Close to Home by John McPherson for September 27, 2010

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    margueritem  about 14 years ago

    At least it’s meaningful…

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    Edcole1961  about 14 years ago

    Cue the theme song from, “Chariots of Fire.”

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    ksoskins  about 14 years ago

    I thought that life was just one hurdle after another, but it seems to continue after death.

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    cdward  about 14 years ago

    Just trying to imagine the scene when one of those hurdlers clips the last hurdle.

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    lewisbower  about 14 years ago

    CDWARDS You’re sick! That was the first thing I saw.

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    emjaycee  about 14 years ago

    At least he wasn’t a steeplechaser.

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    Nighthawks Premium Member about 14 years ago

    steeples aren’t all that hard to catch; they just sit on top of buildings not even bothering to elude the chase

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    Nighthawks Premium Member about 14 years ago

    so, if the guy was a star golfer in college would they chip him in from the rough?

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    Digital Frog  about 14 years ago

    If he was a football star, would they have gone for a Hail Mary play?

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    Plods with ...™  about 14 years ago

    Baseball? - Everyone goes to Denny’s for a Grand Slam?

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    GailRubin  about 14 years ago

    Tennis - Love All! This one is now enshrined with all the other Death Cartoons at The Family Plot Blog: http://thefamilyplot.wordpress.com/

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    battycomic Premium Member about 14 years ago

    I wonder how they would’ve done it if he was a javelin or discus thrower.

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    landshark67  about 14 years ago

    What if he was a swimmer?

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    dfowensby  about 14 years ago

    pole vault??? that is just plain lewd. lends new meaning to “stiff”. but one hilarious mental image….

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    fredbuhl  about 14 years ago

    Volleyball, he would have been spiked.

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    andronius  about 14 years ago

    @battycomic I was thinking the same thing!

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    Coyoty Premium Member about 14 years ago

    That last step’s a doozy.

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