Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for September 22, 2016
Transcript:
The mind bending adventures of Percival Dunwoody idiot time traveler from 1909 PD: Egad! what a marvelous invention! whatever do you call it? Man: A butter churn! again, Mr. Dunwoody: you traveled back in time! Its 1872! Good Lord! In that case, Ive created a time - paradox I must rectify immediately! PD: As Much as it pains me, I must now find and kill my own grandfather! Man: What? But why? PD: I hate that foul smelling old coot! Do I need any more reason than that? 2010: Take that, Gramps! Now the space -time continuum is safe from your halitosis! Huh? PD: My stars ! is that tiny thing a music - listening device? Girl: My iPod? yeah... Pd: Wjhat wondrous times!! how very small your butter churns must be in this age!! Help! Theres been a murder! PD: And behold ! what a delightful novel fas! Mi must show it to my grand children! Come! 1928 PD: HI It s me Im talking ! good day Mr. Dunwoody cell phones won't work in 1938@ There no network! PD: what is a cell phone? this is a snuff box! Look at a that Mabel! the latest Fad! woman: Hello, snuff box! how are you? Im quite fine! PD: Great Scott! She's being filmed! When later generations see that film of her engaged in the futuristic fad of snuff box - talking It will create another time paradox! Hello I am you, five minutes from now, here to prevent that time - paradox! well Played BAM Next: But was he too late?
There is a story by Robert Heinlein where a person becomes his own mother and father due to time travel. All You Zombies. It is as convoluted as this strip.