Rubes by Leigh Rubin for January 12, 2024

You could sneak up behind him and push him off the cliff.

Two words. In fighting.

Just one up him, make a throwing spear with three points, you can call it a Trident Missile.

and one day they will build a board with a nail in it. Then they’ll build a bigger board with a bigger nail and soon they’ll build a board with a nail so big they’ll destroy the world!

How far can he fling that thing? It looks pretty unwieldy.

well, it looks like he’s on the edge thing about how far it can go

Hide that thing! Putin may try to use it…

And in California laws will be passed and only bad guys will possess them.

If only they could throw rocks….

Ukrainians on the left, Russians on the right… (come on allies – level the playing field!)

He’s spearheaded a revolutionary new weapon

He has a reusable first stage that’s back at the cave—the atlatl.

Roll that boulder… it’s a cartoon!

Actually, in the arms race, the atlatl proved superior to the long spear.

Besides, once that cliff gives way, the guys behind the rock will be safe!

I know this is a joke but that’s literally the reason for a spear. Men attacking with knives and clubs were easy for someone with a spear to kill. It’s not an ICBM, but it was a long-range weapon for its day.