Sherman's Lagoon by Jim Toomey for December 09, 2024

When they get to eject all water, they will have to hurry so they can breath.

Just be patient, Hawthorne, that might actually be part of the landing sequence, no matter how convoluted you think it sounds.

Turn everything off and then it will “land”. Gravity works every time. However, it would be more like a crash rather than a landing.

Boy, is Hawthorne crabby.

maybe they’ll "land " back in the lagoon!

Hawthorne, panic and anger won’t help. Grab a towel and hang on.

Where’s Sherman?

Brother Maynard: Armaments, chapter two, verses nine through twenty-one.

Cleric: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, “O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.” And the Lord did grin. And the people did feast upon the lambs, and sloths, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats, and large chu…

Brother Maynard: Skip a bit, Brother…

it’s a space station Not an air plane!

I wonder where they will land?

They’re going to crash or land somewhere in Point Nemo’s 9 million square miles. Unless the crab does something stupid.

Place all personal communications devices into airplane mode.

A manual?   They have a manual?

Underwater barbecues and omnipotent statues are standard fantasy, but a usable manual snaps the disbelief suspenders.