Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for October 16, 2010

Are you serious?

There’s a saying about somebody following in his father’s foot steps. ( Sort of a version of “Like father, like son”,

Still don’t get it, usually that means it is a local story.

The notorious Falcon is probably some kind of criminal…his son is going in the same business!

I got it! And I thought it was good!

BigChiefDesoto Never pick another man’s rhubarb, no wait that isn’t right.

Never try to explain a joke. The moment is always gone and can’t be saved.

Did you hear the one about the cartoonest and the billy goat

Or claw print?

The Notorious Falcon has been mentioned before, I think. And even if not, it’s obviously obvious what is meant.

Is the Notorious Falcon anything like the “Midnight Skulker” in Wiz Of ID?,,,,

Lets see now…A Falcon is a bird. Birds have feathers not fingers. So a play on words. You can leave finger prints but you can’t leave feather prints. But in this case you can. Got it now? Unless you are talking about the Falcon that is a car…

Flagged 2 spammers

Yerah, but you don’t need to advertise it, as363. When the spam is gone your comment will still be there. Almost as annoying.

Is there a rim shot in the room?

The falcon was actually a PI who was played by Tom Conway, among others, in the old noir film series. He was also Cap America’s buddy in the old series.

I didn’t get the joke until I read the spammers and it all became crystal clear: all the characters in Shoe are birds. Therefore, the Notorious Facon (NF) has to be a bird, too, not the PI as described above. The NF obviously drives a Ford Falcon (good call, 1951 Model) as his getaway car, and the police found his prints on it, linking him to some criminal act. Now his son is using the same car, making the same mistake by leaving his fingerprints on it. As for birds and fingers, it’s a matter of artistic license. If you don’t believe me, go back and read the spammers before you flag them.