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.
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Ron Gee said, 2 months ago
It’s amazing, though, the messages one can come up with using only six characters (seven in some states). One of the best I’ve seen was a silver sports car with the plate HIHO AG.
TheVernalPool
said, 2 months ago
ou812
Notsoastute said, 2 months ago
@Ron Gee
Away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chizzel said, 2 months ago
Saw a blond in a red Corvette WAS HIS
PossumPete said, 2 months ago
DUMA$$
Saskfan said, 2 months ago
Why do some people with peronalized plates isist on driving like idiots? THOMAS was a real jerk on the road 30 years ago; and his plate only made him easier to remember.
Saskfan said, 2 months ago
When I bought an SUV a few months ago, I really hoped a Subaru would be the right choice, mostly so I could put the plate M45 on it. Rejected the Subaru because of the dealer, then because I didn’t like the way the thing drove; and M45 turned out not to have been available anyway.
rmacprivate said, 2 months ago
Saw a muscle car with the plate IEXLR8.
Digital Frog
said, 2 months ago
Dentist: CME4DK
LafInLarry
said, 2 months ago
@Saskfan
Great plate idea. Too bad the name of M45 is too long to fit.
I’d steal it for my Outback but don’t want to give up the environment plate for a customized one. Living in (well out in the country near the town) where they’re made and knowing a worker at the factory, I got a great deal on mine. But I like the way mine drives. I actually quit driving a Mustang in favor of the Outback. Owning an MR2 before the Mustang and being tired of sitting so low I couldn’t see much in traffic had a little to do with it.
MayKitten
said, 2 months ago
My state allows eight characters and one hyphen. My plates are: SOLARIS, UNIX-GEEK and UX-GEEK
GoodQuestion
said, 2 months ago
I liked the fortune teller’s: 124C4U
bradatwellbird said, 2 months ago
I want to see a Toyota Highlander with the Vanity Plate
OnlyOne
1MadHat said, 2 months ago
Saw a Maxima with the plate AMIXAM – it reads right in the rear view mirror, and an old VW bug with the plate R T S T – you need to pronounce it.
katina.cooper said, 2 months ago
The best one. IMRICH