I know from personal experience what it’s like to be an only child. I used to hate it and I always wanted my parents to have more kids so I would have someone to play with besides imported cousins.
I never realized at the time that more kids in the crib meant having to share. I would’ve had to share the TV, my toys, that last slice of Pizza Hut pizza, some chicken pox, and maybe even my room!
I’ve learned to thank my lucky stars that I made it thru childhood on the solo tip.
As for Hank, he just never seems to learn. But if there’s one lesson he’d better get a handle on fairly quick, it’s to approach his mom cautiously with these kind of questions. 
NEWS ITEM: I would like to wish everyone out there a Happy Fourteenth of July! What’s that you say? What’s the big deal about today? Well, let me be frank (or Tommy, or Jo-Jo), today marks an historical event: it’s my burfday!!! Even though it’s a national holiday, I’m still hard at work cranking out comic strip goodness for you.
At the time of this writing, I don’t know what shall transpire today, but I hope it will be fantastically pleasurable and won’t involve the local constabulary nor praying to porcelain idols.
So help me celebrate this great event by sending money sending money….I mean, leaving a comment and saying a wish for yours truly.
Did I mention to send money?
Jus’ checkin’.
In my sexiest Marilyn Monroe voice…. "happy birthday to-you…. happy birthday to-YOU.. happy BIRHTDAY Mr. President…" wait-what? umm… "Happy Birthday Mr. Fordy-Ford, Happy Birth-day to-YOUUUU!!!" /end sultry whispering
Dude, Happy Birthday! Best wishes. When's Hank's b'day?
By the way, it looks like Mom's contributing to the mess in panel 3!
My wife would have made the kids clean it until they could not clean it no more (even though they could not really clean it, just as a lesson) before coming in to the rescue and clean it for real…
Happy 14 of July!
Hey George we share the same birthday.
Today is my UNbirthday!!!! Maybe you should actually step away from the computer today and do something else. Dont' worry we will be here tomorrow.
Happy Birthday!
And to hank, timing is everything in life.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I knew there was a good reason I didn't get any bills/mail today!
Happy birthday! Check is in the mail! (Even though I think I might have accidentally sent it to my address…) I just got back from vay-kay (is that the cool way to spell it?) and am catching up on everyone's comics for your big day.
Man, you do a sexy Marilyn, Jynksie!
Thanks!
Thanks, Speearr! I dunno if Hank has birthdays or not, He just may be perpetually 7 years old. AC's 1st Anniversary is coming up August 25 or 26 (I'll have to check). That may be like his birthday.
I think Hank's mom was starting to give up on that mess anyway.
Hank denies any responsibility for how his name and unreasonable facsimile became attached to that wall. He pleads the 5th: "the right to not incenerate himself".
And thank ya! Be sure to light some firecrackers for the 14th!
Geddouddahere!?! Word? That means you're way cooler than I thought possible. Now, if you were only left-handed, too.
No, you won't. Must….maintain….constant….vigilance, Potter!
What else can I do? My wife's gone to work, the kids are off to school. Looks like pregnantmidgets.com time to me!
Thanks, John! It would be a lot better for Hank if he could get a tighter grip to his timing. It seems to be way off these days.
Oh, yeah! And wait'll you see the all-day telethon we have planned for today. Please donate to greedy kids.
Thanks, Nate! That sounds like a plan. I need to catch up on everybody's stuff myself. There's also some new ones I didn't know about that bears investigating.
Rofl I am left handed. But for drawing I must prefer to use Don's right hand.
Happy B-Day!
Love the mother's expression,,,
Ahhhh, the joy of children…..
LOL
must = mostly
That's eerie! My step-son's birthday is July 12th and he's southpaw too.
Don must make a great right-hand man, huh?
Yeah…his mom's expression has that pro-abortion look to it.
She still looks hot, though.
It's not my birthday, but I am a southpaw! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!
Thank you, YNB! Is it just me, or are a lot of creative people left-handed? Are there any other lefties out there? I'd like to know.
Nope. But I'll bet she's thinking of one LESS kid she'd like to have.
OH! Happy Birthday!!!
One is often enough. Hope your birthday is everything you want it to be.
I'm trying to imagine what if Hank were twins. o.0
Thank you, Dawn! Hopefully, I'll be off the computer before the Seagram's kicks in.
Thank you, Linlah!
Ask my mom, one kid was more than enough.
Looks like Hank may be a future cartoonist!
Happy B-day!
Woah! I'm sorry I'm so late to the game… HAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYYY BIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRTHHHHHHHHHHHHDDAAAAAAYYYYYY!!! I hope that makes up for it.
If only he can do it on paper instead of his mother's walls.
Thanks, Dave!
That really makes up for it, David!
Thanks!^_^