I once read a short story that riffed on the old theme of being careful what you wish for from the genie in the bottle. In this one, the wisher was aware of the perils and so figured to engage in unobjectionable altruism and wished for all imprisoned genies everywhere to be freed. The wish was granted. It turned out that there was good reason for all those genies to have been imprisoned in the first place.
The thing about wishes is that you have to work for them. Perhaps if you wished that you did not need to work to get your wishes fulfilled it would work.
Dtroutma almost 6 years ago
Flo’s still on the hook.
Superfrog almost 6 years ago
You’d never get wishes granted by anything that shellfish.
Aussie Down Under almost 6 years ago
Captain Eddie needs to talk with Moondog (Monty) as he at least recently called for the bar tab.
kaffekup almost 6 years ago
Dummy; tell him the wish before you throw him back in. Afterwards, all bets are off.
Bilan almost 6 years ago
So, is the moral of the story Don’t count your lobster wishes until they hatch?
pschearer Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I wish Wiley would rename the boat so I don’t have to look the name up every time. (Too hard to work it into a conversation.)
PekCheeYong almost 6 years ago
it’s more possible than you think. lobsters are biologically immortal.
dadoctah almost 6 years ago
…and the lesson we learn from today’s strip is “lobsters can’t be trusted”.
Kaputnik almost 6 years ago
Bah? Humbug.
silverking1953 almost 6 years ago
The ole shellfish game.
Mouseman8 almost 6 years ago
I don’t get it. Sometimes political jokes are too obscure.
oakie817 almost 6 years ago
see the name of the boat but don’t understand
tripwire45 almost 6 years ago
A talking lobster. Maybe he could have sold it for enough to pay his bar tab.
DanFlak almost 6 years ago
That lobstah has all the makings of a politician and Eddie has all the intelligence of the average voter.
YulanaLow Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Anoesis is a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content. Pronunciation: an-oh-ee-sis.
Bill The Nuke almost 6 years ago
A talking lobster would have been worth much more than his bar tab.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I once read a short story that riffed on the old theme of being careful what you wish for from the genie in the bottle. In this one, the wisher was aware of the perils and so figured to engage in unobjectionable altruism and wished for all imprisoned genies everywhere to be freed. The wish was granted. It turned out that there was good reason for all those genies to have been imprisoned in the first place.
ms-ss almost 6 years ago
That’s a democrat politician in the trap. Pass our version of the budget now and then we will discuss money for the wall.
DCBakerEsq almost 6 years ago
All the best fairy tales start with a magical lobster.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 6 years ago
The thing about wishes is that you have to work for them. Perhaps if you wished that you did not need to work to get your wishes fulfilled it would work.
Adiraiju almost 6 years ago
“I wish for more wishes.”
“You can’t do that.”
“I wish I could wish for more wishes.”
“…”
“I wish for more magic lobsters.”
Linguist almost 6 years ago
I’m not sure which is worse for ole Capt. Eddy. Being forced to pay his bar tab or being cut off for not paying it !
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member almost 6 years ago
That’s easy for her to say!
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Blue lobstahs are exceedingly rare. They are blue because they granted their own wish to be blue so they’d get tossed back!
Lazarus Long almost 6 years ago
This is how Democrats negotiate with Republicans. Give them what they want and they will give you ………? Republicans fall for this every time.
adrianrune almost 6 years ago
Have the wish granted, then release him (or her?).