Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for December 08, 2020

I wanted a quote about how books help to escape… found this -

“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.”

― Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House

Pettifogger?

I can’t think of a more appropriate place for an escape artist to retire.

If you were the greatest attorney as you advertised, I wouldn’t need to exit retirement to escape this cell.

Thinking again, this may be the safest place to avoid the pandemic.

Off topic but is this a giant’s castle? Why is there a giant cigarette butt stubbed out on the guy’s head?

Have you seen what it’s like out there recently? I escaped to prison.

Retired? Just as good an excuse as any…

Oy

And lovin’ it!!!!

Larsen E. Pettifogger certainly has changed. Or is that not supposed to be him?

Who would want to go out into the world right now anyway?

I suspect that there are some people out there who consider jail, or prison, a viable retirement opportunity. I suppose if the only option is to live on the street, perhaps a prison cell with three hots and a cot, and free medical, is not all that repulsive. …sad, that.

Roscoe Lee Browne as the escape artist in Barney Miller.

Who’s this guy? Name escapes me!

Maybe Spook is on vacation ; everyone knows you don’t perform your normal work activities when on vacation.

The lawyer got mumps and Spook’s nose has ballooned.

Well, at least P and H allow comments. Why the hell Brooke McEldowny won’t with 9 Chickweed Lane still remains a mystery to me. I welcome any ideas.

Are you telling the hangman?

Hahaha the prisoner is clever.