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Oddballs: Muscular Mice
I never know which pieces will resonate with you and my other readers. I started pencilling this piece while Jessica and I were upgrading our old iPhones for new ones at AT&T. There was no gag other than mice with muscles. While inking, I came up with the footnotes. In any case, I made a… — read more
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Oddballs: This Page (From Issue #19)
Here’s the text for your eyeballs and brain. Readers Like You! Fish Times at Ridgewater High AI image created using Midjourney After reading “School of Fish” (Iss. 17), Craig P. of Lake Tahoe, NV dug up his dad’s old high school yearbook. Craig notes: “It’s crazy how kids back then look so OLD!” We agree,… — read more
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Oddballs: Page Two (From Issue #19)
Here’s the text, generously supplied for free… a $299.99 value! Opting Out of Helping Out Seamus C. Monster,Resident Odditor Recently, my friend Slosh asked me to help him move from one apartment complex to another one. Apparently, he had weird neighbors and drama and all that and it was easier for him to move than… — read more
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Oddballs: Cover (From Issue #19)
J. Lopez is an all-around amazing illustrator and has been one of my best friends for decades. I asked him if he would help me with the cover illustration to this month’s issue of Oddballs. He did! Follow J. on Instagram: @jdotdesigner Here’s my initial sketch. I just couldn’t make it work. I sent it… — read more
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Random Humans: Girl Who Looks Like an Elf
Card #34 in the Random Humans series It’s not just her ears that make her look like an elf, it’s her eyes and nose and cheeks and chin and, well, everything! But think about this: what if she really is an elf hiding in plain sight? Front of card: Back of Card: — read more
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Random Humans: 40 Year Old Punk
Card #33 in the Random Humans series What’s more punk than remaining a punk for life? That’s what the 40 Year Old Punk must be thinking. Or maybe she’s thinking that it’s better to stay outside of the lines than to try to fit into the lines when the lines are too narrow or boring.… — read more
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Random Humans: Person Who Still Wears a Mask but Under Their Nose
Card #32 in the Random Humans series No one knows why this person wears the mask and why, per se, is it worn under the nose. Maybe there’s a sense of comfort. Maybe there’s a sense of anonymity. Maybe it’s some strange COVID hangover. Don’t ask. It’s a free country, after all. Front of card:… — read more
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Random Humans: Man Who Drives the Cleaning Machine at the Walmart
Card #31 in the Random Humans series He doesn’t say anything to you and he prefers that you don’t say anything to him. Don’t ask him where the salsa is located, he just drives the cleaning machine. Don’t ask him where you can find Epson salt, he just drives the machine. Don’t ask him where…… — read more
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Daylight Savings back in the past
Here’s a Perk@Work comic from back in 2014. Ten years ago, if you can believe it! Click here to see a larger version of it: — read more
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Top 5 Movie and TV Show Pet Peeves
Once you see these, you can’t unsee them. And, they’ll drive you crazy every time! The following are my own personal pet peeves. You may have others. Also, I’ve left out some of the big, obvious ones (e.g., Mary Sue, deus ex machina, girl loses glasses and is automatically pretty, etc.). Those are tropes, in… — read more