Keith F. Lynch wrote:
> If a mugger asks if you have
> any money on you, it's okay to say no, even though you have some cash
> hidden in your shoe.
One of my favorite Freak Brothers strips has Phineas really wired, and
he decides to take a walk in the dark, scary city. He's happily buzzing
along, and a couple of guys with a knife stop him and say "Give us all
your money."
A number of thoughts chase each other frantically through Phineas's
tortured mind.
-All my money? ALL my money? Let's see, I have eleven dollars in my
wallet and another 47 cents in my vest.
-But there's thirty dollars in the sugar bowl! They'd have to come home
with me! Is that all my money?
-Wait! There's my bank account. And the bank doesn't open until morning.
-Oh no, it's the weekend! We'll have to wait until Monday! (He envisions
the three of them sitting on the pavement outside the bank.)
"Hey, man, give us your money. We don't have all night."
-It's just TOO COMPLICATED! (Phineas is so stressed he's digging his
fingers deeply into his hair by this time.) "I'm sorry, I just can't do
it!" he says, apologetically. Then he carefully examines his finger tips.
("I don't know what this dude is ****ed up on, but we better get out of
here!" whispers one to the other.)
The two hoodlums run off down the street, leaving Phineas standing there
saying, "Hey, don't you even want what I have in my pockets?"
Kip W
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