Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for June 01, 2019

Rodney, don’t lose your head about who gets selected for the honors. Just remember, Fred will always have a keen edge over you.

He has a way of cutting through the competition.

From what I saw on an episode of “Death Row Stories” on HLN recently, executioners don’t have it easy. Some of them are dealing with psychological issues.

Perhaps YOU would like to tell him he isn’t, Rodney?

He’s the point man for staff cuts.

Looks like a hatchet job to me.

A person must love their job to do it well……Oy

He takes a good “head shot”for the wall.

He’s a cut above the rest.

He has the best record when it comes to customer complaints.

Not funny, especially after recent news.

Time to sharpen that ax blade. Far too many dents.

I wonder what the retirement benefits are for an executioner?

He works hard, always trying to get ahead.

He used to work for the Queen of Hearts, and very skilled at his job.

So many puns, so little time! :-) Yes, I modified Mae West’s classic line.

He has an edge over the rest?

He’s a cut above.

He does cut personnel costs for Id and the King.

Albert Pierrepoint was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people and lived to about the age of 87 or so. He ran a pub from the 1940’s to the 1960’s.

He’s literally the “Headmaster of the Dungeon.”

“Sharpen your tools man. You don’t want to do an incomplete job. Back in MY day, we used piano wire attached to a fifty pound block. Perfectly smooth cuts every time.”

Heads above the competition.

He’s had NO complaints!