Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for November 27, 2020

Well isn’t that convenient and thoughtful.

Why is there a pull string attached to it?

That’s why our hideout key is NOT under a fake rock, hanging in the dog (or in our case well) house, or under the welcome mat. We keep it in th //_XXx@

Nobody seems to be home. There’s no welcoming committee on the walls.

{said in the voice of the late Don Adams} “The old fake rock trick. They fooled me with that once. But they won’t get me a third time.”

Alternatively, you can use the password Open Sesame.

I agree. Give the battering ram a rest. It’s looking pretty worn!

We hide our key under the fake doggy turd.

The key is larger than the fake rock. No wonder he spotted it!

They heard that the castle was having a doorbuster sale.

medieval equivalent of using PASSWORD as your password

It probably to the back gate…

That key is booby trapped, do not pick it up!

Maybe it’s a geocache.

Considering they men are just standing there, holding the battering ram, none seem to be under any undue strain, due to the weight. I’m rather dubious that it would batter down the gate in any reasonable amount of time.

It says “dungeon.” Let’s go around back and try it.