Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for August 13, 2013

He was a brave, yet stupid to swallow a bullet, man….

What’s Rodney doing with a bullet when everyone else has bows and arrows?

Since when were bullets invented way back inRodney’s era?

This too shall pass.

why are they still using arrows if he can bite a bullet?

Rodney in a ’lead’ing role, once again

Error on the comic artists part. Back then, bullets did not exist until the 1800’s [i tink]

Great Skyrim Reference!

I see what you did there.

Oh, don’t even start!

let’s all get on the bandwagon for lead-free bullets!that way, when the bullet pieces the flesh, there’s no lead poisoning

i have the same problem with my gum…

This cartoon often mixes modern conveniences with the medieval area. I think it is funny. If I remember once someone had a cell phone,TV, radio and a car. I love it .

Well you always had lead somewhere in your anatomy.

…then he took an arrow in the knee.

In stories I’ve read from the alleged time period, they drink strong spirits and bite on a folded leather strap, or many layers of linen.

The parts have to evolve separately before they can come together. Apparently, bullets evolved as something hard, but not hard enough to break your teeth, for biting on.

:-)

Probably the “bullet” was actually shot from a sling… lead “bullets” were cast for slings all the way back in Roman times. (I’m sure that cartoonists never take liberty with historical facts.)

Whoops. I see someone already noted that fact. Sorry about the redundancy.

Watch it Rodney, don’t go around shooting your mouth off!

gee Rodney swallowed the bullet instead of bit it didn’t he????!!!!!!!

Lead sling bullets 4th century BC:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sling_bullets_BM_GR1842.7-28.550_GR1851.5-7.11.jpg

could anybody tell me:is “biting the bullet” an ancient treatment or something else?