Jen's sisters put Ash under the microscope...
Nerd By Northwest #337 – “Prepare for Inspection”
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That last line (well heck, most of the strip) is an homage to a very early Bloom County strip from the esteemed Berke Breathed... one where Milo and some of his fellow schoolboys meet their teacher's love interest, Cutter John, and subject him to intense scrutiny to assess whether he measures up. If you visit the link to the aforementioned Bloom County strip below, you'll see that Cutter John is not entirely comfortable with their unfiltered assessment...
'Bloom County' by Berke Breathed
But let's face it, Cutter John got off easy. Why? Because he didn't have women doing the assessment. When they want to, girls and women can put drill sergeants to shame when it comes to soul-destroying observational comments (kinda makes you wonder how brutal the women drill sergeants are 🤔). And the treatment Ash is getting here is relatively gentle... Jen's sisters are more interested in messing with Jen than abusing Ash. He's merely collateral damage... 😉
Lastly, quiz time for the old-school comic strip readers out there... what was the teacher Miss Harlow's first name, and who was she dating BEFORE she started dating Cutter John?
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