Loose Parts by Dave Blazek for November 15, 2017

Bell actually had sulfuric acid down the front of his pants at that point.

I always heard they were on fire.

Local DJ used to play a sound bite from a Bell “biopic” with Jimmy Stewart as Watson; what we heard:

Bell: “Come here, Watson; I want you!”

(pause while W. gets there)

Watson: “You get those britches off and I’ll get the lard!”

(footnote: in those days, first aid for burns was grease. Yeah, it was a bad thing – but it made for a hilarious drop-in.)

Now it makes more sense that he said, “Come here, Watson. I NEED YOU.”

If you like this “Far Side” type of comic, check out Off the Mark.

I like the Lily Tomlin version better (Watson, with tears in his eyes… ").