Unexpected Outsourcing

I was thinking about an 'outsourcing over the phone' CoV on my commute, but did not know I would decide to make it on a personal level. Once I sat down and designed my panels, I knew that Mr. Blue's wife would outsource him. Then, I needed my final panel twist and decided to make the reason be a cool accent from some other country. Finally, since my wife always liked Captain Picard, I threw in his accent and famous quote as the ending.

To the Moon, Alice

I had this one all designed before I started creating the comic, but it didn't really flow once I wrote it. So, I had to tweak the last two panels to find a new twist for the end. The basic idea of doubting the landing was real was retained, but the Reagan comment moved from the end into panel 3 and the Lincoln reference was added for the unexpected conclusion.

I'm Sorry, Dear

My wife did feel sorry for me after a bad day at the office. After she offered to fix me a good meal, she decided I should do a CoV about it. I have to agree that it is a good concept.

Carpe Diem

I was listening to the radio yesterday and heard the phrase "Carpe Diem." My mind instantly translated the Latin into English. "Seize the Day." This then led to other English words that sounded the same, which led to what type of business could use that title, which led to this. I then went back and researched some Latin phrases that could be used as sales signs on each business. Finally, I had to come up with an explanation-type comment in the final panel.

Rock Still Rolls

Yesterday, my wife said, "They don't write songs like that anymore" about something on the radio. That got me to thinking about a way to compare songs. So, I Googled top songs of 2012 to find something new and chose Nicki Minaj. The rest of the comic just fell out from top songs of different decades.

Racebook

Our county sheriff is making news again as he tries to reopen the Obama Birther issue. So, that made me remember an idea I had about using homonyms of Facebook as topics for the comic. This one could have also worked for a horse racing theme, but Sheriff Joe is more timely.

Defense Funding Option

Unbelievably, I came up with this idea on the commute, but have no idea where it started. Did I see a logo and think of it as a personal name? I don't think I saw a military uniform or aircraft any time in the last day or so. Oh wait. I did hear something about the USPS losing more money. So, I thought about corporate sponsorship, but I needed the structure of the military to make the responses work better. Whew. I am glad we figured that out.