Brevity by Dan Thompson for June 25, 2013

“Green Ankhs and Tomb”

“Hop on Papyrus”

“Horus Hears a Khu”

“If I ran the Suez”“Yertle the Scarab”

Oh, look — there’s an ancient ad: .A cloud of cursed sand flies descends, and the queen shouts, “Quick, Ramses! The Flit!”

Oooo, the new bumper hanger catalog is out.Got a chariot? How about this one: “Ankh if you love Isis”, or maybe your barge is in need of some textual lovin: “Ankhors Away”

Dr. Suess’s Egyptian ancestor?

Almost every pun here is better than the cartoon, esp. SS’s. (Hiya, S. Howya doin’?)

Green ankhs and hummus

Ooo, and here’s an ad for an ancient form of Beano:For when you feel a little tootin’ commin’

One Seth, Two SethRed Seth, Blue Seth

Best I can do with what’s left.

Or maybe “Bartholomew & The Obelisk”?

Have mummy will travel.

That’s understandable. Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) started his career in 1925, long before becoming an author of his most popular children’s books. For a collection of his early writings and cartoons, see THE TOUGH COUGHS AS HE PLOUGHS THE DOUGH. .Geisel drew cartoon advertisements for Flit insecticide, and “Quick, Henry! The Flit!” became a catchphrase all across America. [from the book’s dust cover].You can bet most of the comic artists in GoComics are aware the history of comics and have their personal favorites among the old-timers. My favorite is George Herriman (Krazy Kat) and Bill Holman (Smokey Stover, et al).

Troll … most of us are way older than you apparently think!