I think the most interesting thing about today’s strip is that we have another example of the supposedly always silent Lio actually speaking. And in this case, more talkative than ever before.
victorians were paranoid about being buried alive and a family could purchase a coffin with a bell attached outside and a cord going inside it; just in case
A lot of people don’t realize this, but throwing your voice relies more on visual cues than auditory ones. When a ventriloquist throws his voice, it looks like the voice is coming from the dummy because, well, that’s what our eyes see.
Our ears are tricked primarily because the voice sounds so different from the performer’s, and not because we hear the voice emanating from a different location (the ventriloquist and dummy are usually on a stage, too far away from you (and too close to each other) for your ears to discern the precise location of the voice).
On a stage once I pretended that a bird was whistling offstage. After that, word got around that I could throw my voice, and for a year a fellow college student kept requesting that I throw my voice for him, never believing that I was not actually able to make sound emanate from any inanimate object.
What I admire most about today’s strip is the excellent rendition of the old ad that graced the pages of comic books back in the 60’s. Amazing what you could order for a dime or quarter back then.
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Not funny on that last one if you ask me.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I think the most interesting thing about today’s strip is that we have another example of the supposedly always silent Lio actually speaking. And in this case, more talkative than ever before.
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
Lio is having great fun, though his range of joke-material seems rather limited. Of course, he does not speak in propria persona!
ShadowBeast Premium Member almost 9 years ago
This reminded me of one of Jeff Dunham’s acts. Infact Peanut suggested the idea.
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Ermine Notyours almost 9 years ago
Wow. I didn’t even see his lips move.
Devils Knight almost 9 years ago
when i die i want a closed casket and i want them to play pop goes the weasel the whole time
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Hee hee hee!
neverenoughgold almost 9 years ago
Lio is such a cut up!
abbybookcase almost 9 years ago
victorians were paranoid about being buried alive and a family could purchase a coffin with a bell attached outside and a cord going inside it; just in case
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Nice use of a classic ad, which I remember from my childhood.
Thrush almost 9 years ago
A lot of people don’t realize this, but throwing your voice relies more on visual cues than auditory ones. When a ventriloquist throws his voice, it looks like the voice is coming from the dummy because, well, that’s what our eyes see.
Our ears are tricked primarily because the voice sounds so different from the performer’s, and not because we hear the voice emanating from a different location (the ventriloquist and dummy are usually on a stage, too far away from you (and too close to each other) for your ears to discern the precise location of the voice).
On a stage once I pretended that a bird was whistling offstage. After that, word got around that I could throw my voice, and for a year a fellow college student kept requesting that I throw my voice for him, never believing that I was not actually able to make sound emanate from any inanimate object.
I Go Pogo almost 9 years ago
What I admire most about today’s strip is the excellent rendition of the old ad that graced the pages of comic books back in the 60’s. Amazing what you could order for a dime or quarter back then.
sperry532 almost 9 years ago
Man oh man. That’s an old Mad Magazine joke from the 50’s. Still funny, though.
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly almost 9 years ago
The problems I could cause with this talent!
nathanbtlr almost 9 years ago
Pure Lio! Love it.
charin2 almost 9 years ago
The ad in the strip is actually based on a real book: http://worldfamousmagic.com/Magic-Tricks/Magic-Books-And-DVDs/How-To-Throw-Your-Voice