Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for December 10, 2010
December 03, 2010
December 17, 2010
Transcript:
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling Hollingsworth Hound TM in "Starve the Beast" Pendrick: Uncle Hollingsworth, tell me again about the terrible BEAST! Hound: Right before bedtime? Pendrick: Yes, yes! Hound: It was a beast that was destroying all the land! It would steal money from our most valued citizens! And it made the underclass pampered and soft! HELP WANTED WELFARE CHECK But a mighty warrior came to the land... ...RONALD RAVEN! Pendrick: Oo! And he smote the beast with his sword? Hound: No, no, Pendrick! Hound: He started to slowly... STARVE IT TO DEATH! Pendrick: Is it dead? Hound: Not yet! But we're almost there! Pendrick: Golly, I want to SEE this beast! Pendrick: I heard it dwells behind these decrepit walls! PUBLIC SCHOOL Pendrick: Oh, my god! It's too horrible! Teacher: ...and 3+3=6... KOFF KOFF 3+2 = 5 3+3 = 6 3+4 = 7 POOF Pendrick: Uncle! I dreamt I SAW THE BEAST! It was teaching poor children! And caring for the old and sick! PANT PANT Hound: Just a nightmare, Pendrick! It will be morning in America! We're almost there, folks! PAID FOR BY THE STARVE THE BEAST FOUNDATION
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mrsullenbeauty over 13 years ago
This strip makes me want a ham and cheese samich.
hugh_jainus over 13 years ago
I see Ronald Raven, but where’s Jimmy Carver?
steverinoCT over 13 years ago
…or Grover Nuthatch? Hmm. That fits rather well.
poohbear8192 over 13 years ago
Yes Pendrick do not worry. Snoot Grinchgrinch is very likely to run for Pres in 2012.
buildingbridges over 13 years ago
Haaaaa!!!! Love this strip!! Even though it makes me cry… .
ickymungmung over 13 years ago
Prosperity is precious, and must therefore be allocated sparingly.
tobybartels over 13 years ago
It’s putting people in prison for using plants in their own homes! It’s bombing and killing innocent people all over the world! It currently claims the authority to take anybody away forever by uttering the magic word ‘terrorist’, and we don’t mind because only some of the people that it’s spirited away so far are not actually terrorists!
And of course, the real Ronald Raven actually fed it, more than any previous mighty warrior to come to the land. It’s time to turn our backs on the warriors who feed the beast openly and the warriors who feed it while brazenly lying about it. WE must be the warriors and we must SMASH the beast!
hugh_jainus over 13 years ago
Oh yes, Toby, it’s a peaceful world. Let’s all hand flowers to each other and sing kumbuya. Why don’t you waltz into your nearest Mosque and start handing out flowers.
Grow up dude.
BrianCrook over 13 years ago
Hugh, crawl out from under your desk, put down your guns, and realize that it *is* a peaceful world.
Millennia of war are not a good idea.
When Tom The Dancing Bug is good, it is VERY good. The thirty years of starvation are taking their toll, and poor educations have led to people supporting Sarah Palin.