Old MacDonald Part 2

 

Another twist on the classic song. 

Explanation: Usually, Old MacDonald is sung with farm animals on the farm, not safari animals. To each their own?

Text:
R: And on his farm he had an osswig.
L: ... ostrich?
R: And zebras. Five zebras.
L: What kind of exotic farm is he running?
R: And a LION!

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Old MacDonald Part 1

 

A new twist on a classic song? Or a plot that is thickening?

Explanation: if you have a farm with nothing on it, anywhere, what are you doing with a farm? Clearly you are hiding what you're doing, and it might not be farm related. The song should go "on that farm he had a sheep (or whatever animal)" and then the animal noise in duplicate "with a baa baa here and a baa baa there."

Text:
R: Old MacDonald had a farm... on that farm he had NOTHING! Nothing nothing here, nothing nothing there!
L: ... Is Old MacDonald getting investigated by the FDA?

Dedication

 

I don't recall what exactly spawned this comic, but it is true throughout so many scenarios in life. 

Explanation: With more work, things would be better. But behold! More work did not happen. 

Text:
Me: If I was more dedicated, I could have sorted those out. But behold! My lack of dedication. 

Paid Tools

 

A true conversation with someone in the software engineering field. 

Explanation: Being called a tool is not a nice thing, basically just a brainless worker. Paid tools in software engineering are pieces of software that cost money instead of using the free versions. They are generally nicer and some are worth the money. With free software, as with most things, you get what you pay for. 

Text:

Title; Software Engineering
M: My company doesn't let me use paid tools.
L: That means you're the paid tool!

Classic Pairings

 

This is another one from my Pensacola trip a few months ago. My dad was trying to put together a trailer hitch, and I was distracting him. 

Explanation: Washers are an appliance (often paired with dryers), and also a small disc used in assembling many things. Nuts are another item used in assembling things, and also a tasty snack (very different items - don't snack on the building part or use a snack for a building part). 

Text:
A: First add the washer, then -
L: The dryer, yes.
A: No, we add the nut.
L: I have an almond. 

Good to Not Go

 

I meant to post this with my Pensacola Travel Comic, but somehow they got separated. When I went down to PCC to see my littlest (or rather, youngest) brother graduate, I went with my daughter and it was a solo Mom weekend and I was a bit nervous about flying solo with my kid but it all went well. Even with two flights down and another two back, we never had to use the airplane toilet. Perhaps that's the trick, multiple shorter flights so you can use the restrooms in the airport rather than one long flight which increases the likelihood of needed a break in the air. Also I declined all of the drink services and had small sips from our water bottles as needed.

Explanation: "Good to go" is a phrase used to mean all can proceed, but "need to go" is a phrase that can mean you need the toilet, so mashing the two phrases together makes this comic happen. 

Text:
L: We got in a potty break before boarding our flight, so hopefully we are good to not go. 

Toddlers, Part 3

 

My son has been doing a routine at bedtime where he asks me to tickle him and I had to set some rules after he started his requests. My dude, why? I feel like I totally skipped this phase of crazy requests with my firstborn because she had a slight speech delay and was sparse with her words for quite a while (she's fine now and has the mental development to not do... whatever it is my toddler is currently doing). And yes, as a parent you say some crazy things like this. Why do we even have these rules? No biting Mom, keep your head above your waist on the stairs, don't offer your wet hand for someone to lick, the list just keeps getting longer.

Text:
O: Tickle the knees! Tickle the chin! Tickle the eyes!
L: No tickling eyes.

Toddlers, Part 2

 

My dude, firm no. You have your own teeth to touch. Don't reach into someone's mouth - that is uncouth. And unsanitary, for both parties. And yes, I'm quoting that American Idol judge here. I feel like I quote him a lot when my toddler requests things that are just nope.

Text:
O: Wanna touch your teeth!
L: It's a no from me.

Toddlers, Part 1

 

This week, I'm gonna share some things my toddler has been saying because wow, it's wild how a two-year-old processes the world. Today focuses on a conversation/argument my kids had that was basically this but everything repeated a bunch of times. And it was in the car. It was equal parts amusing and frustrating, and nothing substantial was ever said.

Text:
O: Why? WHY??
R: Why what?
O: Yes and no, yes AND no. 

Gnats vs Orioles

 

In my general area, there are two baseball teams - the Nationals (called the Nats) and the Orioles (called the O's). That's all I have to say because I don't follow baseball and can't think of any more baseball things.

Explanation: Gnats sounds like Nats, and the Nats are a team that play the Orioles.

Text:
M: The gnats are attacking me!
L: It's because you're wearing an Oriole's hat.

Due Any Day

 

A throwback, but a True Story. Over four years ago, I was at an Ikea doing some last minute shopping (with my husband because I was only up for walking about, not moving things) before my firstborn made her appearance, and someone commented and I just had to respond because yep. 

Text:
Title: *On a Saturday*
Rando: Wow, you look like you're due any day now!
L: Yep, Tuesday.
Rando: Wait, really?!

Barn Raiser vs Razer

 

Magna-Tiles are a great, creative toy but also easy to topple and make such a fun noise as they all come crashing down. 

Explanation: A barn raiser is one who builds a barn. A razer is one who destroys. 

Text:
M: With the Magna-Tiles, my preschooler is a barn raiser. My toddler, however, is a barn razer. 

White Red Blue

Why do we say things in specific orders when it really shouldn't make a difference what order they are? It's like saying Paper, Scissors, Rock. Yon and hither? Blue and black? 

Text:
R: My shirt is blue and white and red.
L: That's not the usual order we say those colors.

Pensacola

 

I finally made a new travel comic page! I have done five of my trips in the past, and this is the sixth entry. Here's a list of the previous trips - you should be able to find them by searching the "travel comic blog" on my site but I should come up with a better way to collate them:

Germany and Switzerland 1 | Germany and Switzerland 2 | Germany and Switzerland 3 | Germany and Switzerland 4

Great Dismal Swamp 1 | Great Dismal Swamp 2

Nebraska 1 | Nebraska 2 | Nebraska 3 | Nebraska 4

Canada 1 | Canada 2

Utah 1 | Utah 2

We had a great time in Pensacola seeing my youngest sibling graduate - the next family member set to graduate is my niece on my husband's side (she's only a few years younger than my brother). 

Here's some photos that are drawn in this comic: