Close to Home by John McPherson for July 15, 2022

but he has already survived so many accidents you would think he would be a safe bet!

Life insurance guy to me many years ago. “What do you do?” I’m a technician. “What does that entail?” I weld thermocouples onto solid rocket boosters. “Hmmmmm.”

Mr & Mrs Dummy have twin baby boys. Their names are “Nuts & Bolts”

His nickname is Crash.

If you ever feel like your job is meaningless and dead end… remember that there are Crash Test Dummies!

Boy I’d hate to see Dummé’s premiums on just liability….

Can I assume that “Mr. Dumme” was "made in France?

“But I’m not going to get into a land war in Asia. I’m just going to Australia for 7 turns.”

Problem is, all his accidents were caught on camera.

I wonder what ever became of Buster, the Myth Buster crash test dummy? Maybe he has his own children’s TV show in Europe.

Love the character’s name.

But, I don’t even drink!

But, I’ve only need to the repair shop 3 times…

Is Mr. Dumme being discriminated against because of his … race?

… or his ancestral background? [Is this a case of Unfair hiring practice?]

Ted, we’ve told you before, we don’t insure dummies.

Denied because he’s accident prone???

And he has a habit of driving into brick walls.

Wood I be eligible for a reduced rate if I forgo personal injury coverage? I’m very resilient..

Speaking of accidents, Bleeb it isn’t safe hanging out under that office chair. You could be run over.

Way to jump to conclusions.

Guess he’ll have to get insurance for dummies.

Dig that crazy floor!!!!!!!!!! Oh, Hiya Bleeb!!!! No, you don’t want to take lessons from Mr. Dumme. :)

Somehow, insurance is less for a number of people I know with several accidents on their records than it is for me. Apparently I am “high risk” because I have a fast car and I’m male, but at least I’m not a teenager or in my 20s anymore. That was brutally expensive. I’d say it’s more important that I’ve had no accidents in decades, and the only one I ever had at 20 years old was a small scrape at 5mph.

The Dummés are an offshoot of the Dumás family.