Last Kiss by John Lustig for September 21, 2022

Which one has the pea shooter?

Wad an interesting improvisation.

It would be nice if men did not treat their daughters as chattel.

But first, the chase and capture via bolas, then engagement-ring branding, then the ceremonial hobbling … er … wedding ceremony.

Brass knuckle wedding? Meh.

Brass knuckle honeymoon? Perfection!!

“Not the face! Don’t hit the face!”

He looks disappointed…he really like her daddy’s shotgun collection.

“She hid the shotgun…

But she did not hide the pea-shooter"

fusilier, with abject apologies to Bob Marley

James 2:24

“pee shooter” would have added a whole new meaning to that

Dad also took the box of cannolis….dam him!

GAL: They said that without knuckles and fingernails that I’d never be a hand model. Well, with god as my witness, I’LL SHOW THEM!!!

Reminds me of this exchange from “Get Smart”:

“Did you know that Mr. Gaffer once captured 10 killers armed with machine guns? Would you believe it? 10 killers with machine guns!”

“I find that very hard to believe.”

“Would you believe 4 killers with knives?”

“I don’t think so.”

“How about a mean little kid with a pea shooter?”

What’s that thing crawling up his shirt? /s

“…and he didn’t bother to polish the brass.”

He knocked her up. So if he doesn’t marry her, Dad will knock him down.

Unexpected pregnancies are how proposals are done in my part of the world. Romantic, huh?

“Just so I get to marry you, o love of my life.”