Don't Try to Goad Us

I could not let the Supreme Court rulings of the last couple of days pass without my own spin on it. I like the alliteration of the "-OTUS" ending on POTUS and SCOTUS. So, I took it to the next level, even in the title.

Don't Have a Cow

I caught the end of an old Simpsons episode last night where Bart said, "Don't have a cow, man." That made me consider what the person who actually had a cow would do.

Worth $30

This has no link to my family. In fact, I don't really know where the inspiration came from. Maybe it's because I had to do a little trimming on my own eyebrow today?

Nine Nine Nine

Sure, it's hot this summer. Can you believe that this did not bother us as much when we were younger? We'd play with friends; walk to the store; swim anytime during the day? Anyway, I accidentally typed an extra number on a project number I was entering yesterday and I wondered what would happen if the weather person on TV did that.

Vertiginous Weekend

I did have a small bout with vertigo this weekend, but as I thought about it, the Hitchcock film of the same name kept coming to mind. So, as often happens between Mr. Blue and Mr. Green, I knew the misunderstanding between the film and the actual ailment would be the key comic element. And as we all do when trying to follow Blue's logic, that is enough to make anyone dizzy.

Too Many Team Members

 I saw an article the other day asking if a project can have too many team members. I didn't read the article, but the title was enough to send my mind into CoV mode. When I started creating the comic this morning, I did not know exactly how I would end it, but as I added some characters to the second panel and a few more to the third, I knew the fourth and final panel would be overflowing with people. I debated using the "so big they have their own ZIP code joke, but I just did not have room for the words.

AZ #1 in Teen Drinking

I heard this tidbit on the news last night and decided to add my own spin. Not being a drinker, I cannot understand the lure of alcohol. However, I can understand the tendency to base values and habits on what a child sees at home. So, I went the direction that, while maybe peer pressure makes it worse, the real problem may be parental example. Then, the biggest challenge of the strip was a clever ending after making Mr. Blue look bad about drinking with a pre-teen.