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OneSparePart |
Posted on 15-08-2023 19:50
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Kenneth Cope Mike Pratt...see what you did there. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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Hugbot |
Posted on 16-08-2023 06:51
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Well I am loving the reference to my fave Jethro Tull album....Twitch your whiskers, feel that you're really real.... Your taste in music is obviously better than your taste in crisp flavours! Kenneth Cope Mike Pratt...see what you did there. I'm glad someone noticed! |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 16-08-2023 06:52
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ellen york |
Posted on 16-08-2023 11:11
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Is the green character still ill from the bad eels? And do I want to know what the starting material is for the green jewelry? That must be a well-equipped mobile lab that I have ![]() |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 16-08-2023 11:34
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Is the green character still ill from the bad eels? Wait for episodes 82–85 when we send him to the doctor to find out what is really wrong with him! And do I want to know what the starting material is for the green jewelry? Now that you mention it – isn't it strange that neither you nor Obsidian wears the green stuff? That must be a well-equipped mobile lab that I have ![]() Well, if Lorna can bring her portable nuclear reactor... |
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Lorna |
Posted on 16-08-2023 14:57
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Is the green character still ill from the bad eels? Wait for episodes 82–85 when we send him to the doctor to find out what is really wrong with him! And do I want to know what the starting material is for the green jewelry? Now that you mention it – isn't it strange that neither you nor Obsidian wears the green stuff? That must be a well-equipped mobile lab that I have ![]() Well, if Lorna can bring her portable nuclear reactor... Now where did I put that? I look behind me, what do I see? A pair of golden wings seem to be attached to me.
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 17-08-2023 07:01
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It's all good, Hugbot, so I'm just going to zoom in on a detail and say how much I love the font you chose for the "Purest Green" sign; also the popping blue-green combination. And I really love the hat ithe first panel. Plus - Obsidian! (Who, naturally, is dressed in obsidian.) |
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 17-08-2023 07:19
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Father Ted on Babylon 5 Not to be outdone, Father Dick Byrne told his offsider, Fr. Cyril MacDuff to organise something similar. Unfortunately Father Cyril organised a trip to the Event Horizon. It didn't end well. |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 17-08-2023 07:53
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It's all good, Hugbot, so I'm just going to zoom in on a detail and say how much I love the font you chose for the "Purest Green" sign; also the popping blue-green combination. And I really love the hat ithe first panel. Plus - Obsidian! (Who, naturally, is dressed in obsidian.) Thank you! Not to be outdone, Father Dick Byrne told his offsider, Fr. Cyril MacDuff to organise something similar. Unfortunately Father Cyril organised a trip to the Event Horizon. It didn't end well. ![]() |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 17-08-2023 07:54
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Brad |
Posted on 17-08-2023 13:47
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Are you sure they're not part Buffalo? Then Og could be short for OGiveMe a HomeWhereTheBuffaloRoam, (grabs black cap and runs). . . ![]() Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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Paula |
Posted on 17-08-2023 23:10
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So Og is actually a Highland 'coo'?
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Hugbot |
Posted on 18-08-2023 07:16
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Are you sure they're not part Buffalo? Then Og could be short for OGiveMe a HomeWhereTheBuffaloRoam, (grabs black cap and runs). ![]() ![]() This opens up new possibilities for a Blake's 7/Galactic Smugglers crossover, as Captain Dude's ship is called Buffalo Skies. (We already had a cameo by Jenna Stannis in Episode 9 - that's her at 2:48, isn't it? Having always trouble with clueless blokes...) |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 18-08-2023 07:17
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So Og is actually a Highland 'coo'? I think that Justin used a good measure of Highland cow DNA for his genetic experiments. |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 18-08-2023 07:17
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ellen york |
Posted on 18-08-2023 23:02
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Love the Highland cows ![]() Joe must be on the Australian anti-tourism board, trying to keep all those pesky tourists away with tales of the dangerous, scary wildlife. |
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:04
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Instalment 69 - AKA Who's the Bos? So Og is actually a Highland 'coo'? That reminds me of the definition of 'acoustic' - what a Scotsman uses to direct cattle. I think that Justin used a good measure of Highland cow DNA for his genetic experiments. "If this experiment doesn't work, at least I'll get a good steak out of it." |
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:06
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THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY, EVERYONE! QUICK, QUICK! YOU MUST STICK FORKS IN YOUR HAIR BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! |
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:07
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Joe must be on the Australian anti-tourism board, trying to keep all those pesky tourists away with tales of the dangerous, scary wildlife. And I would have got away with it, if it wasn't for you pesky kids! |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:09
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Love the Highland cows ![]() Thank you! |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:09
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So Og is actually a Highland 'coo'? That reminds me of the definition of 'acoustic' - what a Scotsman uses to direct cattle. I think that Justin used a good measure of Highland cow DNA for his genetic experiments. "If this experiment doesn't work, at least I'll get a good steak out of it." ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:09
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... and beware of the spitfires too, while you're at it!![]() |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:10
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M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 19-08-2023 08:42
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... and beware of the spitfires too, while you're at it! Take pity on those of us who aren't Aussies - what's a spitfire? And for that matter, Huggy. please take pity on the newbies (who now outnumber the oldies by about three to one) and throw in a few more cartoons that don't require 45 years of insider information - although I'm loving the in-jokes too. This thread is brilliant! "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 19-08-2023 15:19
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what's a spitfire? It's a kind of caterpillar that has a bite(?) that stings intensely. When I was in primary school, you'd see hundreds of these swarming on trees. They'd drop (fall?) out of the trees too. Regardless of the sting, it's always a jump-scare moment when an insect suddenly lands on you. I don't know if these are a different type or a different stage, but the spitfires I grew up with were mostly green. |
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Brad |
Posted on 19-08-2023 15:20
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The problem is... Groucho: We must kill all the humans, yes, even mine.... Other Cockatoos: But... then.... who will give us corn? Grouncho: ... ... ... never mind..... . . ![]() Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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OneSparePart |
Posted on 19-08-2023 19:16
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The problem is... Groucho: We must kill all the humans, yes, even mine.... Other Cockatoos: But... then.... who will give us corn? Grouncho: ... ... ... never mind..... Groucho is a smart pussycat...er cockatoo...I feel sure he is thinking this over...one day... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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Lorna |
Posted on 19-08-2023 20:03
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Dont mess with Groucho. I know he was definitely the winner in our encounter!!🤢 I look behind me, what do I see? A pair of golden wings seem to be attached to me.
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Hugbot |
Posted on 20-08-2023 06:36
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And for that matter, Huggy. please take pity on the newbies (who now outnumber the oldies by about three to one) and throw in a few more cartoons that don't require 45 years of insider information - although I'm loving the in-jokes too. Don't exaggerate - I've only got 10 years of insider information myself, so that is all that one needs to understand the strips! ![]() |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 20-08-2023 06:37
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Interesting to see how many comments there are as soon as I include animals in the strips! Just a pity no-one mentioned the marsupilami... |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 20-08-2023 06:38
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 20-08-2023 14:07
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Interesting to see how many comments there are as soon as I include animals in the strips! This is why Douglas Adams include the death of a whale in HHG. He noted that in Starsky & Hutch, people died left right and centre and no one cared. But as soon as an animal got hurt... Just a pity no-one mentioned the marsupilami... On the entry sign to the Zoo? My apologies Huggy, I'm not very familiar with the world of Spirou. |
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 20-08-2023 14:15
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Okay, again I'm sold on the detail. Huggy, I really love how you've recreated those tiny tiles of different colours that you used to see on buildings such as these. I remember a rampway leading up to the offices of the Gas Board (or at least, I think it was the Gas Board) when I was a kid. It had the same kind of tiny tiles in mixed colours, though predominantly blue. I hope our green friend's stomach doesn't turn at all the cooking smells. The discussion about hamburgers at the Zoo restaurant did give me some unsavoury thoughts. There was a 'cinema intermission' parody by Armando Iannucci, I think, which advertises a nearby Indian restaurant. "After the movie, why not dine at the Star of India? Famous for our swan curry, cygnet chutney and swan tikka masala. Just a hundred metres from this cinema, opposite the swan sanctuary". |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 21-08-2023 07:12
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Huggy, I really love how you've recreated those tiny tiles of different colours that you used to see on buildings such as these. I remember a rampway leading up to the offices of the Gas Board (or at least, I think it was the Gas Board) when I was a kid. It had the same kind of tiny tiles in mixed colours, though predominantly blue. I didn't draw the tiles myself but used one of the many patterns that come with Clip Studio Paint. Some purists call this cheating, but I don't have any problems with that. Apart from the fact that I never pretended to be a great artist, the artistic aspect is not painstakingly drawing all the tiny tiles but deciding which pattern to use. When I saw these tiles I was also reminded of the kind of pattern that was once all the rage on certain types of buildings (e.g. then modern bistros). The discussion about hamburgers at the Zoo restaurant did give me some unsavoury thoughts. There was a 'cinema intermission' parody by Armando Iannucci, I think, which advertises a nearby Indian restaurant. "After the movie, why not dine at the Star of India? Famous for our swan curry, cygnet chutney and swan tikka masala. Just a hundred metres from this cinema, opposite the swan sanctuary". ![]() ![]() |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 21-08-2023 07:13
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![]() (This may be familiar to some of you as I recycled the joke from a cartoon that I made some years ago.) |
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Lurena |
Posted on 21-08-2023 12:07
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Oh, oh,oh ! Catching up with this thread isn't that good for my laugh muscles ! Cramps all over, will I ever be able to sing again??! I have to admit, it is really good for my abdominal muscles, but then, my leg muscles stop working. I'm on my knees from laughter now. Please, can anyone tell me what to do against "dying by laughter" (which is a common Dutch saying)? Well, just ignore me and keep up this very clever, humoristic thread! *No, I am not. I am not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going.*
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Paula |
Posted on 21-08-2023 21:14
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I'm loving all of these! Groucho has gotten 'a big head' out of being so internationally famous because of this comic strip. He is often referred to us as Master of the Universe, King of the World and always ready to poop on someone! You have his personality down pat, Hugbot. BTW- we're only known as 'his monkeys'.
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Joe Dredd |
Posted on 21-08-2023 23:19
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As with the hamburgers, I can’t help but see some sinister connection between the zoo visit and this flamin’ tapir’s sudden appearance. “Julius Caesar” has a famously anachronistic line about clocks chiming the time. As your director is heavily influenced by Dali, Hugbot, perhaps if it continues we might see some melting clocks on stage. That is, if the RSPCT doesn’t close it down! (“No tapirs we’re harmed in the making of this production, though we did swear at a cat at one point.”) I notice Hugbot isn’t in the audience. Perhaps to him it’s not true Shakespeare unless Josette Simon is in it? Great tapir, by the way. (And it reminds me of a very good Sherlock Holmes pastiche, “The Giant Rat of Sumatra” by Richard L. Boyer.) |
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Brad |
Posted on 21-08-2023 23:30
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Clearly, that is Roj Bear. . . ![]() Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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Hugbot |
Posted on 22-08-2023 07:03
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Clearly, that is Roj Bear. Except for the pointed teeth. I even increased the size of the bear head because at first, the canines weren't noticeable at all but it seems I could have increased it even more. Speaking of bear heads: If Roj Bear lies, is he a bear-faced liar? |
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