I’ve appropriated Dean Booth’s (what? you’ve never been to Dean’s website! fie! go over there now! I mean it!) “Deathcat Friday” theme. Just because it’s too good to pass up.
You know what bugs me about Lawrence (besides everything, I mean)? His hands. It looks like he’s always invoking God, or offering Communion, or trying out for the Santa Royale Easter pageant production of “The 1o Commandments.” What’s the deal, Larry?
Or are we just missing that elusive, last panel?
And now, you, too, can join in the fun!
The hallmark of the comic strip “Garfield Minus Garfield” is removing Garfield from the panels. It’s strangely funny and definitely surreal.
CC’s own AeroSquid puts a new spin on this with “Garfield Minus Garfield Plus X”. And you thought you’d never have a use for high school algebra! Just add an animal, vegetable or mineral and let the fun begin…
…only I’m not sure what category this fits into.
Josh, The Comics Curmudgeon himself, got a huge shout-out in the 12 August 2009 Pearls Before Swine strip.
So, let’s mash it! (The first four panels are exactly how the 12 August strip appears…pretty darn cool.)
And anticipating the metric buttloads of new visitors to Josh’s site, faithful CCer Sequitur thoughtfully created a Newbee Quiz so everyone can get on the same (comics) page quickly:
Hi (from Hi & Lois) uses a computer program to do his taxes. He uses
(a) Bat Taxer
(b) Tax Bat
(c) bats :[
Mary Worth makes a delicious treat for all the residents of Charterhouse. It is
(a) Onion circles
(b) Salmon squares
(c) Dingo balls
In Pearls Before Swine there’s a character that resembles a goat. He is called
(a) Ram-a-lamb-a-ding-dong
(b) Goat
(c) True Fable
There was a pet raccoon in Mark Trail. It’s name was
(a) Wolverine
(b) Sneaky
(c) buckyswife
Curtis’ brother, Barry, pisses into a
(a) hide-a-head
(b) toilet
(c) commodorejohn
Liō has a pet
(a) shop
(b) squid
(c) AeroSquid
If raccoons are not careful they could get
(a) bent
(b) chained to a log
(c) Joshed
BONUS ROUND
There was once a discussion on this blog concerning goats. What part the the goat anatomy was discussed?
(a) horn
(b) teat
(c) Poteet
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Of course all the answers are “(b).”
Poor Pig! He just wants a little contemplative peace…
Even so, there are a few bright spots in the universe (and the Internet):
Yeah, it’s a big ol’ schmaltz-a-thon for my buds at The Comics Curmudgeon ( http://joshreads.com ). I did rework this to include some of the classic catch phrases of the site.
Suggested by CC’s Spectacular Spider-Brick; that’s all I’m sayin’…
I was doodling around the intertubes a few days ago, and I found a website ( http://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/?p=92 ) with the following human (or cat. or snake.) interest story:
One day, in March 1967, four-year-old Wanda Viviers was playing happily on the lawn of her home in Johannesburg, South Africa. Suddenly, something made her turn — and there, slithering towards her, was a Ringhalls snake. Wanda had heard about these deadly creatures and she was terrified as the 5-foot-long reptile approached her. Suddenly, with a wild yowl, a bundle of creamy-brown fur hurled itself at the snake’s head. Wanda’s pet Siamese cat, Wong, had come to her rescue. The young cat pounced on the snake again and again, furiously clawing at its eyes and skin. Surprised by its unexpected attacker, the snake struck back. But Wong proved too much for it and the snake lay dead.
Neighbours came running over and comforted Wanda after her terrible shock. As for Wong, the brave little Siamese cat, his story appeared in newspapers throughout the world, and the P.D.S.A. in London awarded him a silver medal for his exceptional bravery.
That was pretty nifty, but what sealed the deal was a fabulous illustration by James E. McConnell, that shows the fearless Wong in action:
I just love the excitement of it all, the bright colors of a hot South African day, the sideways crabbing of the cat, and particularly the crazed look on the cat’s face. That snake had a death wish.
Now, maybe this would’ve been the case with any breed of cat, but no. There’s nothing quite as psycho as a Siamese on a mission. Of course, I do have evidence to back this up (and yes, this was a hoot to do):
Let’s see, Tom Batiuk shares “creative” honors with a guy name Ayers to churn out Crankshaft, evidently one of those postmodern, nihilistic comix of pain, irony and despair, usually relegated to a city’s alternative newspaper.
No.
What?
Oh, Crankshaft just looks like one of those comix. I must’ve be confused with the recent storylines involving
The small dog/rattlesnake plot will continue next week. I’m not holding out any hope for “Tinkerbelle,” but then, I’m not holding out any hope that this strip is ever going to improve, either. At least I can provide an Alternate Universe and our buddy Barney…
The Sunday edition of Crankshaft doesn’t follow the weekly plots, for those newspapers who have the good taste to expose their readers to only limited amounts of this crap knee-slappin’ humor. I guess it was just a coincidence that yardwork and animals figure into it:
There’s been much speculation on Delilah’s new outfit:
All of them commendable, I think, but I’m going for another exciting episode of The Craptacular X-Men.
Well, we did know that this argument would really lead Delilah to Charley’s, and it’s likely that the Jumpsuit of Virtue will protect her. Still, like Logan on the park bench, we can dream…
One can only hope the purple jumpsuit was one of Lawrence’s favorites as well…
The 27 July 2009 strip had only two panels, with Delilah crossing her fingers behind her back! I know she’s young, but does she still believe that doing this absolves or protects a person from the consequences of telling a lie / being caught in the middle of an illicit sexual liaison / the heartbreak of psoriasis? I don’t think she’s being coy, but rather hiding her pre-coital glee:
Other cool aspects of the 29 July strip is the unusual angles, like this one (where you can imagine Bob the Maintenance Man smiling to see just what Delilah is hiding) and a “smoke alarm cam shot,” as Charley opens the door.
Yes, this wouldn’t be half as much fun if Wolverine weren’t guest-spotting in Spiderman…
Friday’s episode was odd. Only two panels, Mary (and JEFF!) in one, playing some sort of game and Jeff looking seriously whacked out. The second panel has Delilah looking quite dashing in a purple jumpsuit (of course it was closed to the neck. of course I fixed that.), mad as hell. Not that it really made any sense to mash up, but that’s never stopped me before.
…the more would-be sluts will slip through your fingers.”
I think this was the line in the R-rated version of Star Wars.
Anyway, I think both Mary Worth and Lawrence the Famous Lecturer-Husband are finding this out the hard way. Okay, Delilah does call Lawrence, and the conversation is punctuated by nasty scowls on Lawrence’s part and snarky commentary made to his wife (no kidding…look up the 20 July 2009 strip).
And making Delilah into a U.S.D.A. Grade-A Tramp? Is it fun? You bet it is!
[In the event that you’re having a difficult time deciding, Delilah, Mooncattie would like it known that his car is paid for.]
This being Mary Worth, the conversation goes on and on and on. In real life, someone would’ve hung up by now. But it makes for keen mashups!
