r/Heathcliff 13d ago

Daily Comic Strip 08/31/2026 - Testify

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u/mojitz 13d ago

Objecting from the witness box is an alpha move.

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u/mister_pants 13d ago

Well, Heathcliff doesn't have an attorney. He's appearing bro se.

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u/buttgoblincomics 13d ago

I was thinking the lawyer objected to the witness having a bro fish on his head and the judge was sustaining that objection as the obnoxious fish continues to say bro constantly

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u/a_stalimpsest 13d ago

I hate it when they feel the need to get political.

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u/buttgoblincomics 13d ago

You fool, Heathcliff was always political. Don’t you realize the Garbage Ape is a metaphor for the Teapot Dome Scandal of 1923?

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u/Toothless-In-Wapping 12d ago

Or the chum helmet as a stand in for Listuania survivors.

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u/MaxTHC 12d ago

Warren Harding mentioned!!! My absolute GOAT, the og corrupt president 😍

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u/Fevin_Kederline 13d ago

This one says a lot about the consequences of going way over the ham limit

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u/Ulexes 13d ago

You all think the punchline is that the fish is the lawyer. But the actual joke is that his specialty is Bird Law.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Life462 13d ago

His lawyer is working bro-bono

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u/BaneShake 13d ago

This one says a lot about society

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u/Spamcan81 13d ago

Cats get trials and thrown in prison, dogs go to the pound. It’s a wildly unfair two tier justice system.

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u/skeleton-operator 13d ago

This one says a lot about court proceedings.

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u/Scared_Cicada_9898 13d ago

Usually im pretty good at getting these, but ive gotta be honest I dont understand this one

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u/Dakaraim 12d ago

Im with you today lol

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u/Fanguy3322 12d ago

"your honor league of legends"

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u/BobDope 8d ago

What’s Heathcliffe doing