Blood Suckers

Let's stay with the classic monster movies theme for at least one more day. Today, clients are compared to vampires.

FrankenPM

Our project is scheduled to go live on Monday morning. There is a mitigation plan of only bringing up part of it, but hopefully, I.T. is ready for their part. So, since something is going live, you can imagine what phrase came to mind.

What's the (Field) Goal?

Just like the project being pitched in this Clarity of Vision, I did not know where the comic was going when I started writing it. My idea notes had simply said "project kickoff, save company, if no goal how know when we finish". You can see it ended up being more about football metaphors.

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Obviously, this is not an original concept, but it is certainly something one of the grandkids might say.

3 Quotes? 1 More Is a Gallon

Have you ever heard anyone say something like today's title? It is a paraphrase of a Groucho Marx line in Animal Crackers.

Mash-Up? More Like Mash-DOWN

Our son decided we would play his version of Mash-Up this weekend. He had no hard-and-fast rules, so the mash-ups could be anything from the name of a car suffix with the name of a movie director to a type of food suffixed with the name of a singer. It was a little too broad for me to have a chance guessing the two parts. We ended up tweaking it to (usually) two actors or singers names.

Where's the Cake?

Some families make a big deal out of birthdays. And for grandkids, that is appropriate. Nowadays, though, for my kids, it is much more subdued. Also, gift cards or cash are the gift choices. Here is my nod to my daughter's b-day.

Him's a Good Boy

Oftentimes, I mention to you that I have written a Clarity of Vision comic based on an idea I captured at some point in the past. Today's idea, though, came to me in the shower, for no reason that I can think of. Well, maybe it is because some of my current assignment involves providing some documentation by trying to think of what my supervisor will need before she knows she has a need?

Is It Drawing or Drawling?

Do your kids pronounce words like 'draw' or 'Pa' with an 'L' on the end, like 'drawl' or 'Paul'? Mine did, and that's where the title came from.

He Couldn't Resist

Here's one that has been in my backlog for a long time, but I couldn't find a clever way to use it without sounding harsh. Today, I decided to have someone say it but then apologize because it sounded like a straight line for a joke.

Moving Violation

I saw a photo of some nieces and nephews on Facebook the other day, all asleep while their parents drove on vacation. It made me wonder how short of a trip it takes to lull someone to sleep.

I Sounds Like Barney Fife

If you do not understand the title of today's CoV, you are obviously from the next generation. To see a mix of what I am talking about and what you have grown up with, check out this mashup of Barney saying "Nip it" with a rap.

A Colorful Diet

OK, so this joke is not entirely new. That does not make it any less true, and people do say we should eat colors as part of a vegan diet.

Simple Simon

I wanted to have something about 9/11, but it seems tough to address in the CoV universe. Instead, I added some writing on the white board. Otherwise, it is just a normal weekly meeting of the Classic DJs Association and their chaplain.

A Carpenter

This is obviously a follow-up to the Temptations comic. It also harkens back to a TV program I saw in the 80s where they said Jesus was a carpenter and played a background song by The Carpenters.

Temptations

You will never guess what the preacher talked about in church yesterday. Well, maybe you will in just a minute. And you will never guess what went through my mind when he said something like "Let's examine Jesus and the temptations". By now, you have probably guessed, but go ahead and read the CoV.

Strong to the Finish

I do seem to have worked my left arm a bit too much yesterday, so that was obviously on my mind this morning. I am trying to balance my workout so that I do NOT look like Popeye. However, that song is now in my mind. You know which one.

Exit, Stage Left

I wrote this idea down four months ago, but I only wrote the phrase "break a leg". I saw it tonight and decided to build a comic around it. Once I pictured it at a school with a granddaughter, I knew where I could take it.

As for the title of the comic, you will probably only recognize it if you are of a certain maturity (i.e. old). It is what a cartoon character named Snagglepuss would say as he exited a situation.

It Was THIS Big

I was pondering today's topic and, somehow, decided to have my granddaughter find me practicing casting in the pool. Once I knew that, I just had to imagine what she would say to me.

Too Many Chefs in the Room

You can guess that we watched a Gordon Ramsay show as I was pondering what the Clarity of Vision would be. He did not do all of these quotes, although they are among my favorites. One thing that I could not do was name the comic as I wanted. It seems that bitstrips limits how long the title can be and my desired one, 'Too Many Chefs in the Bedroom', was one character too long.