9/05/10

Note my logo on the left; for the curious, that's pronounced "Artist Formerly Known As Talent".

They don’t really have all that much they wish to communicate…

9/04/10

The real formula is much more complicated, but the basic upshot is the same.

9/03/10

Who ya gonna call? Dustbusters!

The people who are really going to have trouble re-animating had their ashes scattered at sea.

It seemed like a good idea at the time…

8/29/10

Makes it seem kinda facetious when you say it, Imelda? Oh, and it's official now; I'm watching other people play cards, shop for houses and cook. I used to laugh at people watching bowling. That seems action packed by comparison.

If you don’t ever watch House Hunters International this probably doesn’t

make sense to you. Just give me my bonus points for the real estate agent

and we’ll call it even.

7/5/10

The Princess and the Dart Poison Frog. I called Disney, they weren't interested.

6/6/10

Mogwai reproduce when you get them wet. Much like human women.

There’s another problem going on here; she’s eating cookies and it’s 11:59. As so often happens when we start thinking about sex, rules get broken left and right, to varying degrees of disaster.

6/2/10

They're up in heaven laughing at us now... "You eat COWS!? And PIGS!?"
This is why the real delicacies are all seafood.

5/3/10

I love the expression "Curse y'r eyes!" It's just the right amount of making you think and indicating displeasure, and it's as colorful as "hot fire through your guts" (another Irishism) without sounding so... um, weird.

5/2/10

I would not be at all shocked to find this one had already been done. I’m hoping at least the doggy door in the front there is original. (So much of what really interests me is in the barely visible details. ) The people here at Extended Stay America would like you to know that this was not inspired by THEIR hotel, which isn’t doggy at all and which has hardly anyone peeing outside on the trees.

4/13/10

On the other hand, he DOES have good penmanship.

Those covet rules always bothered me. The idea of thought police made me suspicious of the whole Big Shebang theory. This is yet another one Savannah came up with. If she doesn’t stop thinking I may never draw my own ideas again.

4/12/10

If you get the microscope out you'll note he's cheating at solitaire. Or perhaps his rules are mysterious and beyond my understanding.

Another one from Savannah. The cave drawing is based on Lascaux, not that I’m saying Jesus was French.

4/9/10

I was thinking about having him say, "You can't deny it has a certain utilitarian charm, like Carharrt's, but *I* wouldn't wear it." This line would have probably gotten me sent back into Project Runway rehab, being right on the heels of a Tim Gunn cartoon. You do NOT want to know what happens in P.R. Rehab.

This was Savannah’s idea. There’s a second corollary idea that I’m not going to execute, since I like this one; a Wolf In Cheap Clothing, walking out of K-Mart in ill-fitting Dockeresque pants or something. I want bonus points for the Gaaaaaap.

3/29/10

Sorry, Tim. For the whole idea, and for the lousy drawing of you. If I hadn't put your name in the caption box I bet no one would have gotten it.

I had a similar idea that’s haunted me for decades… it’s Star Trek the Next Generation, Picard, Worf, Riker and LaForge are in the ruins of Earth, LaForge is tinkering with a Singer machine, and Picard says, “Mr. LaForge… make it sew.” But that idea is even dumber than this one. Also, I have NO idea why I have a luchador as the overseer at the Shoppe D’Perspire. I guess once you’ve got the whip, the mask seems a logical extension. (There’s no excuse for the shorts, though. If there are mortal and venial sins, there can be mortal fashion faux pas.)

3/28/10

They discovered a plain in Southern Utah that was just LOADED with dinosaur tracks. Much was learned about dino behavior… but to really get the picture, you had to fly above the tracks to understand.

It's either the tango, or someone's getting eaten. Even if you have it on film, it's kind of hard to tell the difference.

This would be the tango. It wasn’t all survival of the fittest. From this we’ve concluded that they must have had entertainment, much like ours.

I give them bonus points; it's hard to choreograph for the really short-arms.

We can only surmise that they also had a tendency to vote for really bad dancers just to be funny.

3/15/10

My other great idea: Mind reading text applications. Of course, once you get the mind reading down, there are a lot of other apps that come first.

I actually had this idea, not the guys at Dragon. But it’s a dumb idea, hands free communication is already there… but then, many a dumb idea sells like damn hotcakes. So if the guys at Dragon promise not to sue for me forgetting to put the ® in their name, they might want to try this idea. There’s an app for that.

3/12/10

Honestly, I want bonus points for the drawings. These are all pretty good likenesses, something which is not always my longest of suits… Still sticking with the pen and ink. I think I’ve found my medium of choice. ☺

3/08/10

This is one of those geek jokes that gets in your head and needs to be vented. Like “Invisigoths”. If you’re curious, look up “Buridan’s Ass”.

2/26/10

They keep talking about “Blue Dog” democrats, and I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean…

"Look! There's a paw print on health care! This must mean something!"

Wait, never mind. I just figured it out.

2/26/10

Drug of choice: LSD Prozac/Xanax

And I quote: ♫ H.R Pufnstuf, who’s your friend when things get rough? H.R. Pufnstuf, can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough…

Okay, acknowledging that childhood was more than a little trippy to begin with, still: Did that phrase bother you? Can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough. It reminds me of A.A., “One drink is too many and a thousand is not enough”. Or maybe like “No one can eat just one.”

Other notes: H.R. has BIG bags under his eyes. His “I’m the Mayor” badge thing is on too crooked to be a belt, but if it’s supposed to be a sash it should go over at least one of his shoulders. And then there are those unfortunate white cowboy go-go boots… I wonder if the actor inside the suit still has those, and/or that Huckleberry Hound accent.

Barney, on the other hand is smooth… and he has those transplanted human teeth like those creepy Dentastix commercials with the dogs with human teeth. AND he has most definitely pudged out in the hip zone, which I guess makes sense if he’s on Prozac… it’s one of the known side effects. And with that I rest my case. ☺