Rubes by Leigh Rubin for September 17, 2023

Less sinister than Hawthorn

Pro speaker. Makes a living under the commerce claws.

Yeah, move backwards into a bed of lettuce, lemon slices, and tartar sauce!!!

We call that strafing

If you’re not moving sideways, you’re moving sideways.

Crab meet.

I find that when crabs aren’t moving sideways, they’re standing still.

Just remember what happened to Louie.

I’ve seen crabs move forward, when they weren’t in a hurry.

ok… now the Smothers Brothers song is playing in my head

Hard to speaks to such crabby audiences.

Well, that just takes the crab cake!