Rubes by Leigh Rubin for April 01, 2023

I had to think a second on this one. “Mightier than the sword.”

Shakespeare vs the Vikings?

This calls for a PENalty!

Which is why Shakespeare never used any Icelandic sagas as a base for his plays.

look what the pen has done – turned Vikings into characters who wear silly hats with horns

Little did they know that it was a poison pen.

Well he can be like a politician and come up with some edict with that pen to end this battle. That works….right?

The pen is more of a long range weapon.

Well this is a cartoon universe and they might find themselves with two of their more “private parts” dangling just below their noses!

Yeah – that doesn’t work in Russia, either.

Even worse. He has poor penmanship.

Relax boys, it’s only a quill, but watch out he might have a pen…