Life is so strange
Destination unknown
When you don’t know
Your destination
Something could change
It’s unknown
And then you won’t know
Destination unknown
Hi Pab Re: “Very pleased that readers have gone this long without a reference to Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang”
I was thinking about posting something yesterday (after U wrote that) regarding Dick VanDyke & the movie - good family entertainment!
Today I’m remembering “My Mother The Car” with Jerry VanDyke (the younger brother of comedian and actor Dick) and Ann Sothern (Mother’s Voice).
I like using “my bad” - “our bad” is totally appropriate considering how long they’ve been leading Queen on the wrong-road-trip!
“But oh Lord we pay the price
With the spin of the wheel with the roll of
the dice
Ah yeah, you pay your fare
And if you don’t know where you’re going
Any road will take you there.”
George Harrison, “Any Road”
I can’t believe I’m wading into this, but asking the general public to stop using “my bad” is one thing – asking a cartoonist who uses anything and everything to satiric effect, including current pop catch phrases that are precisely even more humorous coming out of a historical character, means someone perhaps could have used more sleep last night. Or something. Peace out.
Gotta agree with Cars23. The idea of Queen Victoria (or Mohandas Ghandi, Or Mother Theresa, et al) using current popular slang is in itself a bit of a giggle. By using the royal plural (OUR bad), the giggle is multiplied. S’truth.
i’m reminded of a strip where a character, busily searching, is asked, “what are you looking for?” only to respond, “something to find.”
life is a journey, not a destination. (but what a long, strange trip it’s been.)
All right – another petty, technical issue. Should her maj not be on the other side of the car? I believe the steering wheel should be on the right…. :-) Then again, maybe she is in a rental car in North America.
Pab, please check in. We worry.
Sorry I haven’t checked in. Been busy the past several days putting anything and everything up on eBay and making contingency plans.
Gweedo: I’m 30 minutes from the PO box. My partner in 2,000 Monkeys With Typewriters, Kris Leeds, was supposed to check it Monday and yesterday, but dealing with his own problems (a grandmother with Alzheimer’s) kept him away. I’m going to go down tomorrow if he didn’t pick it up today.
The PO box is there because Kris handles the business side of the LLC including plans (very tentative right now, obviously) to go down the self-syndication route and offer “Queen Victoria” to newspapers ourselves, if one or two of them ever feel like picking it up. (The contract with Universal uClick is for online only, and they’ve turned down the print option, so we may just run with it.)
Right now we’re in a holding pattern. When I know more, you all will too.
As for the Model T, I forgot to flip the image to make it right hand drive when I did the first strip, and never bothered to correct it. Oddly enough, although my Uncle Johnny has a collection of Model T’s down at Storybook Land, NJ, that includes right hand drive models, I was unable to find a stock image of a right hand drive Model T.
Robert Silverberg, the SF writer, once made the mistake of boasting to Robert Heinlein that he had published “a million words.” Heinlein cocked an eyebrow and said “there aren’t that many words in the English language. You must have reused a few.”
hey pab. i hope that a july 18th strip not showing up on my list of “reads” isn’t a bad sign. your in my thoughts and good wishes. all i can do, unfortunately.
margueritem over 15 years ago
A minor detail, your Maj.
Xango over 15 years ago
If you don’t know the destination, how do you expect to get there?
cdward over 15 years ago
I like “my bad.” And I’ve never heard a 4 year old say anything like.
FireMedic over 15 years ago
Life is so strange Destination unknown When you don’t know Your destination Something could change It’s unknown And then you won’t know Destination unknown
LibrarianInTraining over 15 years ago
Life’s an adventure, so just enjoy the ride.
GJ_Jehosaphat over 15 years ago
Hi Pab Re: “Very pleased that readers have gone this long without a reference to Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang”
I was thinking about posting something yesterday (after U wrote that) regarding Dick VanDyke & the movie - good family entertainment! Today I’m remembering “My Mother The Car” with Jerry VanDyke (the younger brother of comedian and actor Dick) and Ann Sothern (Mother’s Voice). I like using “my bad” - “our bad” is totally appropriate considering how long they’ve been leading Queen on the wrong-road-trip!
kilioopu over 15 years ago
Hum! This GPS, when not given a destination, kept saying “remain on the current road”. Is there a life lesson here?
I definitely need more coffee.
Motivemagus over 15 years ago
“But oh Lord we pay the price With the spin of the wheel with the roll of the dice Ah yeah, you pay your fare And if you don’t know where you’re going Any road will take you there.” George Harrison, “Any Road”
carsc23 Premium Member over 15 years ago
I can’t believe I’m wading into this, but asking the general public to stop using “my bad” is one thing – asking a cartoonist who uses anything and everything to satiric effect, including current pop catch phrases that are precisely even more humorous coming out of a historical character, means someone perhaps could have used more sleep last night. Or something. Peace out.
hymenoxis over 15 years ago
Gotta agree with Cars23. The idea of Queen Victoria (or Mohandas Ghandi, Or Mother Theresa, et al) using current popular slang is in itself a bit of a giggle. By using the royal plural (OUR bad), the giggle is multiplied. S’truth.
nerdhoof over 15 years ago
Where were we going without ever knowing the way?
princepavel over 15 years ago
Geez, a thing as smart and cool as a GPS should be able to KNOW where we want to go automatically. Isn;t that how it works???
yyyguy over 15 years ago
i’m reminded of a strip where a character, busily searching, is asked, “what are you looking for?” only to respond, “something to find.” life is a journey, not a destination. (but what a long, strange trip it’s been.)
Dorian over 15 years ago
23 skiddoo! Pab, this strip is the bee’s knees!
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
A proper royal GPS would have anticipated her needs - Off with it’s head!
cwreenactor over 15 years ago
LOL!!!
aardvarkseyes over 15 years ago
If you don’t know where you’re going, you may already be there…
stepherb Premium Member over 15 years ago
All right – another petty, technical issue. Should her maj not be on the other side of the car? I believe the steering wheel should be on the right…. :-) Then again, maybe she is in a rental car in North America. Pab, please check in. We worry.
Pab Sungenis creator over 15 years ago
Sorry I haven’t checked in. Been busy the past several days putting anything and everything up on eBay and making contingency plans.
Gweedo: I’m 30 minutes from the PO box. My partner in 2,000 Monkeys With Typewriters, Kris Leeds, was supposed to check it Monday and yesterday, but dealing with his own problems (a grandmother with Alzheimer’s) kept him away. I’m going to go down tomorrow if he didn’t pick it up today.
The PO box is there because Kris handles the business side of the LLC including plans (very tentative right now, obviously) to go down the self-syndication route and offer “Queen Victoria” to newspapers ourselves, if one or two of them ever feel like picking it up. (The contract with Universal uClick is for online only, and they’ve turned down the print option, so we may just run with it.)
Right now we’re in a holding pattern. When I know more, you all will too.
As for the Model T, I forgot to flip the image to make it right hand drive when I did the first strip, and never bothered to correct it. Oddly enough, although my Uncle Johnny has a collection of Model T’s down at Storybook Land, NJ, that includes right hand drive models, I was unable to find a stock image of a right hand drive Model T.
Pab Sungenis creator over 15 years ago
Oh, and for the record, I never say “my bad” in real life. But the thought of Her Maj saying “our bad” just struck me funny.
My English professor, Dr. Rick Simpson, once said that English has enough words, if you know how to use them correctly. I agree.
3hourtour Premium Member over 15 years ago
…Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-the book-was written by Ian Fleming…the book is better than the movie…but I really liked the movie,also.
gwyncat over 15 years ago
I agree with your English professor, Pab.
And I still think Vic saying “our bad” is hilarious. ;)
lewisbower over 15 years ago
So this is how government works
Motivemagus over 15 years ago
Robert Silverberg, the SF writer, once made the mistake of boasting to Robert Heinlein that he had published “a million words.” Heinlein cocked an eyebrow and said “there aren’t that many words in the English language. You must have reused a few.”
deadheadzan over 15 years ago
“Our bad” is very clever in my opinion.
yyyguy over 15 years ago
hey pab. i hope that a july 18th strip not showing up on my list of “reads” isn’t a bad sign. your in my thoughts and good wishes. all i can do, unfortunately.
Pab Sungenis creator over 15 years ago
There was a glitch with GoComics on the 18th. I know Bleeker was also taken out, among others. Sorry it was late.