While drawing this I felt inspired by the incredible surreal comics of Tori Miki (Miki Bird), in particular a book a picked up on a trip to Japan in the mid 90’s: “Any Place but Here vol. 2”. Being entirely free from text it was probably the only book in the shop I could have understood completely — except that some of the jokes still elude me! Recently I’ve spotted more of his work on Amazon.
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Reality Reality™. You saw it here first.
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1. (it's nice here) (it is)
2. (when I need to get away from reality TV)
3. (just to relax and watch Reality Reality instead)
4. (ahhh...)
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6. (and it's _nearly_ as real as Reality TV)
2. (when I need to get away from reality TV)
3. (just to relax and watch Reality Reality instead)
4. (ahhh...)
5.
6. (and it's _nearly_ as real as Reality TV)
25th May is Towel Day, in honour of Douglas Adams, a hoopy frood who nevertheless often mislaid his towel.
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1. Supermarket Self Service: select personality: 1. HAL 2. Marvin (the paranoid android) 3. **Dalek** 4. Matrix (I have a bad feeling about this)
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3.
4. (BUT I _DID_)
5. zzzt
6. NEVER ARGUE WITH A MACHINE -- THAT CONTROLS A LASER
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5. zzzt
6. NEVER ARGUE WITH A MACHINE -- THAT CONTROLS A LASER
I would like to preempt any complaints about violations of the laws of physics by pointing out that (1) in Invisibulia those laws are somewhat different (and indeed we know that photons need follow only a very relaxed set of Maxwell’s equations, who knows how space-time might or might not interact with magnetism); and (2) this is a comic.
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1. (I bought these _fantastic_ fridge magnets) [really?]
2. (they are so strong they bend space-time around the fridge) [is that good?]
3. (yes, and no)
4. (it means the food keeps for _ages_) [and the down side?]
5.
6. (I'm now my own grandfather)
2. (they are so strong they bend space-time around the fridge) [is that good?]
3. (yes, and no)
4. (it means the food keeps for _ages_) [and the down side?]
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6. (I'm now my own grandfather)
Wishing a merry bah humbug to you all.
I still can’t decide whether the unfortunate Invisibulean not quite appearing in today’s strip is wearing spectacles or not.
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1. (operator -- get me the optician urgently!) -yes sir...
2. -hello -- I'm the optician. What's the matter?
3. (my lens has rolled round inside my head - it's _very_ painful)
4. -try closing your eyes and rolling them around
5. -this sort of thing often happens with contact lenses
6. (I don't _wear_ contact lenses)
2. -hello -- I'm the optician. What's the matter?
3. (my lens has rolled round inside my head - it's _very_ painful)
4. -try closing your eyes and rolling them around
5. -this sort of thing often happens with contact lenses
6. (I don't _wear_ contact lenses)
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1. The Wide Open SPACES of Invisibulia ~ a tourist guide
2. desert spaces
3. ocean spaces
4. mountain spaces
5. grassland spaces
6. [13 spaces / FULL] parking spaces
2. desert spaces
3. ocean spaces
4. mountain spaces
5. grassland spaces
6. [13 spaces / FULL] parking spaces
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1. (try this one, sir?) [hmm, not sure about that one]
2. (this model was used by the Finnish champion) [no, not really]
3. (this one has reinforced frets) [well...]
4. (or how about something a little unusual?) [I don't think this is really me]
5. (I confess I am running out of ideas, sir)
6. [I had no idea it was so complicated to choose an air guitar]
2. (this model was used by the Finnish champion) [no, not really]
3. (this one has reinforced frets) [well...]
4. (or how about something a little unusual?) [I don't think this is really me]
5. (I confess I am running out of ideas, sir)
6. [I had no idea it was so complicated to choose an air guitar]
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1. (hi, is that the recycling service?) ~~yes
2. (I want some advice -- can I recycle my paper handtowel?) ~~ah no, technically you see that's contaminated waste
3. (because it has touched a person?) ~~yes, that is correct
4. (so, ignoring for the moment anything else that has touched a person, my paper hand towel has to go into landfill?) ~~indeed, yes
5. ~~and what's more, you've been handling contaminated waste
6. ~~So you'll have to wash your hands
2. (I want some advice -- can I recycle my paper handtowel?) ~~ah no, technically you see that's contaminated waste
3. (because it has touched a person?) ~~yes, that is correct
4. (so, ignoring for the moment anything else that has touched a person, my paper hand towel has to go into landfill?) ~~indeed, yes
5. ~~and what's more, you've been handling contaminated waste
6. ~~So you'll have to wash your hands
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1. (what are you up to?) [I'm installing solar panels]
2. (but that's crazy -- those things are really expensive!) [I know]
3. (and Invisibulia gets far more electricity than it can use from hydroelectricity) [I know]
4. (and our government even gives us free power) [I know, I'm merely preparing]
5. (for what?)
6. [for a rainy day]
2. (but that's crazy -- those things are really expensive!) [I know]
3. (and Invisibulia gets far more electricity than it can use from hydroelectricity) [I know]
4. (and our government even gives us free power) [I know, I'm merely preparing]
5. (for what?)
6. [for a rainy day]