UPDATE 3/29/11: Sorry I haven’t gotten a new strip up yet…I’m fighting a nasty sinus infection and between that and the antibiotics, I’m kinda knocked on my ass. Look for a new one on Wednesday or Thursday. Thanks! -=ShoEboX=-
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I’ve done the overly-smart young’uns thing here on multiple occasions, but I think this is the first time I’ve ever mixed kids and process management. I had to reference boogers and flatulence in the final panel just so I wasn’t totally stomping on the whole concept of childhood innocence.
Originally the saw-wielding child’s final line was simply “That’s actually totally solid. Let’s do it.” But I thought making him part of the problem worked a bit better.
MRS. SHOEBOX’S ASSESSMENT OF TODAY’S STRIP: You’re very strange, you know that?
I’ll mention this again: As some of you are aware, in addition to writing this strip, I also perform as a comedy synth-punk act under the name Worm Quartet. In the wake of the recent happenings in Japan, I have decided to donate 50% of my proceeds from March to the relief effort. If you’re interested in checking this out, my poorly-designed online store for Worm Quartet is here. 50% of my proceeds from digital sales will also be donated, and Worm Quartet albums are available in various digital formats at CDBaby, iTunes and Amazon.
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I like it.
“Drawn from the life?” The cartoon sounds *exactly* like several hobbyist organizations I’ve been involved with, and the folks in them *weren’t* kids, unless you count “second childhood”.
The actual rules were secondary. The main drivers were status in the tiny community, who was more important than whom, and who got to make certain decisions.
No, Mrs. -=ShoEboX=-… he is NOT very strange…. I am verystrange!!
This is a repeat! You just did this one Tuesday!
Is this kind of a twisted homage to that old (non-biblical) parable about the guy walking along the beach picking up trash?
You can’t make me believe those are children- they look like guys in their 40s to me. Oddly, the joke still works that way.
Are these children going to be Congressmen when they grow up?