Lio by Mark Tatulli for October 11, 2020

and then the pumpkin gets them stuck in the underpass…

Well gourdness gracious!!

This will squash Dad’s dreams.

I thought word was that the Great Pumpkin could fly.

That looks like a Wagon Queen Family Truckster!

Should have thought ahead, Lio!

Maybe if you let some air out of the tires? Looks like it’s only about 7 feet too tall for the underpass…

pumpkin into squash

I go to Duffield’s farm all the time. Very close to my home.

Should have catapulted it home!

There is a railroad bridge just around the corner from where I live that is notorious for having drivers try foolishly to get through from underneath (the clearance is 9.5 feet).

Go to YouTube and search for “11’8 bridge”.

Why is Lio in the back instead of up front with his dad in the “shotgun” position? I always rode up front with my dad when it was just me and him when I was a kid.

That’s me two cars back from Lio.

Is that the station wagon from “Vacation”?

My take: The reason they’re honking is that dad has realized he can’t get through and has simply stopped while wondering what (if anything) to do next.

https://11foot8.com/

Now that’s a great pumpkin! He should’ve gotten a helicopter to that pumpkin field.

Why not take the pumpkin off the roof, roll it through the underpass, then put it back up and drive away. Faster than waiting for whatever they’re waiting for. And maybe somebody who sees what they’re doing will come help.

Looks like Lio and his dad kidnapped the president* in retaliation for the domestic terrorists who attempted to kidnap the Governor of Michigan.

At least Dad isn’t going to be on camera for the world to laugh at …

Live, from Durham, North Carolina, it’s www.11foot8.com

LOVE that pumpkin!