A wacky vision of the world that exposes the hidden hilarity in ordinary circumstances.
Cartoonist Dave Whamond offers an offbeat view of the world in Reality Check, his daily and Sunday comic panel that exposes the hidden hilarity in everyday situations. A thoroughly wacky look at life, Whamond explains, "I just frame some of the silliness of everyday life in the comic and invite people to take a double-take -- to look at life from another angle.
Reality Check is more a state of mind than anything else. The characters could be people you know -- maybe even a bit of yourself -- but the names have been changed to protect the innocent." Whamond was born in Edmonton, Alberta and grew up in the small northern Canadian town of Whitecourt where, he says, "there was nothing to do but draw cartoons." He discovered doodling at an early age, practiced through many math classes and attended the Alberta College of Art, where he studied visual communications and discovered his true passion -- cartooning and illustration.
Whamond freelanced at The Calgary Herald as an editorial cartoonist, sharing duties with the paper's staff cartoonist and publishing three cartoons a week while still in college. He honed his skills at the Herald for five years before devoting himself full-time to freelance illustration for magazines. Whamond's illustrations have been published in Sports Illustrated, National Geographic World, Financial Times, Owl Magazine, Psychology Today and T.V. Times, among others. He also illustrates a monthly feature for Sesame Street magazine. In 2013, Whamond won the prestigious Reuben Award in the Best Newspaper Illustration division.
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exoticdoc2 said, 9 months ago
Had a cat brought in to me one time that got its saggy skin caught in a shredder…nasty mess to patch up.
pouncingtiger said, 9 months ago
I hope he has an erection going.
naturally_easy said, 9 months ago
@exoticdoc2
I hate to visualize what sagging skin is going into this shredder!
Arianne said, 9 months ago
What is it with Jenkins? Why is Jenkins so often the butt of the joke?
(Grumble…grumble…Welsh Anti-Defamation League…grumble)
naturally_easy said, 9 months ago
He knows that! He’s trying to save a trip to the doctor to treat those hemoroids.
Jeffus said, 9 months ago
As a man this makes me recoil and clench, still humorous though.
Tom Falco
said, 9 months ago
Lucky for Jenkins he was lying face down on the thing.
davanden said, 9 months ago
Okay, I can go along with the “shredder mistaken for a fax” jokes, but there is no flatbed on a shredder that can be mistaken for a photocopier. You’re not going to try to xerox your butt using the sheet feeder.
Jeff0811 said, 9 months ago
@davanden
No one said this Jenkins was bright. Or maybe he’s just an @$$.
bmonk said, 9 months ago
The scenario in “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1986) was more plausible—Whoopi gets her dress caught in the shredder by mistake.
Ghost01 said, 9 months ago
@naturally_easy
Do not go there! Now you may have given others a bad vision.
Tigger
said, 9 months ago
Sweet