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2021-07-13 // day precision

Rules… tools!

Posted by Dan Cary

Original source text

Robin begins “Rules…” and Batman replies “Tools!” in the familiar comic slap panel.
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The Batman-slapping-Robin template recasts the rules-versus-tools refrain as a blunt correction, continuing the same day’s cluster of reform humor. SOURCE DISCUSSION — transcribed original comments No comments were visible at the October 15, 2026 review. Coverage: No comments yet was visible at review. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.

Topics: Early Years, July 2021, rules-as-tools, acquisition-reform, early-years