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Ghosthunting For UNICEF
2007-10-25 23:00:00 As if a 1987 Buick Skyhawk weren't scary enough, imagine one being driven from one haunting to another by a real live literal-intrepretation-of-the-word-ghostw riter ghostwriter. Shiver. Picture paranormal investigator, writer, and humorist John Kachuba in his rusty steed, the Ghosthuntermobile. See them on adventures with blustery phantoms, wayward ghosts, speed limits, stop signs, midnight oil changes. Midnight underwear changes. Now imagine you're behind the wheel, that you're driving this spooky blue car, and that this somehow helps kids. Not that Casper the Ghost kid but real live kids. Fortunately, this ain't no Halloween apparition. The Ghosthuntermobile is up for auction and proceeds are being donated to the U.S. fund for UNICEF. Now's your chance to bid on something Mr. Kachuba describes as, "hand-painted with ghosts, demons, tombstones, and actual haunted houses by fine arts instructors at Ohio University... Since the radio doesn't work, you won't have any noise to ... More About: Hunt , Unicef
Fun With Puns
2007-10-25 01:30:00 The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.Pay your exorcist or you'll get repossessed.Did you hear about the fire at the circus? The heat was in tents.She had a photographic memory but it was never developed.We were so poor when I was growing up we couldn't even afford to pay attention.Circus lions won't eat clowns because they taste funny.The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.Be true to your teeth or they'll be false to you.The dead batteries were given out free of charge.A dyslexic man walks into a bra.Image from The Flabbergasted Philosopher (puns too!). Other puns at Learning the Glad Surrender, Joshua.com, and Pun of the Day. For the backstory on why I'm doing this, read my previous post, I Can Learn To Be Funny?©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Puns
So You Wanna Be Noah Webster
2007-10-22 23:00:00 As our five regular readers often observe, there are many words used in Small and Big that are well beyond its writer's capability. Well—ha HAH!—not this time. We are taking control over wordiness by making up our own definitions for words that the dictionary stubbornly insists are real.abrogate: scandal caused by a U.S. president's yelling "Abracadabra!" and turning opponents into squeaky, broken-down ol' farmhouse gates (unfortunately, it was three years before anyone noticed)carom: sound given off by your automobile as it meditatesevince: an online Web site convincingly selling men named Vincefactotum: large timber sculptures carved with proven truths, revered by scientific and mathematical tribesgravid: an ardent gravy connoisseur, often distinguished by tan colored globs on his or her handlebar mustacheorotund: what stock market analysts strive to be—big and round and tons of fundspanjandrum: a pita pocket sandwich stuffed with panda bears, jam, and a drum ... More About: Noah , Webster
Letter To My Dearest Photographic Picture Taking Device
2007-10-20 05:00:00 My dearest Photographic Picture Taking Device , It has been three days since I spied Your Silvery Form displayed on eBay. In that moment I wanted You, yearned to possess You as my very own. What a Macro button You claimed to have! Oh, the yearning to intimately record the Personal Effects of my Thumbprint, pet Ladybug, or even my morning Oatmeal for the entire Blogosphere. Click, click, click! I was Titillated at the thought of using You for my whiles.Sadly, something did come between us. As in any great love story, Lover meets Lover and then Lover loses Lover. The proposed Cost of You as dictated by that famous Auction House was, shall we say, "My, my, my!"—a sum beyond even my Considerable investment Ability. I recall now my sorrow as I turned my eyes from You, salty Tears sliding down my face like the Tears of a Clown. A sad Clown, not a happy Clown. A sad Clown who has left His or Her Love on some distant shore. Or circus.Moments later—Oh, Beautiful Muse!—there ... More About: Letter , Ares
The Spoon: Superior Speciman For Eatments
2007-10-17 00:45:00 Regular readers know how strongly I feel on this matter. The spoon is all-around proper for every food-related situation and I'll tell you why. Some of the reasons even involve eating.The original Mashed Potato Flinger™Peaceful, non-threatening nature—unlike stabby fork, cutty knifeRetains its thin profile no matter how many cream coated cheesecakes are imbibedIts middle name is "poo"Scoop after scoop, dependably measures one teaspoonPerfect body piercing and tattoo accessory: fog up a spoon and dangle it off the end of your snozSpoon in' with a loved oneBig round head, small body reminds you of adorable cartoon spoonsImproved safety means it's easier for mothers to give birth to children with silver spoons in their mouthsClose cousin to the beloved shovelNatural funhouse mirrorness promotes playing with nostrilsCheaper than diamondsEver watch someone eating ice cream with a knife and fork?For more info, please read my thought-provoking piece, The Spoon, Most Noble Of ... More About: Superior , Cima
The Dictionary Must Be Wrong
2007-10-15 23:00:00 Or maybe my made-up definitions are erroneous? Nah!buttress: big booty support systemcloset: what my cat does to my furniture, drapes, and the dogcontractor: someone with a John Deere and a prison recorddelicate: a pastrami-shaped felinedivest: snazzy burial attirefriendship: the best cruiselinegumbo: Gumby's toothless twin brotherhandicap: good with hatshermit: what a female teammate uses to catch ballsinspire: to cause to sweat internallylicense: the pleasing aroma produced when lice are burnedmanifest: a carnival of men; usually involves naked oil wrestling or a chili cooking contestmoral: to need more L'spigment: the other white concreteshampoo: cute, fake excrementsynonym: to sing the dirty parts of a hymnrelax: what you do when the first dose of laxatives doesn't kick inrooftop: a dog's head; the best petting spot on Spottreason: a straping sapling; a whippersaplingtulips: what chickens don't haveThis assignment was to—you guessed it!—take a word and make up a... More About: Dictionary , Wrong
Mrs. Malaprop's Affliction
2007-10-12 23:00:00 This whole humor-malaprop thing is over. Phew! As I mentioned previously, "my brain found this exercise really really-really, reallyreally, really—really—really really, really difficult. Really." I would add to that two things: really and really.But, as with challenges, I learned lots. Like, Mala propism is a real word? And, Even if I had health insurance, treatment for it is non-reimbursable.To recap: Mrs. Malaprop's Affliction : Part I - misuse a word (on porpoise)Mrs. Malaprop's Affliction: Part II - substitute a wrong word and liven up the sentence Mrs. Malaprop's Affliction: Part III - use the right word but the wrong definitionBlogosphere, what do you think about my tries?For the backstory on why I'm doing this, read my previous post, I Can Learn To Be Funny?©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Prop
Mrs. Malaprop's Affliction: Part III
2007-10-11 23:15:00 "An invisible dog fence? I'll believe it when I see it."Free refills, 75¢The hotshot hitter didn't win Rookie of the Year this year either.He's single minded about his multiple personalities.The new yoga instructor said, "Watch me and keep your eyes closed."If we were married we'd be divorced."My doctor says this medicine is 100% effective, except for the side effects.""My favorite color is 8.""Next time I order a new dish, first I'm gonna make sure I like it.""Relax!""I don't need money. I have a credit card.""We welcome your opinions—just keep them to yourself."As a janitor she possessed great skill: she could sweep the rug under the floor. As a mayor too.Silence speaks to me."Work, work, work. That's all you ever are."The grass is always greener under the money."You look tired. Have you been sleeping all day?"His mental focus is a blur.Overheard at the family picnic: "This cake is awful. Make my next slice smaller.""If you see my earring, go ahead and answer it.... More About: Part , Prop , Mala , Affliction
Mrs. Malaprop's Affliction: Part II
2007-10-09 23:00:00 Monkey see, monkey doo-doo.(do)I can't follow a map. I always was bad at choreography.(cartography or geography)The fashion model's getting a faceloft and breast transplants.(facelift and breast implants)See no, hear no, speak no Evel Knievel.(evil)At the hospital cafe I ordered a banana splint.(split)I think kids are exposed to too much violins on televison.(violence)A big raindrop landed on my lip but it turned out that it's snot.(not)In order to see well enough to drive my car, I cleaned off the weirdos.(windows, but occasionally weirdos can be correct)A nose by any other name would smell as sweet.(rose)Puffing on a cigarette, the cowboy spoke with a slow withdrawl.(drawl)We just bought a brand new Ford Tortoise. It's green.(Taurus)Even with a war on, today's public libraries are filled with looks.(books)After the study was complete scientists began tantalizing the data.(analyzing)Support your community: buy and eat loco.(local)Uncle Carl loves to talk and tell stories. He s... More About: Part , Prop , Mala , Affliction
Mrs. Malaprop's Affliction: Part I
2007-10-08 23:30:00 According to Wordnet, malapropism means "the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar." I do it all the time. But never on purpose. For this portion of my learning to be funny I've got to figure out how to do it on purpose. This assignment is to make a sentence with one incorrect word and no attempt at being humorous (that I can do!). Here are my tries.At the farm I petted a donkey and a lava.(Let's hope it was actually a "llama.")Be careful around that llama. She'll shirt you in the eye.(The speaker meant to say "squirt" instead of "shirt.")For winter, the vampire bought a fancy new fur escape.(A "cape" would be more wearable than "escape.")There are 206 bones that make up the human gelatin.("Gelatin" should be "skeleton.")My astrological sign? I'm an Aquarium.("Aquarium" should be "Aquarius.")This holiday, the whole family's taking a long, restful vaccination.(Meant "vacation" instead of "vaccination.")After she started exercising, her weight d... More About: Part , Prop , Mala , Affliction
A Rose By Any Other Name
2007-10-06 04:00:00 After a dirty nine-month slog I have finally arrived at Chapter Two of the "Comedy Writing Workbook". Jeepers H. Cripes. Now my assignment is to find definitions of 20 words so as to learn "the nuances of the English language, and how words can be tricky, playful, and useful in creating comedy." All very useful stuff but what I want to know is, How did earlier humorists-to-be cope without Google and WordNet?bearhave: "bears a resemblance"wear: have on one's person: "he bears a red ribbon"give birth: "she'll bear twins"digest: put up with something or somebody unpleasant: "she learns to tolerate the twins"move while holding up or supporting: "bearing gifts"hold or support in a certain way: "she holds her head up high"behave in a certain way: "she bore herself with dignity"bring forth: "the tree bears apples"take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another: "he bore the responsibility"yield: bring in: "interest-bearing accounts"have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices: ... More About: Rose
My Collection Of Favorite Cartoons
2007-09-28 23:30:00 Here is the official list of Small and Big's favorite 25 cartoons. This is another one of these exercises I'm doing to hone my humor muscle, wherever that is. 1) Gifted child — by Gary Larson2) Checking p-mail — by Mike Peters3) When a tree's alone in the forest... — by Sam Gross4) Family burdens — by Pat Brady5) Criminal snail escape — by Charles Barsotti6) Church of Mathematics — by Bill Watterson7) Amish midlife crisis — by Harry Bliss8) Delicious dinosaurs — by Arnie Levin9) On butterfly wings — by Robert Leighton10) Ordering the wrong food — by Charles Barsotti11) Hamster cardio — by Jason Polan12) Slow love — by Sam Gross13) Making friends — by Gary Larson14) Toothpaste personality test — by Evan Fisch15) E=mc3 — by Gary Larson16) Cows rule — by Gary Larson17) Stop and what? — by Sam Gross18) Friendly leaves — by Charles M. Schulz19) Mammoth roles — by Michael M... More About: Cartoons , Favorite , Coll , Favor
Illustration Friday: Juggle
2007-09-27 22:00:00 Click image above for larger viewHoneybees today juggle lots of stuff: the latest disease, staying healthy amongst lawn and garden pesticides, and deciding which delicious flower nectar to suck up next. This little one here has been joyfully workin' the flowers. Go, honeybee, go!This is my drawing for the Illustration Friday (IF website) assignment to illustrate "Juggle".Check out other SMALL & big postings about bees:Bee SchoolThe Work Of The Honeybee©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Stration
My Cartoon Collection (#25)
2007-09-26 23:30:00 Shootin' the breeze, old lady style. Cute little old lady says to another lady sitting in her parked, upside-down car: “Marie, are you still driving?”Go see more of Eldon Dedini's funnies on this New Yorker page or buy stuff with this cartoon on it.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#24)
2007-09-26 02:00:00 Sometimes the humor is all in the drawing. I mean, the concept is funny but the drawing is fun-ney.Woman at the podium introduces a speaker with: “And so, without further ado, here's the author of Mind over Matter...” In the background we see the author walking onto the stage—and running into a huge post.Thank you to somebody over at Alemeda for this cartoon! Catch the Gary Larson article at salon.com or peruse The Far Side at farside.com. And then there he is on Wikipedia.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#23)
2007-09-24 23:00:00 This is the slowest cartoon ever. Sloths are funny that way.Notice how the two sloths hold the tree limb exactly the same way. It's a study in opposites.I admire Alex Gregory's clean, deliberate drawing style. Lots of white space and when he lays down an ink line he means it. Two sloths hang from a tree, and one of them is upside-up. Hanging Down Sloth asks: “How long have you been on antidepressants?”Go see more of Alex Gregory's funnies on this New Yorker page or buy stuff with this cartoon on it.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Coll
Small & Big Turns 1 Year, 1 Month, And 6 Days Old Today
2007-09-22 01:30:00 My, my, my. How Small & Big has grown since its auspicious birth on August 15, 2006. We now possess an audience of over five readers (including parents and pets). In celebration, here's a healthy cake for you, our Favoritist Reader. For best results: 1) Print this page from a color printer2) Using print-out as a model, bake a cake that looks exactly like it3) Eat non-paper cake4) Wipe face with color print-out5) Repeat steps 1-4 as necessaryOn the day we were borned, we made these three (three!) postings:Born Again - a short story / essay thingyTwo Liners - poemsThree Liners - more poemsThanks for reading, Poopsies!Hungry for more birthday musings? Try these...So Today 's Your Birthday - not that you asked for advice, but...Separated At Birth? Stephen Colbert And My Cat - hee hee... huh?(and the follow-up, How My Cat Is Unlike Stephen Colbert)You Are No Longer A Baby Elephant - layin' on some serious adviceDelicious cake decorated with cute vegetables from www.kitchengarden.org.uk... More About: Year 1 , Days , Year
My Cartoon Collection (#22)
2007-09-21 00:00:00 Pretty much.That's me in the black suit there, buying into obsolescence. I'm searching for a camera with built-in Macroizationals for taking pictures of teensy-weensy stuff, No-Manual-Reading-Because-I-Won't-Anyway, and a price nearest to $0. At the precise moment you buy a spiffy cool new technology it has officially become obsolete. Ah, how I yearn for the good old days when you'd buy a car, drive it off the sales lot and see its value drop by only 66%. Unlike technology, cars also include a place to sit. A man shops for a new camera. The salesperson demonstrates features: “And this light here lets you know when the camera is obsolete.”Go see more of Alex Gregory's funnies on this New Yorker page or buy stuff with this cartoon on it.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Coll
P.L. Frederick Brings Woman Back To Life
2007-09-03 01:45:00 The hype is true! I brought some lady back to life—of a sort. Short story long: I'm one of the posters on A Little Net Story. The blog is based on that game where one person writes a paragraph and then a second person writes the next paragraph, then a third person writes and so on. So I decided it was my turn to write and then I decided to bring freshly shot Ms. Melody Mutterback-O'Knuckleton back to the hospital and then that evening, around 9'ish, I decided to clip my nails. (I do all my deciding on Mondays.)Devoted readers of SMALL & big may notice oodles of "k" sounds in Melody's name. Earlier in the storyline she had been given the musical name of "Melody" but no surname. Because I now know that the "k" sound is scientifically preferred by our brain's humor appreciation cells, I gave her a last name and splattered k's everywhere. (The word "subtlety" has no k sound.) Anywho, check it out my plot twist called Part 12 and lemme know what you think. Even better: add im... More About: Life , Back , Woman , Frederick , Rede
My Cartoon Collection (#21)
2007-08-15 23:40:00 My cartoon collection is swelling like a three-day-old cow carcass. Carcass is a funny word, much like cookie. They rate as funny because they've each got the two "K" sounds. Of all the sounds in the English language, the K is supposed to be the most humorous to our brains. Cookie carcass. See? People, I couldn't make this stuff up.Two vultures sit on a dead tree limb. One says, "It was a good rotting carcass, but it wasn't a great rotting carcass."Go see more of Tom Cheney's funnies on this New Yorker page or buy stuff with this cartoon on it. More on funny words at Wikipedia©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Cart , Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#20)
2007-08-15 03:00:00 Lady, I concur. This one's just plain weird. Hence its inclusion in my personal Cart oon Coll ection. The humor here is about contrast—contrast between a surreal super wave in an in-ground pool and the calm every-day reaction of the cartoon people involved. That's all I have to say about that.Tom Cheney drew this beaut but he didn't come up with the caption. Instead, it was the winner in a recent New Yorker cartoon caption contest. If you wanna try your hand at the next one, go to newyorker.com/captioncontest. Losing was never so funny.A couple sits poolside. The stunned man looks up from his newspaper at the huge wave about to crash into them. The woman, still reading her novel, says, "I told you this house was too close to the moon."Go see more of Tom Cheney's funnies on this New Yorker page or buy stuff with this cartoon on it.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide.
My Cartoon Collection (#19)
2007-08-13 23:30:00 Ah, yes. Now I remember how this went. Getting a fresh perspective is healthy for the brain. The best humor can turn conventional thought upside down—and belly side up.Michael Maslin's drawing style is pretty humorous in its own right. Look how much expression he puts in the man's eyes with a couple circles. The exploding volcano spew cracks me up.A long time ago a man picked berries and a woman held a spear. An angry-eyed mammoth stared at the spear and the woman said, "On second thought—you hunt, I'll gather."Go see more of Michael Maslin's funnies on this New Yorker page or buy stuff with this cartoon on it.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Cart , Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#18)
2007-08-11 00:30:00 I grew up eating peanuts by the Charles M. Schulz Company. Peanuts cartoons are full of rep, rep, repetition. Here, all four panels are pretty much the same. So simple. And simplicity works. I'm learning that less words can make for more humor. Write a fun story with 500 words and cut it down to 250 to see what I mean. Yes, it's a painful process, but see if your humor isn't made more direct and to the point. What gets cut are the so's, and's, but's, very's, and a crapload of blah.Pull up a chair and let's get personal. This Snoop Dogg cartoon is deep. It's obvious to me and you that a dying leaf wouldn't, couldn't smile back. Well, sometimes people are like leaves. They're hurt or frightened or angry and they do not, they can not smile back. They were far from being healthy Snoopys before your attempt at a friendly connection. Don't take it personally.Snoopy the dog sits beneath a tree. A leaf falls to earth as he watches, smiling. After it lands Snoopy looks away, thi... More About: Cartoon , Cart , Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#17)
2007-08-09 23:50:00 Repetition is funny. This one plays off one of the biggie rules of comedy—Humor Comes In Groups of Three—in an unexpected way. First I read the sign, STOP AND THINK. Second, I read the caption about stopping and thinking. Third, I think, Did this cartoon trick me into reading the same thing twice? This makes me stop and think.This also makes my cartoon collection because it's a big-bold-all-capital-letters dumb joke. I mean, come on.Two men in suits stand before a large STOP AND THINK sign. One man says, "It sort of makes you stop and think, doesn't it."Go see more of Sam Gross's funnies on this New Yorker page (especially if you could use a chuckle) or buy stuff with this cartoon on it.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Cart , Coll
Rock, Rock, Rockin' Girl Blogger
2007-08-08 23:00:00 Woo hoo! Maureen over there at Stale Coffee (now I'd Rather Be Blogg ing) gived me a nifty nice award. Here's the proof. She says I rock. I rock hard like granite, feldspar, and mica. I'm a Rock in' Girl Blogger . (How did she decipher P.L.'s femaleness? I thought that on the Internet nobody can tell you wear a dress.)Now comes the moment you've been anticipating: I divulge some of my fave XX-chromosomal bloggers, all alphabetical-like:Crystal @ Boobs, Injuries, & Dr. PepperStraight up funny, honest, and kinda nasty. Whee!Meg and Girl Crew @ Cute OverloadGo ahead, try not to be overpowered by animule cuteness and an invented language. Sully @ Sully's Design StudioFascinating to see a daily visual diary put out by a professional artist and designer. How do she do it?I dutifully bestow the Rockin' Girl Blogger award upon each of you. Do with it as you will. Rock on.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide.
Big Wendy Whippet
2007-08-08 02:30:00 We proudly announce Small and Big's first ever Doggiebuilding Championship! First place goes to a dark-haired beauty from Victoria, Canada. She's 28 years old (in human years) and loves playing ball, long afternoon naps, and eating medium-sized children. Just kidding folks! (She prefers the smaller ones.) Our winner is... Wend y the whopping whippet!Apparently, Wendy's naturally ripped condition comes by way of inheriting two special genes from her Mammy and Pappy dog. Despite weighing 60 pounds she does nothing special to be all muscley. But I'll bet when she decides to sleep on the people bed, she sleeps on the people bed.And our second place winner? All other dogs.Read more at the Times Colonist or see more photos at The Daily Mail.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Whip
My Cartoon Collection (#16)
2007-08-06 22:15:00 Ever get the feeling that today's world is (fossil) fueled by four bovine stomachs? Now you know why. Ah, the days when the earth first moo'ed and milk grew on trees. Gary Larson flies us back to yesteryear with a quirky six grader's imagination and a comedian's pen. Love the squinty one-line eyes.An idyllic scene where dinosaur cow-asauruses fly, munch grass, and wade in the water. Caption reads: "Sixty-five million years ago, when cows ruled the earth"Thank you to Crocomania for this cartoon! Catch the Gary Larson article at salon.com or peruse The Far Side at farside.com. And then there he is on Wikipedia.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Cart , Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#15)
2007-08-06 04:15:00 Lots of times a single person gets credit for discovering or creating something, be it an energetic equation, the first motorcar, or a chocolate chip cookie recipe. But it's never the entire story.I see a lot of myself in the cleaning lady by Gary Larson. Mostly it's the eyes.Albert Einstein is having difficulty coming up with his famous equation. He's written E=mc3, 4, 5, 7, 10, and 3 again. His cleaning lady inspects the desk she's cleaned saying, "Now that desk look better. Everything's squared away, yessir, squaaaaaared away."Thank you to Emory's professor of mathematics Rudolf Schmid for this cartoon. Catch the Gary Larson article at salon.com or peruse The Far Side at farside.com. And then there he is on Wikipedia.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Cartoon , Cart , Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#14)
2007-08-02 16:15:00 My mouth says a lot about me. According to the Toothpaste Personality Test, it's that I'm "stubborn, slow witted" and, near the end of each tube, likely to spiral into "thrifty, prone to depression." Too true.This cartoon gleefully ignores the "rule of three": humor is most effective when it happens in threes. (That is, if the third item is different enough from the first two that it's a nice surprise to the brain.) Cart oon ist Evan Fisch pulls a 1-2-Punch-Punch by offering that fourth tube almost as a follow-up joke. This doesn't always work. Like when we say something funny then keep on talking, perhaps even—gasp!—trying to explain our joke. This kills the Chuckle Factor. Comedians call this "driving past the post office." As in, I drove to the post office, I meant to stop at the post office but I drove right past and stopped two doors down at the gas station.I give this cartoon four stars for being amusing, educational, hygenic, and endorsed by 4 out of 5 dentists ... More About: Coll
My Cartoon Collection (#13)
More articles from this author:2007-08-01 17:00:00 Anyone could make this mistake. Glad it's him and not me. Why have we collectively decided that extraterrestrials are big headed, skinny greenies? Gary Larson reminds us that they could just as easily be handy little things.Adding the little head-hands peering out of the spaceships is pure genius.Surrounded by UFO spaceships, a big old farmer eagerly shakes the arm of some creature. The caption reads: "Inadvertently, Roy dooms the entire earth to annihilation when, in an attempt to be friendly, he seizes their leader by the head and shakes vigorously."Cart oon image from The Blog of Sassan Sanei. Thanks! Catch the Gary Larson article at salon.com or peruse The Far Side at farside.com. And then there he is on Wikipedia.©2007 P.L. Frederick. All rights reserved worldwide. More About: Coll 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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