Gnaming a Gnome

 

Alternate ending: 

Sometimes I come up with more than one way to do a comic and I can't pick which version I like better so here are both and you can decide. This set has a bit of Shakespeare in it. 

Explanation: "Gnome" and "Romeo" can be combined to make "Gnomeo" which is the name of a gnome in a cartoon version of Romeo and Juliet. Paris is the name of a character in Romeo and Juliet (he's supposed to marry Juliet). Fun fact: I learned about Paris from Twilight rather than R&J, which shows you can learn things from unexpected sources. 

Text:
A: Why did you name your gnome Paris?
L: "Gnomeo" seemed too on the gnose.
A: What's in a gname, anyway?
Alternate ending:
A: It's an excellent gname.

My gnome, Paris.

Recipe Options

 

Happy Birthday to my Robin! She likes looking at recipe videos on my phone and deciding if we can make it or not. The latest one we made is dandelion flatbread and it was quite tasty! The recipe in this comic was some fluffy dessert with all sorts of dairy in it - I have finally come to realize that with lactose intolerance, if I want to make a recipe then I only want to be subbing out one, max two ingredients for non-dairy versions. Otherwise, brace for failure. 

Text:
*Looking at recipe videos on my phone*
R: We can make that!
L: We cannot because that is all dairy, and Mom can't eat lactose.
R: We can make it, and I'll eat it.

Riddle Up

 

Again with the riddles :) So I like to jokingly bemoan how the cumulative numbers keep increasing on any statistic that the media is tracking. That's how cumulative numbers work - they can only go up or level off. Your age is a cumulative number so my partial answer could be correct. 

Text:
M: What goes up but never down?
L: Cumulative -
M: Your age.
L: Yep, that.

Riddle Down

 

My husband was reading kid riddles to me and I was answering them in unexpected ways. Fun all around. My kids were confused but they are preschool/toddler aged so that's a bit young for word plays. 

Text:
M: What goes down but never up?
L: My mood.
M: ... Rain.

None Good

 

Happy Easter! He is risen, just as He said. 

This comic is a true story showing how Ori will emphatically answer questions with "yes" or "no" without regard to what has been asked. 

Explanation: The Bible says there is none good, no not one. Therefore, Ori is correct to say he is not good. The second comic references total depravity, which is a doctrine much contested (but the author believes all are born sinful and can only be redeemed through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross). 

Text:
L: Are ya good?
O: No!
M: He is theologically sound.

L: Are you utterly depraved?
O: No!
M: He needs a hermeneutics refresher.

Revive a Baguette

 

True story, I didn't read/watch the Instagram post about how to revive a baguette. But I am fairly certain it did not involve an AED (automated external defibrillator, used to restart a person's heart). 

Text:
A: I need an AED! *holding a long thin bread*
B: That's not how you revive a baguette.
A: How do you?
B: One weird trick that I didn't watch, so I don't know.

Coax a Fire

 

I forget when this idea was sparked :) 

Explanation: "coaxing a fire" is when you gently prod and blow on a dying fire to get it to crackle back to life. "Coaxing" can also mean encouraging a person. I feel like it's a type of computer cable as well...

Text:
A: You can do it!
B: That's not how you coax a fire. 

Tasty Dinner Meat

 

Well a compliment is a compliment. I did tell her several times before this that we were eating fish and that it was salmon but she decided it was chicken and that was that. 

Text:
R: Mom, dinner was so good - the chicken was yummy!
L: I'm glad you liked it - it was salmon. 

Parenting While Sick Still

 

Some days it be like that. 

Text:
Title: Parenting While Sick
L: *coughing so hard I can't breathe*
O: READ BOOK, MOM! READ BOOK!

Parenting While Sick

 

Every parent can relate. Have you ever wanted every minute of your day scheduled? Get a preschooler. They come with zero sympathy for the sickness they spread to you.

Text:
Title: Parenting While Sick
R: After you finish blowing your nose, we're gonna play this game.
L: T'anks for t'e itinerary. 

Fascianating

 

I came up with this when looking at an exercise routine titled "fascia release on the roller" and I did not have a roller so instead I looked up what fascia was and yep, it was fascinating or rather fascia-nating.

Text:
A: *talking about fascia tissue*
L: That's fascia-nating! 

Nueva Casablanca

 

I've done a comic using this quote before, see it here:  https://comics.comicaltruestory.com/2013/09/casablanca.html 

Explanation: There's a famous line from the movie Casablanca - "Here's looking at you, kid." A baby goat is called a kid. A rabbit can also be called a hare but I think there's a technical difference. So I flipped the quote around and used animals. Also, "nueva" means "new" in Spanish.

Text:
Title: Nueva Casablanca 
Rabbit: That baby goat has a mean stare.
Turtle: Kid's looking at you, hare. 

Silly String Cheese

Is Silly String a thing anymore? It was rather popular when I was a youth. Did this character just rebrand spray cheese? Maybe. Don't go falling for any tricks today. Happy Birthday Eve to my sister! I remember when she had her birthday party on this auspicious holiday one year and our neighbor gave her a gift-wrapped boulder the size of a desktop computer tower. It was memorable. 

Text:
A: We've made the ultimate party food: Silly String Cheese!
B: *face-palming*