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Frau G and I just got back from a three week cruise to Hawaii. That’s why I didn’t respond to any emails or comments. I loaded three weeks worth of strips before I left. We got back home Sunday, and I’ve been pretty sick with Covid. I hope to be better in a few days and be back in the saddle again. Here’s some even worse news – I took about a thousand photos and videos. You know what that means.
As for the story, I just sent Ernie to Outer Mongolia…

As I said before, my editor wanted to change the title of the strip. So don’t blame U-No-Hoo.
Norm H also asked for the story where Ernie was changed to Piranha Club. I had just won the award from the Cartoonist Society for having the best comic strip. What dopes. As part of a new promotion my editor thought it was a good idea if we changed the name of the strip. I didn’t think so, but what the heck, I’m only the cartoonist. The strip remained Ernie in many countries. This is from 1998.

Once my good friend Connie C was in some motel that had a vibrating bed. She put two quarters in the slots and turned it on. It vibrated all night long. She couldn’t get it to turn off. 