Every week, this strip just builds and builds, like any great stand up comic’s show. So glad it’s not a tiny one-joke, 3-panel. Maybe there’s a BI about that format?
5. It’s a steep dropoff, common when a flooding river rises to a new bank, and a common reason people get swept away by floods IRL. The first panel on April 13 shows John’s left leg is only knee deep, which is where he’s standing today, but he then has to reach another 4 feet farther with help to reach April or be swept away himself.
The dragon’s right. If that pile’s 3 cubic meters or 100 cubic feet, it’s worth about $3 billion USD, more or less. You’ll need to keep the dragon alive to help you haul your new 150,000 pounds of gold home. Fun fact: The total amount of gold ever mined would fit in 60 tractor trailers.
Nice punchline!