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2012-12-22 Cake

Dec24
by on 2012-12-24 at 00:00
Chapter:

Seasonal Greetingisations!

[NB the image should appear jerkily-animated, about a frame per second.]

UPDATE: Thank you for your helpful comments. I think there’s a general RSS problem with viewing all pictures, there doesn’t seem to be any special problem with animation. — A

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[demure young woman /
grabs large slice of chocolate cake with candle on / shoves cake into mouth / licks off chocolate around her mouth / smiles serenely / grins evilly / ... repeats]

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2012-12-14 Mixed Up

Dec16
by on 2012-12-16 at 00:00
Chapter:

Entropy. Keeps your muesli mixed, usually.

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L: What /are/ you doing?
R: Separating my muesli.
L: Why?
R: So I can eat each constituent separately, and avoid the ones I don't like altogether.
L: But you mixed that muesli yourself...

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2012-12-10 Grand

Dec12
by on 2012-12-12 at 00:00
Chapter:

Although the concert we attended on Sunday was in a garden shed, it did in fact provide a grand piano (true story).

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Tips for musicians
Coping with cheap venues no. 14:
when no grand piano is provided

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2012-12-05 Spotted

Dec06
by on 2012-12-06 at 00:00
Chapter:

I just so much wanted to draw a giraffe in a leopard outfit…

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Gary realised it was only a matter of time before his deception was detected.

But in the meantime here was an interesting puzzle: Who was that mysterious, tall stranger?

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2012-11-13 Marvo

Nov15
by on 2012-11-15 at 00:00
Chapter:

I doodled this in my notebook after a visit to the zoo. I know that laughing at ones own jokes is a crime against humanity, but laugh I did. Out loud. And maybe someone else on the planet will appreciate it too.

Speaking of “odd sense of humour”: I think Dan Long is a genius for drawing this comic.

I managed somehow to miss posting suitable felicitations for Laura’s birthday, but it turns out that we share an unbirthday today anyway. So here’s to us, and to anyone else celebrating their own (or a friend’s) unbirthday:

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This time I promise to put your head back the right way round, ok?

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2012-11-04 Avocado Man 5/5

Nov12
by on 2012-11-12 at 00:00
Chapter:

This is the final part of the chilling, spilling, thrill-packed story that all started here.

The final panel notwithstanding, Avocado Man has no plans for revenge at the moment; but who knows? Next time the dip runs out at your party, HE MIGHT WELL RETURN (if he’s not busy meddling with someone’s taramasalata elsewhere.)

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1. (Jocasta: Sorry Avocado Man - Nigel used the last LIME in the mojitos)

2. (J: would LEMON do?)

3. AM: NO!

4. Lemon: I'm coming for you - Avocado Man!

5. (AM: Mummy!)

6. How will Avocado Man get revenge? Don't miss the next lightly chilled episode!

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2012-11-04 Avocado Man 4/5

Nov11
by on 2012-11-11 at 00:00
Chapter:

This is the penultimate episode of the story which began here.

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1. (AM: My avocadoes were squashed in the crash... but luckily that won't matter for...)

2. GUACAMOLE! (GASP!) (BRILLIANT!) (my HERO!)

3. see how finely he chops those leaves!
what skill with the pepper mill!
see him DICE with onions

4. (AM: Nearly finished...)

5. (AM: wait! - something's wrong!)

6. (AM: where's the lime?)

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2012-11-04 Avocado Man 3/5

Nov10
by on 2012-11-10 at 00:00
Chapter:

The thrilling third part of the story that began here.

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1. THUD
2. (Nigel: are you all right?)(Nigel: Hey! Jocasta! It's Mr Tambourine Man!)
3. (AM: thanks - actually it's "Avocado Man")

4. (AM: As I thought! A serious case of no-dip-left!)

5. (Nigel: can you help us?)
(AM: Don't worry! I'm AVOCADO man!)

6. (AM: bring me tomatoes, chillies, coriander leaves, onion, salt, pepper... and a lime)

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2012-11-04 Avocado Man 2/5

Nov09
by on 2012-11-09 at 00:00
Chapter:

Part two of the saga. The first episode is here.

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1. Meanwhile...
{avocado: uh - I'm sensing LEVEL 12 dip-distress in NW8!}

2. FWOOP!

3. Moments later...
4.
5.
6. CRASH!

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2012-11-04 Avocado Man 1/5

Nov08
by on 2012-11-08 at 00:00
Chapter:

Part one of the Five Part saga, Avocado Man.

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1. Frightened by an especially acerbic lemon at the age of 3...
[Lemon: can't you just play with GUNS like any normal child?] fizz!
Boy stuff

2. ...Jimmy Jones /metamorphoses/:
goes on a cordon-bleu course during the summer holidays;
studies hotel management at one of the more vocational universities;
pays off his student loan and becomes...

3. Avocado Man!
zzzzzz
RIPEN AT HOME

4. ...pledged to keep avocado-based nutrition on the agenda throughout North London and the home counties. Now READ ON...
(Nigel: Jocasta! We've got carrot sticks left, but there's no hummus!)
(Jocasta: *#!%!)

5. (Jocasta: But M&S will be closed in five minutes - so it's too late to send Maria out for more in the 4x4)
WHAT CAN WE DO?


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