Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for August 22, 2009
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super-fun-pak comix product placement comics man: i'm on a low-carb diet... ring man: oh, excuse me. keeping faith with the constitution man: hello? they're willing to pay what? okay, we'll make the change! i only eat carbs under the table! star wars the essential atlas fun facts for the gullible despite it's widespread use, the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary! go ahead, look it up! next: amazing facts about the world's smartest henway! dinkle, the unlovable loser woman: so typical! men never talk afterwards! communication is critical! tell me something! dinkle: you have gonorrhea. james caan 'n' the ghost of james caan james: it wasn't me! girl: i saw your face looking in my window! james: b--but... girl: next time i'm calling the police! james: i'm not dead yet! how to draw doug you'll need: a pencil an eraser a particle collider 1. fill in the entire area with pencil. 2. erase everything that doesn't look like doug. 3. create a universe where your picture is inked in. small ragtag group of world war ii soliders soldier: listen up! we've got to take out this bridge! i'll guard the north bank with "tex"! tex: yee-haw! oop: "person of greek origins" baklava, you an "strong guy who's pretty dumb" davis take the explosives to the south bank! and take "frenchi"... "mountain man" mason... and "aborigine" nirijarri too... ...and "sexy maid" williams... "tuber" smith... "important 1960's literary protagonist..." and "guy from miami who seems jewish but isn't"... "mythical" nessie... "guy stranded on a desert island" wilcox, and... jew: oy cont'd
mrsullenbeauty over 15 years ago
I haven’t thought of Tennessee Ernie Ford in ages.
3hourtour Premium Member over 15 years ago
…keep this up and we’ll have universial health care for all..even those that don’t deserve it…
Grover Premium Member over 15 years ago
Where are the Family Circus characters? I want Family Circus parodies 24/7.
Ushindi over 15 years ago
Ruben - You left out “Shy Guy”, who finally meets a girl, but then gets killed, a sort of Marshall Thompson kind of guy (and, no, I DIDN’T look up “Gullible”, because I’m not THAT you-know-what)
David Benton Premium Member over 15 years ago
Tennessee Ernie Ford?
Randy B Premium Member over 15 years ago
TEF is associated with the “Henway” joke.
Grover Premium Member about 15 years ago
A Family circus child hires harvey richards, lawyer for children. That was free. I give these away. Here’s a ‘nother. The family circus children are really in a circus!!! Having being kidnapped and etc. Tom, you can fill in the rest.
danwall88 over 14 years ago
Can’t believe Salon even took down the TTDB archives! Had to dig up this comic to relive the Star Wars Atlas product-placement fun.