2007-01-22

Main comic: A dark-haired child stands in the foreground of a living room facing a light-haired father who reclines casually on a couch. The child says, "Daddy! The boys at school said I was funny looking!" The father replies, "Honey, have I ever told you the story of the ugly duckling?" A caption beneath the panel reads: Dad explains that I "kinda look like a duck." The joke is that the father's reassurance backfires, implying the kid actually resembles a duck. Votey (a small rough black-and-white add-on panel): The father leans in close to the child with a wide grin and shouts, "Quack! Quack!", mockingly confirming the resemblance instead of comforting the child.