Maybe I’m trying to make a point here by reversing gender stereotypes, maybe I’m enjoying trying to conjure images of off-panel overweight society-types scowling and flapping their jowls with contempt, or maybe I’m just testing the waters of my mostly-inherited audience to see whether I can get away with throwing a term like “stinktunnel” out there every couple of months. Maybe it’s some combination of the three. All I can say for sure is that as soon as I saw this picture, for whatever reason I immediately heard locker room talk. These flapper girls just look like they’re up to something.
Almost went with “stinkchunnel,” incidentally. My wife talked me out of it.
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I’m going to be compelled to work “stinktunnel” into conversation. This could be a problem, since I teach for a living.
If I get fired, I’m going to have to haunt you.
This part of the audience is a little queasy at the use of the term “stinktunnel”. Sooo~ yeah. Other than that… yeah, it’s still disgusting, carry on
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That was awesome.
That reminds me–did you see the Canadian speed skater that was sporting a monster-bulge? The wife and I thought it was just his suit, until we saw a team-mate of his…nope…
Awww. I was hoping for a medieval “Baby Got Back” moment before these “ladies” began working blue.
But “Sexy fat mouth” and “stinktunnel” in the same strip? You must have some Tudor-fetish to enjoy stuff like that.
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damn that is a tiny chair.
Btw you are.. comedy genius.. reversing genderthings is.. yes.. is it sad that i -wish- ladies would take an interest in me that way? XD
62 yrs old, have never heard the term “stinktunnel” until now, but it’s right up there on a disgust level with “fish taco.” Interesting that you didn’t have the girls talking about “hung like a mosquito,” so no, on a larger scale, you didn’t succeed in reversing gender stereotypes, you simply reinforced them. It’s still a guy (you) denigrating women’s body parts and glorifying men’s, in a world where size really doesn’t matter so much as who it’s attached to.
Not trying to sound like an armchair critic here (failing so, I guess), but I have to admit that this comic has been steadily declining from highbrow to lowbrow humor, which I do not fancy. Or did I just stop being target audience? Oh well.
In other words: I hereby threaten you to totally unsubscibe from your non-existant list of people-who-dont-pay-me-anything-but-have-every-right-to-criticize-my-totally-free-of-charge-work if you are not willing to heighten your level of funny again.
Kidding, of course. Rock on.
thank your wife for me please.
Tell your wife thanks for us. We’d all like to thank her for stopping “stinkchunnel” from heading towards the lexicon.
Stinkhole? Those Double D’s look like they could plug a toilet? Awesome!
I liked this one, despite the new vocabulary I wasn’t intending to learn
Make sure to keep it classy for a few strips at least, if only to keep from scaring off the softies..
The term “softie” is far from applicable to me. But what I liked about Balder’s work in the first place was it was intellectual and clever, a fresh relief from the mundane humor rated on shock value that can be found anywhere. So I, for one, hope this does not represent a continuing trend.
I have to say I’ve found this strip considerably less funny since Rob left. It used to be clever and funny, even when he was dealing with fart jokes. Now it’s just unfortunate and sad.
You know, it occurs to me that some of you ought to take a listen to some of Tim’s music (especially the stuff he did with Baldbox, his partnership with Rob) to get a feel for where he goes with all this. Their senses of humor are seemingly different, but disturbingly compatible.
Gotta disagree with Anodyneghost. I liked it when Rob was running it, certainly, and every now and then he knocked one out of the park — the non-colluding pear is still one of my all-time favorites — but since you took over I’m loving nearly every strip. This one’s a gigglefest. Fuckmeat indeed!
Can I just take a minute to call Total Bullshit on these “it used to be funnier when…” comments? Especially since humor is, pretty much, 100% subjective?
Your MUM is subjective!
..it had to be said.
I’m 100% cool with low-brow every now and then as long as it’s not ALL there is. If there’s some more witty things and some stinktunnel is great. Just don’t get lazy and rely just on shock. We have the Government for that.
Okay I feel I need to defend myself a little here. I’m not saying I have a problem with lowbrow at all. It just seems like the strip has gone entirely into lying in the gutter territory and never seems inclined to sit back up.