Free Range by Bill Whitehead for October 20, 2024

"Missile"aneous altercations.

Best not to Russ ian into anything when they got the bomb

Won’t they blow themselves up too? That looks pretty big.

Some people are willing to destroy everyone to make their point.

I thought fences made good neighbors.

“We’ll get an even BIGGER one!”

Mutually assured destruction would require Vern to enter the arms race.

“Mother, do you think they’ll drop the bomb?”

That’s neighborhood nuclear superiority. (From the guy who came up with the ICBMW.)

That’s just an old Far Side, from 12/17/81.

The Federsons are the nuke kids on the block.

“First we got the bomb, and that was good,

’Cause we love peace and motherhood.

Then Russia got the bomb, but that’s okay,

‘Cause the balance of power’s maintained that way.

Who’s next?"

No bombing before 10am and after 10pm or the HOA will come down on you. What’s left of you anyway. Besides, the bomb has an unapproved color.

Since it is autumn, be prepared to rake up any fallout.

Look up Neighborhood Nukes (from Michael Nesmith’s “Elephant Parts”) on Youtube. You know, the guy from the Monkees. “Even the nicest neighborhood can be spoiled by neighbors.”