Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for October 17, 2019

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    Strod  over 4 years ago

          I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash

          It’s a gas, gas, gas

    Do people still use that word?

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    awgiedawgie Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Just remember to hang up the phone before you head over there to confirm your story with her parents. It might seem slightly suspicious if it’s still attached to the computer.

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    Sisu60  over 4 years ago

    blame it on a sudicail squirrel

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    Ravenswing  over 4 years ago

    Heh, back in college, I had a friend who hacked into the UMass computer system (which, like idiots, the state had as the main server for EVERY state college). He claimed he found a key code that would crash the mainframe, and rather foolishly, I scoffed and said no way. He promptly punched a few keys, and all around the terminal room, students started cursing and banging impotently at their keyboards …

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Scary, but true. Someday someone will hack into the power grid and take it down.

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    jrankin1959  over 4 years ago

    One of Mr. B’s classic panels!

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    Holden Awn  over 4 years ago

    The strip is decades old. Flash forward to today, and there’s no need for kids to hack the grid and shut it down, the California PGE will do it themselves.

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    Sisyphos  over 4 years ago

    Black hat hackers! They’re everywhere. If we’re digital-dependent, we’re doomed….

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