I’ve no idea if it’s possible to smoothly plié in third. Maybe if you have fuel injection. I just like saying Royal Ballet School of Motoring.
Historical note: Yes, I realise that motor cars no longer look like this.
Remember, your blood pressure may go up as well as down. Your kidneys may be at risk if you do not keep up the payments.
I suppose this comic is nothing new in places where there’s no free, national health service. But in the UK we used to have one, that all of us were proud of (excepting the present government, of course.)
And I don’t usually do political satire. But I did so much want to use the sentence “your illness is important to us.”
Transcript:
999 calling…
RING RING
Thank you for calling NHS Direct PLC Premium-Plus-Extra service…… All of our customer representatives are busy, but we will answer your call as soon as our shareholders allow. Your illness is important to us. Please hold the line…
While you’re waiting, why not take a couple of aspirins?
Did you know that with NHS Direct PLC’s Extra-Super Service you pay for two illnesses and get the third absolutely free?
Get that heart bypass operation you’ve always wanted, on easy terms with NHS Direct PLC…
Here’s a doodle I made to go on a poster for a forthcoming concert. We’ll be raising money for Save the Rhino International (again.) The amount of rhino poaching is still increasing — the rhinos may be doomed simply because of an erroneous belief in the healing properties of their horns.
Although the concert we attended on Sunday was in a garden shed, it did in fact provide a grand piano (true story).
Does anyone ever spare a thought for Mozart’s housekeeper?
EDIT: I notice there has been some confusion over this awful pun. This link should help.
For those mystified by the appointment at 3pm, see this incredible animated short.
Here’s my comic from Adam’s exceptionally enjoyable comic drawing workshop at the University Museum of Natural History. We looked at giant models of insects and even cuddled live hissing cockroaches. This comic was drawn and inked at the museum, then scanned coloured at home in gimp.
Stop Press! I notice Adam has quoted me on his comic blog (not suitable for kiddywinks) …
And a happy birthday to Alex on the side.
music by Vincent Rose, lyrics by Al Lewis with some help from a humpback whale. That isn’t Fats Domino, by the way.
(If you can’t see the video, try clicking here)
In contrast to the previous animation, this one took us about three hours in preparation and production (and another hour faffing about with audio mixing and video codecs). The sweet potato remains were delicious, by the way.
Next time we have a long list of things we know not to do…