Monthly Archives: April 2011
Thumbless Freaks of Nature
I think good comedy is pretty much all about reaction. If you watch a good half hour comedy like The Office or Parks and Recreation, you’ll see that almost all the really funny parts are reaction shots. Dwight’s, “Uh-oh.” reaction … Continue reading
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Please Put Some Pants On
Top Five Strange Things People Wear to Read Over the Hedge* 5. Scuba Suit 4. Burka 3. Buckingham Palace Guard Bearskin Hat 2. Spock Ears 1. Smile *Send me a picture wearing at least two of these while reading Over … Continue reading
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Squirrely Reality
Over on comics.com there’s some grumbling about the characters being self-aware. I posted the following comment: The fact that they’re aware they’re comic characters (they’ve been aware for quite a while) does not mean their comic reality is any less … Continue reading
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Angry Birds Turn Mean
The Memo Verne missed: 4/15/11 To: All Over the Hedge Characters Re: Angry Bird Week Reminder that next week we will be riffing on Angry Birds, the popular smart phone mobile app. Be alert for bird and pig gags that … Continue reading
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Bill Watterson Lives!
Bill Watterson, creator of “Calvin & Hobbes,” came out of retirement recently to paint the above portrait of Petey from the Richard Thompson’s great comic strip, “Cul de Sac.” The portrait is a donation to the Team Cul de … Continue reading
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Why Angry Birds Are Angry?
Top 5 Reasons Angry Birds* are Angry? 5. Pigs stole their eggs. 4. Pigs think President Obama wasn’t born in the US. 3. Pigs won’t let birds play in any pig games. 2. Suicide bombing is stressful.** 1. Pigs is … Continue reading
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Hammyshine
Hammy’s light switch reminds me of when our daughters were little and my wife and I would always struggle to find their cute switch. We knew there was one, because it seemed to be off a lot of the time. … Continue reading
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Lady Za Za
El Rancho Camelot is the place to be. Suburban livin’ is the life for me. Minivans spreadin’ out so far and wide Keep Manhattan, just give me that TV Guide. New York is where I’d thought I’d stay. But I’m … Continue reading
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For She’s a Jolly Good Fire Ant Drag Queen…
I’ve actually been to Bentonville and met with WalMart excutives about RingTales back when we were first getting started. We were trying to get our animations on their in store TV network. We didn’t succeed, but it was worth going … Continue reading
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Life at the Bottom of the Internet Birdcage
I wonder what’s the online equivalent of the bottom of a bird cage. Page 63 of a Google search? Zero links? No comments? Reddit blocking you from self-promoting your own blog because only they can decide what constitutes a “legitimate” … Continue reading →
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