Thursday, April 16, 2009

And that's why smoking can be hazardous to your health.

It looks like Rusty managed to sneak up to the cabin without being seen, despite the gigantic backpack, suited more for a camping trip and not so much a five minute hike, strapped to his back.  Speaking of the backpack, I don't exactly remember him having it before, or if he did, it being so large.  (I mean, what's he carrying?  The borrowed camera and another memory card, right?  It's not like he's lugging around one of the old time cameras with the tripod, solutions, glass plates, and tent necessary for darkness and development).  Oh well, the backpack isn't important.  What's important is getting that camera back, and the memories.  Precious, precious memories.
  
Speaking of memories, oh, panel two, how I love thee.  You remind me so much of Maniac Mansion that were it in my power, I would set up the Nintendo and start playing right now.  Alas, it is not meant to be, and so I must carry on.  Seriously, when I saw panel two  and its odd use of color, I half expected to see a menu down at the bottom where I could select sentence fragments or switch to another member of my party all the while keeping an eye out for Weird Ed and Nurse Edna.  (I also started to hear Rusty's theme music, soon to be cut off by the music associated with a brief update as to the activities of our cigarette deprived criminals, but that is neither here nor there.)  

Now, before I start talking too much about meteors and keys and chainsaws with no fuel, I should probably get back to the comic and our hapless criminals.  Frankly, I think that a lack of cigarettes should be the least of Moe and Larry's problems considering that they apparently went fishing without fishing poles, or bait, or a tackle box, or life jackets, or proper sunscreen.  Come to think of it, I think that the whole getting cigarettes thing is just an easy way for Moe and Larry to not have to acknowledge their mistake and serve as a way to remedy the situation without either of them having to look stupid for not bringing the fishing gear on the fishing trip.  Look out, Rusty!  Quick, Jack Elrod Ball and spotted dog!  Get that kid out of there!

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