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08/01/2025 7:06 am
08/01/2025 7:25 am
Coulda been worse - coulda been a Barbie Doll!
Christopher Moroni and John Kuvakas reacted
08/01/2025 9:00 am
Love these cartoons. Thanks Ken.
08/01/2025 11:33 am
HA! Slinkys were totally useless once they got stretched!
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Tony Perrone and Christopher Moroni reacted
08/01/2025 12:52 pm
...OK, what am I missing here?
- As John noted, once a Slinky was stretched TOO far it instantly became litter, but no one has ever repaired anything under the hood with a Slinky, have they? Me & my friends have executed MANY half - *** repairs but never used a Slinky - what good would it be.... unless you needed to rig up an exhaust. ????
- Am I reading too much into this joke?
John Kuvakas and Tony Perrone reacted
08/01/2025 3:04 pm
...OK, what am I missing here?
- As John noted, once a Slinky was stretched TOO far it instantly became litter, but no one has ever repaired anything under the hood with a Slinky, have they? Me & my friends have executed MANY half - *** repairs but never used a Slinky - what good would it be.... unless you needed to rig up an exhaust. ????
- Am I reading too much into this joke?
Ah C'mon Chris, we repaired all sorts of under-the-hood problems with a Slinky. LOL! No, dear friend, you're not missing anything - the joke is the kid lost his Slinky and it was under the hood. It apparently wrapped around the water pump, causing problems. (Dam Kid!!) 
Christopher Moroni reacted
08/01/2025 5:40 pm
@perrone1 Thanks! My brain shuts off more than it used to... 😯 🙄
Tony Perrone and John Kuvakas reacted