The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for January 26, 2011

Whew!

Call Pop A Lock

Where’s Rhoda, Leaky?

Ha! Did they lock themselves out? No, the lock is up (whew!) . Why does the door have a lock anyway? Will that keep unwanted space creatures out, or is it just to slow them down? So many questions!

All those skills learned on the street come in handy.

The reason I carry an extra key with me.

Looks like they popped the lock with the Flag.

Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.

What’s the problem?

I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.

Hey did anyone see that flag wave? That can’t possibly happen in a vacuum, this strip is obviously a hoax.

If there’s one place you can justify not locking your vehicle…

Commentator, the flag isn’t waving; it’s wiggling along with the pole.

And as any idiot knows, any stories of humans on the moon are hoaxes.

“This is On*Moon, how can we help you?”

Why would you even have a door lock?…… wait….. of course, to keep those pesky aliens from stealing you blind…….

the word balloons are the wrong way around. the one holding the flag should not be saying [no wait …i think ive got it.]

The pod must have been made in America to be able to pop the lock so easily. Maybe this pod was made by GM too.

And somehow Digital Frog, I still think it would be On*Star.

Close call. I don’t think Pop A Lock does moon calls.

I’m sorry, the (earth) station you are calling is no longer in service. Please hang up and try again……….like maybe in a few years!

Did they have a Slimjim? A push-down/pull-up plastic lock button; effect of NASA budget cuts. Tsk, tsk.

evidence of a misspent youth. oh, wait thats me

Outside - Looking In

So that’s why they had to fake it.

They need keys to start it up?