Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for April 14, 2023

Oooh no!

Ahh the slings and arrows of outrageous (bad marksmanship from Rodney)

The apple is still on his head …

You do not need friends like Rodney,

You could at least use Nerf Arrows, Rodney.

Today’s strip reminds me of a 1950s TV show called The Adventures of William Tell. I recently watched reruns of it on Freeview Channel 82 here in the UK:

“Come away, come away with William Tell,

Come away to the land he loved so well,

What a day, what a day when the apple fell,

For Tell and Switzerland.

Come away with Tell to the mountainside,

Look down at the path where the tyrants ride,

Set a bow, set a bow and down they’ll go,

For Tell and Switzerland.

Hurry on, hurry on, there’s a dungeon cell,

Hurry on, hurry on, there’s a noose as well,

But we’ll escape from the jaws of Hell,

For Tell and Switzerland."

Remember it from my childhood life seemed so much simpler then !

So that’s where the pin cushion went.

It’s still on his head.

Medieval acupuncture, emphasis on “puncture”.

Arrow proof vest….

Okay, I know, comix physics. . .BUT. . .does he have a kevlar vest underneath his tunic? Do they have kevlar vests in Id????

Practice. Practice. Practice.

One out of three, Rodney’s getting better. Yip yip yip yip yip

Well, this is Rodney. He’s doing the best he can.

Rodney could use a few pointers.

How about that?

Rodney, you missed twice and only got lucky on the third try. Your friend need to go to the hospital now!!!

Technically, shot the apple, not “off”

Why is the apple still ON his head?

As a coworker once said to me, “One ‘oops’ can erase a lifetime of ‘attaboys’”.

Good thing Sir Rodney’s victim was wearing arrow proof armor…

William Tell was a crossbowman.

“Uhhhhh…..Sir Rodney, it is still there.”

This joke was done by Monty Pithon more than 50 years ago. And now for something completely different . . .

That’s what body armor is for

Third time’s the charm?

But the apple’s still there

the fact that apple is still on the serf’s head speaks volumes as to what Rodney’s eyesight is let alone aim.