Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for April 05, 2024

Forget the eclipse, I want tosee that stairway collapse under the weight of all those people.

Fortunately Les Moore has just published “Lisa’s Eclipse: How My Ego Smothered a Dead Woman.”

“Honey, let’s get a book on solar eclipses so we can really enjoy the four minutes of darkness!” “Great idea! Should we check out what’s in stock at the library, or go to that big national chain, or maybe see what the college bookstore carries?” “No, of course not! We’ll go to the tiny used bookshop that old lady runs over her garage!”

Also, since when did the Village Booksmith boast a large desk that looks like a library checkout counter? Lizard Lil’s always had a small writer’s desk that barely contained her computer and a cat.

Everyone want book on solar eclipse. Because internet is not exist yet.

Don’t worry, there’s at least a thousand copies of “Lisa Story“.

What!!!!!!…..no internet?

Pmmm asks the most dumb and unnecessary questions

While they’re lined up at her book shop, she’s behind the Barnes and Noble checkout counter.

she wasn’t prepared…like crankshaft is

Every other place was sold out, and now Lil is too.

Eddington’s observations of the 1919 total eclipse left no shadow of a doubt of the validity of Einstein’s theory of the bending of light by gravity and hence general relativity.

Remember the cartoon “See the Total Eclipse—-Free!”

And then you get a watermelon jammed over your head?

Nonsensical premise, non-Euclidian interior of a small attic space, no punchline at all. Well I know I’m buying a print to hang over the ol’ mantle piece.

For the weekend, Krispy Kreme donuts has come up with a special"Eclipse" donut,

The airlines have scheduled “eclipse flight path” Specials.

Sonic Drive-In has created a “Blackout Slush Float”

Lil ought to call her wholesaler. But most likely by the time she gets delivery, the demad will be gone.

A lot of hysteria for 4 minutes and 28 seconds of nothingness.

never play hot potato with a toaster

Ole Cranky would be better prepared………

Poor Pam. Even when talking with other people, her main role remains to be asking other people “So?”.

Yes, everyone wants to buy a book about eclipses, that makes perfect sense. And mobbing this tiny, highly illegal, small used books shop to get it?

All knowledge that will take you three days to read, and you find out it was all bunk.

More information about eclipses can be found on the Internet.

And another thing: Should this store be accessible to the physically challenged?

If Loathsome Lillian no longer has any books on the solar eclipse why are all those people still there? Certainly not because of her exceptional charisma. A blank page has more charisma than Loathsome Lil.

Where’s the Atomik Komix spinner rack? Hopefully Lil threw it out the door shortly after Mopey Pete and Darrin left.

And none of them has a computer?

And look at that line! Ed must be really proud to have even more people lined up behind himself than cars behind his bus.