Coming back from the wedding, ok.
Horking on Randies suitcase, one could live with that.
But eviscerating Harold???
Evil cat has to go on a long, loooong trip. I’d suggest a nice place like Guantanamo, Sibiria, Antarctica, the bottom of the mariana trench, or the dark side of the moon.
If you cant afford that, i guess you could just mail him back to B.B. using the slowest carrier possible.
And THAT is why you get the cat his own toys, slather them with catnip so that he can’t resist, and put things you wish to protect in an inconspicuous, sealable location. Oh, and the endless hours of recreation you can have with a cat and a cheapo laser pointer . . .
Scarecrow battles an evil flying monkey. The evil flying monkey wins.
I’m getting a Wizard of Oz vibe here.
Randie is Dorothy.
Ryan is the tin man.
Mouse is the cowardly lion.
Bob was Toto.
Carol is the wizard behind the curtain.
And, Grace has a bucket of water awaiting her.
Had a dog like that once. He lasted about six months, then when he chewed the brand new siding on the corner of the house — he was history — cute puppy or not.
Twinkie needs to be shown the door. With violence if necessary. There is only so much one should tolerate from an animal — even a cartoon animal!
stick,
The patterns of myth constantly amaze me, how stories that touch us seem to be telling the same story in different costume. Good vs evil, pride vs innocence…cross reference John Campbell and Star Wars, Bruno Betleheim and Harry Potter. And yeah, I can see Frank L. Baum in some of Squid.
jude… Uh, yah? John Campbell questions whether thoughts create actions or actions create thoughts, and if these are then one’s own or inserted ones in schizophrenics. Bruno Bettleheim claimed kids became autistic because their mothers did not want them. Your getting pretty heavy in your Star Wars’ Force and Harry Potter Wizardry abstractions.
This strip just reminded me of how the scarecrow got the stuffing torn out of him in the Oz tale.
So do you agree with my Oz characterizations or see other ones?
I’m afraid if Twinkie doesn’t go bye-bye soon, I’ll probably stop reading the comic. I have extremely limited patience and sympathy for people who let themselves be made miserable rather than run the risk of doing something that’s not *gasp!* “nice”.
stick,
heavy stuff there. I didn’t say they were all right or good…just that stories tend to get re-told because they speak to something in human nature that is timeless.
(funny part is I almost posted that before I realized I had spelled “Betelgeuse” correctly, out of habit and had to go back and ‘correct’ myself to the movie’s spelling)
Goodness me! You all have had so much to say here! What an amazing discussion! Well… let me preface by saying that this strip has been influenced by MY cat, Mouse. She has an affinity for taking a certain bear off the bed and into her lair (the house office)… she also stole Harold’s Fez and mangled the tassel…. (she didn’t really know anybody… it looks like one of her other cat toys)… still.
I appreciate all the conversation and feedback on Twinkie. Lines have been crossed, sharks have been jumped (um, I er…. don’t like to see that comment used in relation to my comic strip…. but there it is)… but I do enjoy the comparison (?) to The Wizard of Oz… a timeless film rooted in our storytelling history books.
A stitch in time saves Harold!
NOT HAROLD! HE WAS INNOCENT!
Coming back from the wedding, ok.
Horking on Randies suitcase, one could live with that.
But eviscerating Harold???
Evil cat has to go on a long, loooong trip. I’d suggest a nice place like Guantanamo, Sibiria, Antarctica, the bottom of the mariana trench, or the dark side of the moon.
If you cant afford that, i guess you could just mail him back to B.B. using the slowest carrier possible.
Why somebody hasn’t euthanized that furry bastard is beyond comprehension…
“C. Mage, euthanization is not something to be joked about! It’s horrible to want an animal dead like that! It’s degrading and horrible and…”
CM: “It’s Twinkie.”
“….and in this case it’s totally warranted and I’d like to know how I can help.”
That cat definetly has gon too far this time. Harold never did anything to hurt twinkie. Now we’ll need Enid to stitch him back together.
And THAT is why you get the cat his own toys, slather them with catnip so that he can’t resist, and put things you wish to protect in an inconspicuous, sealable location. Oh, and the endless hours of recreation you can have with a cat and a cheapo laser pointer . . .
Scarecrow battles an evil flying monkey. The evil flying monkey wins.
I’m getting a Wizard of Oz vibe here.
Randie is Dorothy.
Ryan is the tin man.
Mouse is the cowardly lion.
Bob was Toto.
Carol is the wizard behind the curtain.
And, Grace has a bucket of water awaiting her.
A line has been crossed. The look on Twinkie’s face in panel 2 seems to indicate even he knows he’s crossed it.
Squid Man is right; poor Harold needs some Enid fixing. And Twinkie needs to GO.
Direct pressure! Apply direct pressure to the wound!
it’s off to the pound for twinkie…
And, Enid the seamstress is the good witch.
Twinkie’s next fur ball is going to be fluffy.
Had a dog like that once. He lasted about six months, then when he chewed the brand new siding on the corner of the house — he was history — cute puppy or not.
Twinkie needs to be shown the door. With violence if necessary. There is only so much one should tolerate from an animal — even a cartoon animal!
stick,
The patterns of myth constantly amaze me, how stories that touch us seem to be telling the same story in different costume. Good vs evil, pride vs innocence…cross reference John Campbell and Star Wars, Bruno Betleheim and Harry Potter. And yeah, I can see Frank L. Baum in some of Squid.
jude… Uh, yah? John Campbell questions whether thoughts create actions or actions create thoughts, and if these are then one’s own or inserted ones in schizophrenics. Bruno Bettleheim claimed kids became autistic because their mothers did not want them. Your getting pretty heavy in your Star Wars’ Force and Harry Potter Wizardry abstractions.
This strip just reminded me of how the scarecrow got the stuffing torn out of him in the Oz tale.
So do you agree with my Oz characterizations or see other ones?
I’m afraid if Twinkie doesn’t go bye-bye soon, I’ll probably stop reading the comic. I have extremely limited patience and sympathy for people who let themselves be made miserable rather than run the risk of doing something that’s not *gasp!* “nice”.
stick,
heavy stuff there. I didn’t say they were all right or good…just that stories tend to get re-told because they speak to something in human nature that is timeless.
Twinkie has officially JUMPED. THE. SHARK.
This reminds me of an episode of The West Wing:
Bartlett: “You remember that line we talked about?”
Toby: “I’m about to cross it?”
Bartlett: “Oh, nooooo … look *behind* you …”
Congratulations, Twinkie, you finally found a way to make Randie actually want to hurt you. The rest of us would just offer to help hold you down …
Or now that I think about it, a variation on the scene from Beetlejuice:
Lydia (Randie): “Where’s Twinkie?”
Beetlejuice (Ryan): “He’s dead. Dead, dead, deadski. Deceased-ah!”
(funny part is I almost posted that before I realized I had spelled “Betelgeuse” correctly, out of habit and had to go back and ‘correct’ myself to the movie’s spelling)
I know a Chinaman who can make a meal Chop Suey out of cat.
‘Dude, “Chinaman” isn’t the preferred nomenclature. “Asian-American”.’
‘Walter, we’re not talking about someone who built the railroads. He peed on my f__king rug!’
Goodness me! You all have had so much to say here! What an amazing discussion! Well… let me preface by saying that this strip has been influenced by MY cat, Mouse. She has an affinity for taking a certain bear off the bed and into her lair (the house office)… she also stole Harold’s Fez and mangled the tassel…. (she didn’t really know anybody… it looks like one of her other cat toys)… still.
I appreciate all the conversation and feedback on Twinkie. Lines have been crossed, sharks have been jumped (um, I er…. don’t like to see that comment used in relation to my comic strip…. but there it is)… but I do enjoy the comparison (?) to The Wizard of Oz… a timeless film rooted in our storytelling history books.
And I have heard your cries for Twinkie’s head.