Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for December 03, 2021

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a national cartoonists day special as may 5th is national cartoonists day, we though we'd take you backstage, behind all the glitz & glamour, & show you how a comic strip is created. this will surely increase your appreciation of this important american art form! stick 1: dialog stick 2: something something stick 1: something else stick 2: blah blah stick 1: punchline tk here first we draw a "rough sketch" for the editor to inspect. editors are inattentive & credulous, so we can keep the sketch pretty basic. note: "tk" means "to come," as in "the punchline is to come later." this buys you time to think up a gag or to remember an old one you thought was funny. then you just fill in the ballons. man 1: my dog has no nose. man 2: how does he smell? man 1: terrible. ok, this needs some tweaking. let's try it again, shall we? man 1: my dog has no nose. man 2: how does he smell? man 1: terrible. hey, when did your hairline start reeding? much better! it works on so many levels! now we sign it, affic a copyright & date, a website & an e-mail address, mail it off to a syndicate and sit back to await our paycheck! what a life, huh? no need to shave or even bathe regularly! sometimes we go for a whole week or more - but never mind! thank god for this important american art form! punchline tk here