Lio by Mark Tatulli for July 15, 2011

As well he should have.

Bazooka Joe is extremely hurt…

Who or what was Lio planning to blow up anyway?

AGAIN? Some children never learn…

I guess Dad seems like a spoil-sport to you today, Lio. But if you behave for a week or so, I’m sure he’ll let you have your bazooka back, as long as you promise to play with it at the Artillery Range and not in the house-yard!

Good, Lio! Writing is a better diversion.

hmm his diary is just a little bit worse than mine…

I guess that’s the way it is with parenting: Constant reinforcement of boundaries.

Hey! You’ll poke your eye out. Maybe both of ’em and mine too.

None of the kids I grew up with had a bazooka; all we had were hand grenades…and we had to get up a 4 AM every morning and walk eight miles to throw them.

So how old was dad when he had a bazooka?

All he had was a lousy homebuilt potato cannon. And he was thankful for it.

Bob Burns invented the Bazooka back in the 1920’s.

He must’ve borrowed it from Cybil.

nice bazooka lio

Its Cybil’s fault.

Probably having a little one-on-one with Lil’ Guard Duck. My monies on the duck.

Now Now, Lio, some people have had it a lot harder than you, like these fellows.

I have a potato gun that is more like a bazooka – man does it send the ammo flying. Lio, eat your heart out!

Chill dad, he’s probably been hired by Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, to help with “Urban Renewal”

With the right loads, he can have…Neighborhood Nuclear Superiority (look it up!)

AGAIN?!?