I find this is becoming a trend: I come up with a premise, write three panels of jokes, then, just for the hell of it, put in a throw-away joke in the first panel that ends up becoming my favorite joke of the strip.
A good part of being manly is honestly the menacing scowl,no one cares how fruity your drink is if you're looking like you just might skin them alive for starting shit
That was my intention. If memory serves, and my memory is spotty at best, "fintoozler" was one of the toys mentioned in the original "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." I spent a half hour online, trying to find some sort of confirmation that the word was in the movie and not just my imagination.
After having no luck finding it on the interwebs, I drove to a book store and found the book. I gave it a quick read and couldn't find it in there either. It was getting late at that point so I said, "To hell with it. I'm puttin' it in."
Does anyone remember a "fintoozler" being mentioned in that movie?
“There’s one thing I hate all the noise, noise, noise. And they’ll make shrieks and squeels racing round on their wheels, they’ll dance with ting-tinglers tied on to their heels. They’ll blow their blue-toopers, they’ll bang their ta-tinkers. They’ll blow their Who-whoopers, they’ll bang their gar-dinkers. They’ll beat their drum-dinkers, they’ll slam their slew-slumpers. They’ll beat their flung-floopers, they’ll slam their who-wunkers. And they’ll play noisy games like zoo-zinger-car-zay — a roller skate kind of lacrosse and croquet. Then they’ll make ear splitting noises galooks on their great big electro-who-cardio-shnoox.”
Or from someone with better ears: Jing Tinglers
Flu Floopers
Tar Tinkers
Who Hoovers
Gar Ginkers
Trum Tupers
Slu Slumkers
Blum Bloopers
Who Wompers
Zu Zitter Carzay
Who Carnio Flunx
Found the script for the Carey movie…no such word in that flick… closest thing I could find was a song called Fentoozler by Blink 182….which if I'm not mistaken Dr. Suess was never a member. 😛
so you aren’t a mechanic just means you’re doing a different trade, so you don’t want to fight means less black eyes, and you don’t want to over consume means less black livers. Only thing bad is the drool. Good stuff as always Adam.
Man, story of my life:
-> I don’t know what happens to the car when it happens;
-> I never have an answer ready when I’m provoked;
-> I only took a sip of vodka once, but it felt like a f*king battering ram on my throat.
Great body language in Panel 3!
I love this comic! It's funny. Poor Bug. though the first panel is the best one. It looks like he's drooling on himself.
I find this is becoming a trend: I come up with a premise, write three panels of jokes, then, just for the hell of it, put in a throw-away joke in the first panel that ends up becoming my favorite joke of the strip.
Whatever it is you’re doing, don’t stop. It works 🙂
Love the tie-in with your recent car troubles in panel 2
I'm going to tell my husband that something is wrong with my fintoozler. That will make him know that I know a thing or two about cars!
I was instantly lolling (literally) at the first panel!
The first panel reminds me of Mulan.
Yessss!!! I was afraid I was the only one who saw that =)
I can keep a car running, and can hold myself in a debate, but not much of a drinker.
I'm glad Bug can't chew tobacco. It's disgusting.
A good part of being manly is honestly the menacing scowl,no one cares how fruity your drink is if you're looking like you just might skin them alive for starting shit
Anyone else reminded of Dr. Seuss by Bug's lingo in the second panel?
It sounds like a toy from How The Grinch Stole Christmas 😀
That was my intention. If memory serves, and my memory is spotty at best, "fintoozler" was one of the toys mentioned in the original "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." I spent a half hour online, trying to find some sort of confirmation that the word was in the movie and not just my imagination.
After having no luck finding it on the interwebs, I drove to a book store and found the book. I gave it a quick read and couldn't find it in there either. It was getting late at that point so I said, "To hell with it. I'm puttin' it in."
Does anyone remember a "fintoozler" being mentioned in that movie?
Why don’t you just come over and watch the movie with the kids?
“There’s one thing I hate all the noise, noise, noise. And they’ll make shrieks and squeels racing round on their wheels, they’ll dance with ting-tinglers tied on to their heels. They’ll blow their blue-toopers, they’ll bang their ta-tinkers. They’ll blow their Who-whoopers, they’ll bang their gar-dinkers. They’ll beat their drum-dinkers, they’ll slam their slew-slumpers. They’ll beat their flung-floopers, they’ll slam their who-wunkers. And they’ll play noisy games like zoo-zinger-car-zay — a roller skate kind of lacrosse and croquet. Then they’ll make ear splitting noises galooks on their great big electro-who-cardio-shnoox.”
-Best i could find.
Or from someone with better ears:
Jing Tinglers
Flu Floopers
Tar Tinkers
Who Hoovers
Gar Ginkers
Trum Tupers
Slu Slumkers
Blum Bloopers
Who Wompers
Zu Zitter Carzay
Who Carnio Flunx
Cowboy bug is perfect 😀
Found the script for the Carey movie…no such word in that flick… closest thing I could find was a song called Fentoozler by Blink 182….which if I'm not mistaken Dr. Suess was never a member. 😛
Boy, it would have to be the fintoozler, wouldn't it? Those buggers are expensive. 😉
so you aren’t a mechanic just means you’re doing a different trade, so you don’t want to fight means less black eyes, and you don’t want to over consume means less black livers. Only thing bad is the drool. Good stuff as always Adam.
This comment capped off a number of excellent comics. I have finally disabled adbock for the website. Kudos, good sir, and keep up the great comics!
Whether it was in the Grinch or not, I think Dr. Seuss would be proud!
I love cowboy bug :3
my response for panel 3 ” I have a 4 foot long sword, how far can you reach.”
Man, story of my life:
-> I don’t know what happens to the car when it happens;
-> I never have an answer ready when I’m provoked;
-> I only took a sip of vodka once, but it felt like a f*king battering ram on my throat.