Friday, July 31, 2020

A Walk in the Zoo

An exasperated zookeeper is trying to walk a labrador mix and a cheetah at the same time, only for both animals to wind their leashes around him.  "Someone tell me why this was a good idea, 'cause I'm having a hard time remembering!"

Some zoos do indeed partner cheetahs with dogs.  Basically, male cheetahs are very social, but are also high-velocity 'fraidy-cats, so having a doggy friend gives them social cues so they know not to freak out at every new thing.  And the dog is just happy to have a new playmate.  So, good news for everyone!  ...unless they decide to gang up on the zookeeper. 

Friday, July 24, 2020

Olympic Chopsticks

Olympic Games:  Chopstick Event (competitors attempt to eat an increasingly absurd variety of foods using only chopsticks)  Competitors include U.S.A., Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, China, and Ireland.  Round 1:  Spaghetti (China, Thailand, and Australia are eliminated)  Round 3:  Watermelon Slices (U.S.A., South Korea, and Japan are eliminated)  Round 5:  Water  Hong Kong:  How are you still in?  Ireland:  Luck of the Irish?

The 2020 Olympics were originally slated to start about now, before the planet closed for cleaning and they got delayed.  But I decided to do something Olympic-themed anyway, which naturally had to be absolutely ridiculous.  For the record, I came up with this joke before I remembered that the host city is to be Tokyo. 

Friday, July 10, 2020

Foiled Again

The Tin Foil Hat:  good for dissuading mind-readers.  The (fencing) Foil Hat:  good for dissuading just about everything else.

No concealed weapons permit needed for this one.  Good luck getting through doors, though. 

You'd think that this started out as a contemplation on ways to make sure people stay six feet away from you, but it actually didn't.  In fact, I didn't even make the connection to the present situation until I was halfway through drawing this.  I just wanted to make a dumb joke.  That's really all. 

P.S.  a foil is a type of fencing sword.  

Friday, July 3, 2020

Red, Bite, and Blue

Some kids chase off a vampire using sparklers and fireworks.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do fire pyrotechnics at bloodsucking fiends with utmost prejudice. 

Friday, June 26, 2020

Out of the Hat

A magician pulls an elephant out of a hat, to his shock, while a rabbit sitting under the table smirks.

He'll probably be spending the rest of the night trying to make the elephant disappear. 

Friday, June 19, 2020

Tripping the Light Fantastic

Friend:  So how's work going?  Andrew:  Well, it pays for tuition.  And donuts.  Chen:  Greetings, friends!  Is this not a glorious morning?  Andrew:  Oh, hey Chen.  Anni:  Haven't seen you around in a while.  Friend:  Cartoon... Chinese... vampire deer... fairy princess...  ...am I on drugs?  Andrew:  Nope.  Anni:  What you are experiencing is a normal reaction to the Chen Pi Phenominon.  Now, take deep, cleansing breaths...

Introducing the third and final of Anni Seed's cousins, Chen Pi.  She's a Chinese water deer, which do indeed have tusks, and has never quite figured out that some people find her appearance ...odd.

Her given name is Chen.  In Western name order her name is Chen Pi.  In Eastern name order her name is Chen Pi.  She's a cartoon Chinese vampire deer fairy princess.  Just go with it.