Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for September 19, 2020
Transcript:
Man: Gimme all yer money! Man: Okay, okay, don't shoot! Hamhock: Fear not! I'll save you! Man: Power Pig! Thank goodness! Hamhock: That'll be forty bucks for the rescue! Man: Forty bucks?! But... I've only got twenty! Man: I'll take twenty. Man: I'm gonna go with the mugger. Hamhock: Hey, the free market works!
Dkram about 4 years ago
Orson would not approve.
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rugeirn about 4 years ago
Come on, Hamhock, get set up with Visa, MasterCard, AMEX and PayPal. This is not the 20th century anymore!
syzygy47 about 4 years ago
Taking the hint, from Power Pig’s utility belt, a POS mobile credit card reader.
mistercatworks about 4 years ago
In Terry Pratchett’s books, in the city of Ankh-Moorpark, you can arrange to be robbed in the comfort of your home. The city keeps crime under control but takes its cut.
cuzinron47 about 4 years ago
So now crime does pay.
knight1192a about 4 years ago
Let’s see, what to choose, what to choose. The mugger whose gonna steal all my money or the hero whose gonna rob me blind.
Dragoncat about 4 years ago
So Power Pig saves the day by turning a robbery into a charity.