Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for April 26, 2024

I’m surprised that it got that far.

The security at that castle sorta sucks

I believe they are safe inside the castle.

T. H., perhaps???

At least they remembered to get inside the horse.

Charge of the light brigade?

You get what you paid for. And if you are cheap, you get cheap work done.

Id is full of Idiots.l

I’m a little confused. They’re inside the castle, the gate-bar is on the inside – What on earth is the horse doing on the inside?

No moat and locking board is on the outside. Just lift to enter.

Look like handiwork of the village idiot.

One of Elon’s ancestors built it. Then he threw a rock at it to show how unbreakable it was.

Got any balsamic vinegar in there?

Should have used gopher wood.

better than thin latex rubber.

Well, Balsa IS a hardwood! Just not the proper hardwood in this application!

The Trojan Horse this ain’t.

Seeing that bolt over the gate, I wonder what the castle owners want kept in that’s bolted from the outside? Maybe our Id warriors should leave this conquest alone and go home.

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It’s also too tall to get out the gate.

Or is that one of those “cartoon perspective” things that goes away in other panels?

They should have gotten the good one they had at IKEA. Although they’d still be trying to figure out the instructions. And what happened to that Allen wrench?

Who built it? A model airplane builder.

Yeah, you tell the guys who had to push that thing into position that they should’ve used heavier wood.

Me

The plan’s falling to pieces!

Boeing

I’m surprised that someone had the balsa to build that thing.

Strange. Usually the budget for the military is huge.

Hollywood western set designer.

Balsa would work fine. It’s the assembly that’s bad.

…lowest bid…

Not a very efficient system for locking the gate.

And for that matter where did you find it? Although we do have some wood down here in Florida that’s not much more dense.

Oh great Wizard …………. “H E L P” ……. ;O

The Count wonders how many millennial or Gen Z, whatever, even know what balsa wood is.

…government contractors

Russia?

Apparently someone accepted the cheapest bid…

I’m looking at you, Rodney

With that kind of sloppy workmanship, it would be falling apart if it was cast iron.

They should use the balsa wood to build a boat to float across the moat

Maybe they should build a large, wooden badger.

Balsa was good enough for Thor Heyerdahl to build a raft that crossed the Pacific Ocean.

Who’s the idiot that built it for three people out of balsa wood?