Ziggy by Tom Wilson & Tom II for October 28, 2019

“Here You Are” shouldn’t it be?

We have Yoda and Ziggy; where’s Mr X?

Keep your eyes open for the re-release of The Kinks ‘Yoda’.

There’s a consistent syntax to yoda speak. Normal word order in English is subject-verb-object (or predicate nominative). In yoda speak, the object or predicate nominative always comes first, followed by a comma. He puts the verb second and then the subject, but sometimes he puts the verb last for a different emphasis on either subject or verb. “Complicated, is the Force.” “Anger, Fear, Aggression – the dark side are they.” But if he wants to emphasize the subject: "Your father, he is. When he asks a question, the verb always comes before the subject: “Worried about these things, are you?” In the example in the comic he would usually say “Here, you are”, unless he was asking a question. “Here, are you?”

So is Yoda TALLER than Ziggy or is Ziggy taller than Yoda?

Old Ziggy cartoon, with Ziggy looking at the map: You are Nowhere!

He probably does feel lost. He and his friends have been misused and abused in story and out.

Lost, I hope Yoda is not. His way out, I hope he will find.

The best of luck, I wish you, Yoda!