Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs for June 17, 2023

Should have issued an APB for a "pack"yderms.

Can I use your phone, I want to make a trunk call….

Chief’s Hut eh. Would you beliefs he has a cone of silence in there too?

Monday’s lesson: Always pay attention to sullen natives.

I love the guy in the last panel, casually pointing out Tarzan with his over-the-shoulder thumb. “Hey, fellas, get a load of that nutball prancing around in leopard skin skivvies. What a maroon! Let’s have him for dinner! Dibs on his shrunken skull!”

Paying no attention to the spears sticking in him, Tarzan made his way to the witch doctor’s hut.

Rude Tarzan, not even a cheerful “what’s up?” for the Sullen.

Chief’s hut or chief hut? Does it matter?

This reminds me of when my wife and I toured a village of head hunters in Borneo a few years ago. The guides had negotiated special arrangements for us to be admitted but cautioned us that we couldn’t make eye contact with the villagers because they would take it as an act of aggression and might become violent. The warriors walked around aggressively trying to intimidate us. The young warriors were wearing loincloths over their bathing suits. The young maidens were wearing grass skirts and flower leis over bikinis. What was particularly funny was how, when we got close to them, they hurriedly put down their cell phones and picked up spears or cooking gourds.

Big mistake Tarz, that’s the CHEF’s hut where huge boiling pot of vegetables awaits you and your buddies! Betty has already been skewered and is slowly turning on the hot spit….this is sure to be a festive meal! Breast, thigh, leg, head hot and saucy…grab ‘em before they’re all gone!