Our house was burglarized about 15 years ago, and it was just as much a shock as what Bill Watterson says in the last panel. Luckily the only broken thing was the front door because it was jammed open. The burglar opened every first drawer in the whole house, and took what he thought was “gold” jewelry. Joke’s on him!
What the neighbors said is that now we don’t have to worry about another break-in ever again, because the word gets around that there’s nothing worth stealing here…
Now, we have cameras all around, but that’s like closing the barn after the horses are out…
I was talking about “real life” but in comic life it might be done earlier, but from the conversation, we know that they are cancelling one semester of the drama club…
…or the thieves thought that the stuffed tiger was a secret safe for jewelry….there have been enough news stories about burglars vandalizing homes, and eviscerating stuffies…
This one made me think of that round we used to sing in grade school. As I grew older, I realized the song wasn’t at all about the fire, but about everything else around us that need our attention, but like magicians do, that song was misdirecting our gaze…
Our house was burglarized about 15 years ago, and it was just as much a shock as what Bill Watterson says in the last panel. Luckily the only broken thing was the front door because it was jammed open. The burglar opened every first drawer in the whole house, and took what he thought was “gold” jewelry. Joke’s on him!
What the neighbors said is that now we don’t have to worry about another break-in ever again, because the word gets around that there’s nothing worth stealing here…
Now, we have cameras all around, but that’s like closing the barn after the horses are out…