Comics I Don’t Understand

Salt

Cidu Bill on Jul 8th 2010

Since when do you use salt to kill either Golems or rubber chickens?

J Jul 8th 2010 at 02:24 am 1

You pour salt on slugs. No doubt “slug” was on his list as well. Salt draws the water out of a slug’s body, and as the slug’s body is mostly water and they have practically no protection from the outside it’s very easy to dehydrate and kill them this way. The practice is actually the joke in today’s My Cage, in fact.
George Jul 8th 2010 at 02:57 am 2

“Slug” does seem to be the intended answer. I saw this comic a while back, and it seemed to make sense then, but not now. Why “Golem”? Seems like “Slug” would have worked so much better.
Detcord Jul 8th 2010 at 04:02 am 3

I agree “Slug” is the obvious choice, but Scott Adams may be attempting avoid an altercation with the SLA (Slug Liberation Army).
Gilgamesh Jul 8th 2010 at 04:31 am 4

I expected Wally’s last comment to be more biting. I haven’t seen Dilbert for a while, but I remember Wally always winning in every exchange of banter, his cruel uncaring logic crushing all before him.
Seth Finkelstein Jul 8th 2010 at 09:47 am 5

The point is that the guys list has:

Golem
Boneless Chicken
Slug

The last one being *implied* by Wally’s comment.

What the guy means is “Let’s pretend you didn’t see the insulting term “Slug” on my list”.

Though why he’s so sensitive after “lump, clod, or fool” ruins the joke.