Buckles by David Gilbert for December 19, 2023

Paul, pull my finger…..

You mean it’s not polite to call them Chinese handcuffs anymore?

Come here. Pull my finger.

I thought only Buckles got himself into such predicaments.

Paul , today , is dead from the neck up . I’m sorry to say : ( Plus no precious Buckles : ( !!

Never noticed before that he only has 3 fingers.

Paul, you’re gonna be sent to the garage as discipline, just like you do Buckles…

Another plan successfully NOT thought through.

I remember those from at least 6 decades ago. Amazing how so many things from your past reappear years later as something new, which they are to the present generation.

“Idiot in aisle 4…”

For all y’all out there:

“A Chinese finger trap (also known as a Chinese finger puzzle, Chinese thumb cuff, Chinese handcuffs, and similar variants) is a gag toy used to play a practical joke on unsuspecting children and adults. The finger trap is a simple puzzle that traps the victim’s fingers (often the index fingers) in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo. The initial reaction of the victim is often to pull their fingers outward, but this only tightens the trap. The way to escape the trap is to push the ends toward the middle, which enlarges the openings and frees the fingers.” Wikipedia

Thought you’d like to know…

I get my family the same thing for Christmas. 3 generations. Same gift. The world’s fastest shopping trip. Friends got the same gift too!

Paul, you’ve out done yourself today…

Anybody reminded of what happened in “Dexter’s Laboratory”?

Strangely, I put one in each person’s bag this year.