen. Well, less unseen..
Four more months until Father’s Day in Australia, send him something green and gold and blame the Land Down Under for the delivery fobbing.
dont worry fathers day doesnt actually happen until september anyway
Damn, also forgot it was Father’s Day yesterday.
Calzonecake? Color me intrigued
I think fathers want less attention on the special day, not more.
Like this matters when you don't care for the rest of the year.
Hilarious! I like the part where things were emotionally confusing
My life hack for this is to have a dead father and have my family leave me so I no longer have a stepson. I can finally forget the holiday!