Rubes by Leigh Rubin for February 28, 2023

The kid looks deflated.

There. I got that out of the way for the rest of you.

Cheer up kid. You were only cheated out of a quarter.

I’m sorry that I giggled at this kid’s problem. But I’m glad I got to giggle.

His interest has no effect on inflation.

Not the best vending machine idea.

Poor thing. All he wanted was a balloon.

Get used to it kid……..

Watched a lady try to buy a helium balloon at a self-checkout at a grocery store. She kept getting an error because the checkout mechanism couldn’t detect any weight on the conveyor belt.

Where is that F-22 when you need it?

This is really clever—-

Many who try to get a balloon from this machine will be seen on a Candid Camera type show later this year.

There’s one born every minute,

Some lessons in life are hard

Th’ats life. Maybe someone can write a song about it.

I don’t get it. I mean I get a balloon wouldn’t come down if it’s filled with Helium, but what is the joke I’m missing?

What a sad cartoon.

Clever

I expected the last panel to show one less balloon.

I wonder if they can fit 99 red balloons inside that machine?

Should have put a made in China sign on the machine.

A fool and his money..,,

So sad.

Another high hope shot down :-(

He’s feeling down-and-out because the balloons won’t come down and out.

Looks like something a Lib would set up. Pay for something and then don’t deliver.

Learning the cruel unreliability of vending machines is a life lesson, kid.

The poor lad failed to take into consideration- a helium balloon is unlikely to exit through a lower opening.

That’s good