Friday, May 29, 2020

High School Lesson #0015

Several students inspect their band director from a distance, comparing him to a picture of a superhero in a newspaper with the caption "Clash Cymbal Saves the City."  "Yeah, okay, I see it."  "Told you."  "Wait, that was a secret?"  High School Lesson #0015:  Teachers do indeed have lives outside of the classroom.

Normally I'd say "beware the quiet ones," but given that percussion is his primary instrument (surprise, surprise), he was pretty loud to begin with. 

Friday, May 22, 2020

More or Less

Son 1:  Hey, Mom?  You know how you keep saying "less is more?"  Mom:  Yes?  Son 1:  Well, we finally understand what it means, and have taken steps to apply it to our lives.  Mom:  Good to hear.  Son 2:  So because less cauliflower is more delicious, we've fed it all to the goats.  Mom:  Now wait a minute...  Son 1:  They didn't think much of it either.

Beware what deeply nuanced adages you impart unto children, because they will take it in a direction you never intended. 

Friday, May 15, 2020

Waffling on Space Matters

Problem:  Regular ovens don't work in space.  Besides convection not working without gravity, there's also the issue of making sure the food is secured and evenly-cooked.  If only there were some kind of device that could enclose food and cook it... evenly... hmm...  An assortment of waffle-based foods float around a group of astronauts.  Proposal:  All space food is waffles.

To be fair, you'd probably also need a fan of some sort to pull steam away from the waffle iron (more anti-gravity fun), and even then I'm not 100% sure it will work.  But if this becomes a thing, you heard it here first. 

Friday, May 8, 2020

Picking Poison

Carmine heads out the door wearing a gask mask.  Carmine:  I'm off to class!  Pearl (smirking):  Roses are toxic to vampires, and she still wants to be a horticulture major.  Mel:  It's kind of inspiring.

There's dedication to a lifelong passion, and then there's blatant stupidity.  I don't know if this crosses the line, but it's definitely close.
Officially, it's wild rose that keeps the vampires away, but I imagine the garden variety does the trick as well.  Hawthorn also works, among other things.  One more reason to love flowers.

Friday, May 1, 2020

The Misprint that Time Forgot

Erin: Okay, this comic looks good.  Time to post it!  Five Years Later:  Erin: Wait, has that typo been there this whole time?!?

Yes, this happened.  No, I'm not disclosing which of my cartoons was the culprit.  I am not disclosing when the error was discovered.  It has been corrected.  Only a fleeting memory of its occurrence shall remain among the children of men, preserved here in a joking afterthought.  The rest is swept away, stricken from the records forevermore.  So let it be written.  So let it be done.