Analysis Shows…

/ Richard R. Barron

Our attempts to explain why my cucumber wouldn’t shatter under the explosive force of the legendary M-80 July 4 firework bomb have been fruitful, as shown in this simple graph…

As you can see, the reason it didn't turn into smoked salad is obvious: just as with the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine in 1945, we were promised top-rate military ordnance, but were given "cheap, industrial explosives" instead.
As you can see, the reason it didn’t turn into smoked salad is obvious: just as with the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine in 1945, we were promised top-rate military ordnance, but were given “cheap, industrial explosives” instead.