Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for July 03, 2022

If only!

Is Henry still under the bed?

Swish!? Everybody knows that firework rockets should go ‘Fweeeee!’ on the way up.

Hubby would have loved silent fireworks. He wouldn’t have gotten a migraine then.

Sacrilege

How does the fire work? How does the butter fly?

Honestly, made me cry

Where I live, I can hear all the booms and see none of the flash. Sad.

There ARE non-percussive fireworks. In the fabrication of fireworks, the explosive noise is one part of each unit, and the color display is another part, so you CAN have colors without sharp noise. There are places in Canada that have chosen explosion-free displays.

Well done and Amen!

A firework that man and dog can enjoy? Nice idea, Wiz!

Looks like Wiz picked Will up from C Kennel.

My dog would thank you, Wiz.

Why ruin a good fireworks show, other than to pander to a few people? It’s the only part of a fireworks show that blind people can enjoy, so why do you all hate blind people so much?

Thank You!

The Vets and the vets thank you.

The best application for Hushaboom I’ve seen so far. Maxwell Smart would be pleased.

That would be fantastic for pets. I know an idiot who sets off fireworks for 5 days straight, three hours at a time at EVERY public holiday. People have complained about him, but the police say they are “too busy” to look into the complaints. Too busy doing nothing.

good luck to the Americans with the annual tradition of putting explosives into the hands of untrained idiots who should not be allowed to hold anything more than a sparkler made of coloured ribbons.

The neighborhood shows started last night – the displays were fun to watch and try to photograph… The down side is the struggle to remember it’s not a combat zone and a lot of the pets went into hiding – only two more nights of this…

Ha!

Wouldn’t that be wonderful!!

Gandalf’s fireworks were pretty good also.

I often watch the local fireworks from a hillside over a half mile away. The boom comes about 3 seconds after the flash.

Drones! Drones with lights!

Can Wiz bring some to my neighborhood? Hearing people shoot fireworks off every night is annoying as heck.

Ah the “moment of silence” firework. Much respect, wiz

I must be odd. I love fireworks displays. We went to one last night and I got as close as they’d let me. It was beautiful! Bright lights and loud booms! I can’t wait until the 4th of July display Monday night. Happy 4th of July!

In would love that! I could watch them and enjoy the view and not hear them!

There are much quieter fireworks. The ones we see include charges to make the BOOM.

“What happened to the KABOOM? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering KABOOM!!!” – Marvin the Martian

My wife is very ill and needs her sleep, but the fireworks keep her awake and then she feels even worse. There are others like her.

Sigh…another fireworks and dog cartoon – I’ve read 5 now. I yield!

I wish.

Silent Fireworks in this country are about as likely as “Mericans” not talking all the time. Ain’t gonna happen.

Katzenberg: I don’t see it that way, Geoff. Let me tell you what I think we’re dealing with here, a potentially positive learning experience…

Grim Reaper: Shut up! Shut up you American. You always talk, you Americans, you talk and you talk and say ‘Let me tell you something’ and ‘I just wanna say this’, Well you’re dead now, so shut up.

Around July 4, it sounds like WWIII in our area.

Who’s the guy in the wheelchair?

Just wait til the old guy lets out a BIG toot!!! That dog will drag him all over the Kingdom…

We have the opposite. Increasingly over a month,(And also around New Year) Not visual, just BOOMS that you can feel !

well done, wiz

My dogs would be grateful.

Where did the guy in the wheelchair in panel #9 come from? He wasn’t there in panel #6. I can understand a dog running up without being seen, but Wiz looks like he pushed the veteran.

Yes, probably cartoon physics, but still….

Is that an aging Shaggy and one of Scooby’s offspring in the last panel?

If we had less wars for the sake of corporations then there’d be a lot less PTSD.

And folks who actually are kind to animals and not animals themselves get it that they don’t like loud sounds. While you can keep most animals away from fireworks shows you can’t when some neighborhood numbnuts (that shouldn’t even be allowed to play with a glowstick) pops fireworks, especially at 2 or 3 in the morning.

That’s the kind I like!

I believe the point is not so much about wildfires but the PTSD that the noise triggers. The veteran in the wheelchair and service animal can enjoy the show without the trauma.

Honoring Veterans and respecting dogs. Nice.

great idea

I wish they would ban the noisy fireworks everywhere. Have some sympathy for our veterans and the stressed-out pets. It’s awful to deal with a dog that can’t understand and relax (even with calming aids).

Bombs bursting in air – it’s in our anthem. Happy In-Deep Antics Day!

“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!” Marvin the Martian Quote!

Cool.

Dogs everywhere are thanking you!

Remember the animals and the veterans that can be triggered by loud explosing.

If I recall correctly, the Hush-a-Boom was invented on Rocky & Bullwinkle

I guess Wiz was sensitive to dogs and people older than him, who would be scared of fireworks.

It nice to see Will, the pitbull from the Dogs Of C Kennel, as an invited guest. Well done!

I absolutely cannot stand the loud booming ones. Obnoxious and uncalled for!

ummm…. don’t think it’s the blind they hate bub

Conceivably, it could be done. The physics involved are not that much different than suppressing a firearm. It would require slowing the rapid expansion of the gasses, just like a suppressor (more popularly known as, but inaccurately, a silencer) for a firearm.