Herman by Jim Unger for June 11, 2022

Benefit package: you can take a break when we don’t need you anymore

Be sure to drink lots of water so you can keep the water wheel going while you take a break.

Since he is wearing a red coat, I guess he is from the England prison system where they had men walk the wheel.

You’re all heart, gov’nor.

Use your head, boss. If he doesn’t weigh anything, he won’t move the wheel.

“The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?” — Scrooge.

And the river’s risin’.

Rain keeps pourin’ down.

And the river’s risin’.

Oh, take me to a higher ground.

- D. Emmitt

They did have human-sized hamster wheels in the middle ages. They were used to lift the weights for trebuchets.

He’s all heart. The boss is such a kind person to promise the wheel guy the opportunity for food.

He’s one the ladder of success and getting nowhere

Gee, thanks boss…hope I’m still alive.

…. says the “good Lord.”

“Can you kick it up a notch, we’ll be grinding rocks next.”

But make your lunch break quick. We need you over at the stone ground wheat station next.

Walk the wheel…while I feed my gerbil!

Drought huh?

some guys must have drowned this way