Art holds a mirror up to Nature. The Buckets come along, turn the mirror on Art and say, “Look how goofy you’re acting. Now get to work, Art. Your kids need an Xbox 360.”
The Buckets comic strip isn’t a parody of family life. Parodies are filled with hearts and rainbows or enraged tirades and dramatic confrontation. The Buckets, though? Nope. Real life, baby. It’s funny because it’s on a page and not in your house at the moment. Next week, when it’s happening to you, you’ll thank us for reminding you that it’s supposed to be funny.
Greg Cravens looks in the mirror and see not himself, but all of us. And then he draws up the silly, grand, goofy, thrilling, utterly human things we do and calls it The Buckets.
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Agent54 said, 4 months ago
Is Toby talking Spear gun or is there something else on the market?
unnormal said, 4 months ago
@Agent54
He’s probably thinking along the lines of an AK-47.
win said, 4 months ago
Dynamite!
cabalonrye said, 4 months ago
If a spear gun I would say go for it. He would have to learn abour water density, the bending of light in the water, and why all the fishes are getting away laughing their head off while he stands like an idiot on the bank. A nice way to sneak in some science in an adolescent skull.
ossiningaling said, 4 months ago
@unnormal
Oooh! With a laser sight?!
Greg Cravens
said, 4 months ago
Phased plasma rifle in the 40 Watt range….
david_42 said, 4 months ago
Rods are so much easier to use. I’m certain Toby will go with a rod once he understands how they work.
Number Three said, 4 months ago
Hahahahahaha!
xxx
Allan said, 4 months ago
The problem with shooting fish in a barrel… is that if they are not within I think it’s 3 inches of the top of the water, the bullet will disintegrate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd-MpXCMcIs
Allan said, 4 months ago
Sorry – THAT is the wrong clip.
Check this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uaLWAZXfk
Comic Minister said, 4 months ago
Hook, line, and sinked Toby.
whmIII said, 4 months ago
Shortcuts, always shortcuts…
Strod said, 4 months ago
@Allan
Sorry Alan, but the second video clip, which presumably supports your point, isn’t viewable from the USA.
OTOH, the first clip you posted explicitly contradicts your point in the first 24 seconds, when it says that they had previously tried to shoot fish in barrels and found it to be surprisingly easy.
sleeepy2
said, 4 months ago
@Greg Cravens
Look pal, just what you see on the shelf here.
EVillin said, 4 months ago
Why complicate things? Dynamite with “underwater”-type priming cord quickly produces results without the need for precise aim… :-)