Wizard of Id Classics by Parker and Hart for December 05, 2023

Ahhhh, that answered my question.

At least it wasn’t more than he could carry.

That’s the old wheelbarrow theft technique. Guy went to work every morning and pushed his wheelbarrow down the road to his home every evening. Took them a while to figure out he was stealing them, one at a time.

“You got me tied down with battleship chains

50 foot long and a two ton anchor

Tied down with battleship chains

50 foot long and a two ton anchor" ~ Cover by The Georgia Satellites

I’m feeling generous today, let him swim in the moat,

The Fink seems to be in a bind over this case.

well luckily he got stuck in the chain that he stole… well, take the chains back and tell them that he’s and added decoration to it. :}

Aw, give the guy a break. He was just trying to open a chain store!

For sixty feet must be very cheap chain to be petty.

I can’t read that without thinking of Stan Freberg’s St. George and the Dragonet.