As we look ahead this month to Thanksgiving, I am very thankful for all the cartoonists who brighten our days with their great humor. Enjoy! From One Big Happy As Ruthie's mom hands her a dinner plate she says, "That's one beautiful piece of fish." Ruthie looks at it and makes a face. Mom asks, "You don't think so, Ruthie?" "Well, maybe before it was murdered and set on fire." From Pickles Opal and Earl on sitting on the couch together. Earl says, "I'm amazed when I look back on my day and realize all the faraway places my mind had traveled. Afghanistan. The polar ice caps. The Bay of Bengal, the terraces of Machu Picchu…. The halls of Kilimanjaro, the deep sea depths of the Mariana Trench, Boise, Idaho…" Opal interrupts, "Would you mind going to the store for me? We're out of milk." Earl: "Okay, but only in my mind." From The Argyle Sweater - Cookbooks by hi...

Help for writers can come from anyplace. I noticed these while reading the Sunday comics. From ONE BIG HAPPY RUTHIE:  This is my story about a beautiful princess who doesn't want to be a princess anymore. So she goes to a dancing school. JOE: Ha! Hee, Hee. That's so dumb, Ruthie. Everybody knows they can't dance. RUTHIE: Princesses? JOE: No. Schools. From PEANUTS: SNOOPY writes: "I will always wait for you," she said. "I'm not going anyplace," he said." "If you don't go anyplace, I can't wait for you," she said. LUCY: That's the dumbest thing I ever read. SNOOPY: I'll add some footnotes. From GET FUZZY BUCKY KAT: Can I read you my new ghost story? SATCHEL: What's it about? BUCKY KAT: A guy goes into a haunted house and ends up becoming a ghost himself. Satchel acts all scared in that way he has of driving Kat nuts. BUCKY KAT: Ahem.  Dave went into the scary house. Before he knew what wa...