Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for August 27, 2014

Finally, Rufus has twisted the language enough to confuse even Joel! Nice to see encouragement from Polly!

Rufus and Joel have done dumb things before, but this is absolute stupidity!

They’d butter hurry.

“Come ‘round the bend, you know it’s the endThe fireman screams and the engine just gleams.”“Casey Jones”, Grateful Dead

I think they have enough Oleo and Butter, too.

Does that locomotive have both a whistle and an air horn? On Aug. 22 we saw it going Toot-Toot like a diesel locomotive. I doubt if the locomotive is going too fast. This is a short line railroad. Plus, it is an excursion for the benefit of Jimmy and they would want to give him a bit of a long ride as the honorary engineer!

Anyone fool enough to race a train to the crossing is asking for a bed six feet under.

I really like Polly’s support for Becky!!!! Rufus’ statement was a real challenge, so much so that even amazingly bright Joel is having a helluva time discerning his meaning. The word “margarine” in place of “margin of” is wonderfully fun! Probably Joel should repack his pipe with some fresh pipe tobacco to help him as he attempts to contemplate and respond to Rufus.