#385 – Rake
Posted on November 26, 2007 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comics
We used to be able to burn leaves in this area when I was a kid. I guess the area is too populated now because they don’t allow it anymore. I miss the smell. I liked to poke around the pile the next day and find some hot coals. I would take leaves and drop them onto the hot spot and watch them burn one by one. Fire was always entertaining back then.
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Weird. I’m reminded of his coal-heated slippers and his steam-powered thinking cap.
Yet another Biff-invention related accident waiting to happen…
This… Probably won’t end well.
I wonder what would happen if he put it on upside down….
That is the greatest hat ever. Does he sell them? Because I would buy one and use it often.
Only I wouldn’t use it for leaves, I’d use it for tumbleweeds.
Those things are a plague out here.
My grandfather use to burn leaves and branches from the back yard in a corner of the fence, we don’t do it anymore though because we he got sick no one did it and the folliage around there grew out so it’s to dangerous now.. I miss it though, I like the smell of smoke, and I love bonfires… >>;; I’m a pyromaniac…
everyone is pyromanic.
great comic btw.
Like Bunnyman said, this is an accident waiting to happen o_o’
But i would love to have one. Without wearing it of course =p
How about a “Exams solver” hat, Biff? 😀
The first thing i thought of when i saw the image was …fire man?
I did that when i was younger too. Then the gov’ment men came and said no.
despite that, i still love watching them burn the big field next to my house every 5 years. there are plenty fun things to be found in there. and they burn. real. good.
mus be warm.
Fire is always entertaining! Muahahahahahahaaaah!!!
Today’s comic is great.
Tumbleweeds. Gah.
Sooooo glad to not have to deal with them anymore. They’d pile up on the back fence and spook the horses. After a big blow, they’d be piled yards deep, and yards high. Flamethrower, that’s what was called for.
Leaves, not so much of a problem. Rake ’em up, run ’em over with a mulching mower. Problem solved.
As for Biff’s hat… Well, put a sternwheel on him, and call him Proud Mary. :-p
Makes sense to me, but he should look into purchasing a leaf blower instead! Save of the ozone layer, Biff!!
If it was good enough for Abraham Lincoln,
it’s good enough for Biff. That’s my motto.
The smoke will probably alert the fire departement.
And then they’ll all smack into Biff’s invisible car on there way…
I hate when people burn stuff. Recently, our fire alarm went nuts when someone started a fire to warm themselves. I hate hair-trigger-style alarms.
Yay! I got The Book Of Biff today. Its beautiful! Thank you!
At last Biff-land cools off! I can hardly wait for the ice skating accident comic.
Will you be selling the leaf-burning hats? 🙂
I want a leaf burning hat!!! I also love fire! It’s really fun to put ice on a shovel and hold it over really really really hot coals. It evaporates really fast with lots of *shhhhh* noises.
Fire…..You know there use to be a good reason I was not allowed to play with anything flammable…But now a days everything is fammable….Man I miss the good old days
Leaf burning hat! I wants one!
Who doesn’t love flamey things and fire?
I want one too that and a bag of marshmallows.
Just got my Book of Biff and I’m really glad I purchased one 😀
Keep up the good comics! I love them!
Victor G & Alexandros, awesome! I’m glad you like the book. 🙂
I want one of those too! It kind of reminds about Heat Man from the Mega Man games without the brim of the hat.
And where DOES Biff get this stuff from? Off the black market?
@ Reg: He makes it himself most of the time.
“Fire was always entertaining back then.”
Are you implying that it’s no longer entertaining!? Pishposh!
XD he forged it with a flaming hammer
great comic as always =)
When I saw the panel, I thought, “Stovepipe hat”.
I figured he got it from the Acme® Corporation. (“For 72 years, the leader in creative mayhem.”)
Hey josh, book #1 is a collection of the first 100 comics recolored (they look different than the web versions) plus 5 brand new comics and 5 pages of bonus material.
Does he wear it for warmth, or to spite the leaves? Hmm… now, we can only hope his eyebrows don’t get caught up in there somewhere…
The most interesting thing I do when raking leaves is rake them all into a bag, cute a large half circle in it, then throw it at passing cars, running away and hiding behind trees before they realize it was me.
Quote: “Fire was always entertaining back then.”
Wait, it’s not for you anymore? You have my condolences.
The hat looks like Fire Man’s from the Mega Man game.
I know what you mean. I love the smell of burning leaves down here in the fall. I love it most when theres a chill in the air mixed with the scent… Such a nice smell. I’m going tomiss it when I move out in a few years.
my book arrived today – thanks. A suggestion about packing: Turn the books around by 90 degrees, that would imho makes extracting the book from the envelope easier.
what a wonderful hat.
Whoa I really need one of those hats…
@Zeddy: so IT’S YOU! 😀
@Paul: how is a leaf blower more ozone-friendly than a small fire? o_O
@Chris: still a full year’s worth of Biff to enjoy, and I’m growing this feeling that I’ll be ordering books before I reach [command-clicks] #578.
Of course, if I keep reading the comics *and* the blog I’ll catch up at #850 😀
Biff just looks so sekf-satisfied. Like a kid with a new toy. A toy that burns stuff. Including hair. Is that why Biff is bald? Maybe his hair cell were never replaced after comic #1.
…sekf=self
Too neat… I WANT ONE!!!
Fire is fun, but it isn’t good, don’t get the 2 ideas mixed up else *swhooosh*
I like playing with fire, but I’m clever enough to avoid letting it burn things i don’t want to burn <_<, those fires in Australia should remind you all to take care with fire.
fire is still entertaining X3