Not your mother's lemonade stand.

Hello, Peter here again, bringing you comics review for Wednesday, August 24, which happens to be my mother's birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom!

Will I manage to keep my comments today mom-appropriate instead of the usual crassness? Let's find out!

Andy Capp

Is the banker supposed to look like Hitler?

Agnes

Whoa, $15.00? That's a tad overpriced. A latte-lemondade blend is rather disgusting, though not as disgusting as...

Birdbrains

The concurrence of themes in the comics is always a curious phenomenon. Two strips featuring lemonade stands is not itself unusual (it's a pretty common setup in the summertime), but Agnes and Birdbrains take the age-old children's moneymaker to sickening new levels. At least Dorkins' waste water is more reasonably priced than Agnes' concoction.

Brewster Rockit

That first panel summarizes Rise of the Planet of the Apes quite nicely. I don't have anything bad to say about this strip. Sometimes it's nice to share the consistently funny Brewster Rockit. Plus, I like donuts—not to eat, but as symbolism-rich pieces of Americana. Yeah, I'm weird.

Real Life Adventures

I thought making awkward, lame jokes was part of being a normal dad.

Barney and Clyde

Uh.. camouflage comes in different varieties now. It seems unlikely that these guys would be seeing two soldiers wearing that particular pattern. Maybe those are civilians in costume, maybe this strip takes place in another time or place, or maybe this is just a lame setup by a lazy cartoonist.

Momma

Uh.. job listings are almost exclusively online now. I should know. Sigh.

Okay, I've made it through a whole post without cussing. Though I did feature a strip that depicted the aftermath of drinking human waste, so I guess my efforts to be mom-freindly today were a wash. Oh well.