Bad Machinery by John Allison for June 21, 2018

The government regulations these days prevent us from causing cool time anomalies for you kids!

Gotta maintain a chain of events, Lottie, that’s why. If he did it that way once, he’s gotta do it that same way again, or events will change.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuppy_Glossop

Was the nuclear accident in the fume cabinet blamed on Communist sabotage?

OK, now it all makes sense!

:-)

squib – skwib

noun

plural noun: squibs

1. a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding.

2. a small, slight, or weak person, especially a child.

3. AMERICAN FOOTBALL – a short kick on a kickoff.

verb

3rd person present: squibs

1. AMERICAN FOOTBALL

kick (the ball) a comparatively short distance on a kickoff; execute (a kick) in this way.

2. archaic

utter, write, or publish a satirical or sarcastic attack.

You shouldn’t tit about with squibs and atomic energy together.