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Subliminal Message [[Alp is holding a weird contraption with an antenna on top and a large red button.]] / Alp: Ferd, this may be my spiffiest invention ever! / Ferdinand: What is it? / Alp: Behold the subliminal message machine!! / Ferdinand: What does it do? / Alp: What doesn't it do? / Alp: I point it at someone's TV,...
Leader Shmeader, Page 1 [[Aaron and Harold sit on lounge chairs on a deck behind their house. The sun is setting in the background.]] / Harold: You know what really depresses me? The lack of great leaders these days. / Aaron: What do you mean? / Harold: In the past we had the likes of Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Jefferson,...
Leader Shmeader, Page 2 [[Ferdinand pops his head over from the door.]] / Ferdinand: Hey guys, just wanted to let you know I'm gettin' the popcorn ready for what should be a great night of news! / Ferdinand: At 8 there's an in depth investigation into which U.N. Secretary Generals most enjoyed whipped cream massaged between...
Bird Brains, Page 1 [[Ferdinand and Alp are walking in the forest on an autumn day. The trees and bushes are red, orange, and yellow.]] / [[Ferdinand looks up at the sky.]] / [[Ferdinand sees birds flying in a V-formation]] / Ferdinand: Alp, you know a lot of stuff, right? / Alp: That is true. / Ferdinand: I've always...
Bird Brains, Page 2 [[Ferdinand and Alp are walking through the forest at fall time. The leaves are orange, red, and yellow.]] / Alp: Well, it's a very little known fact that birds are literate. They enjoy showing off their knowledge of the alphabet. / Ferdinand: Really? Then why don't they use any letter besides v? / Alp:...
 
It's About Time [[Aaron and Ferdinand are watching television. Ferdinand is sitting in the cushy chair, while Aaron stands behind him.]] / Aaron: Have you ever noticed how long time scales are in nature? It takes light millions of years to travel between galaxies. / Aaron: Dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years...
A Hairy Situation, Page 1 [[Harold is laying on a hill top on a beautiful, blue sky day.]] / Harold: Ahh...this is the life. Just peace and quiet. Absolutely nothing could ruin this perfect day. / Ferdinand: Hey HAROLD!!
A Hairy Situation, Page 2 [[Ferdinand approaches Harold, who has been sitting out on a grassy hill on a beautiful, blue sky day.]] / Ferdinand: Hey, how's it going? I'm not interrupting anything, am I? / Harold: Well actually -- / Ferdinand: -- What A funny coincidence that we run into each other here! What's new with you? / Harold:...
A Hairy Situation, Page 3 [[Harold and Ferdinand are talking on a green, grassy hill, out on a blue sky day.]] / Harold: I don't know ... those things are always so crowded. I just feel out of place. / Ferdinand: Really? I never knew! / Ferdinand: You know what you need?! Something to boost your confidence! / Harold: Oh yeah?...
A Hairy Situation, Page 4 [[The scene is outside Alp's lab. The signs read: Danger. Stay out!! That means you! It's a pretty messy place, with a full mailbox, trashcan tipped over and overflowing, and barb wire.]] / Alp: I'm so glad that you guys are visiting!... / Alp: ...It's been awhile since I saw you last... / [[Cut to...
 
A Hairy Situation, Page 5 [[Alp is holding a bottle full of some sort of glowing, blue concoction. The label of the bottle says "Alp's chest hair tonic. Do not mix with fertilizer. For ages 3 years and older. Children under 3 should consult a physician.]] / Alp: My amazing new, chest hair tonic! Just a dab of this stuff and get...
A Hairy Situation, Page 6 Alp: You really don't want to try it Harold? You just want to give up? Where's your sense of obligation to help the less fortunate? / Alp: Maybe you get to live in a nice house, eating a preservative-laden tv dinner, curled up on your couch, all warm and cozy and without a care in the world! / Alp:...
A Hairy Situation, Page 7 [[Alp and Harold stand in a messy room in Alp's lab.]] / Alp: Fantastic! I'll just pour a little out so you can rub it onto your chest. / Harold: Great. / <> / [[Blue tonic is poured into Harold's hand.]] / [[Harold rubs the tonic into his chest.]] / Harold: Well, here goes nothing. / [[Harold,...
A Hairy Situation, Page 8 [[Ferdinand raises his arms in triumph.]] / Ferdinand: You did it Alp! You did it! This is awesome! You'll be rich! You'll be famous! / Harold: Wow. It's so soft and velvety. You know what? I think it's really working. I'm feeling more confident already. / Harold: I have the sudden urge to try calling...
A Hairy Situation, Page 9 [[A tropical beach full of beach goers.]] / [[Ferdinand, Harold, and Alp sitting at the beach with their new chest hair.]] / Ferdinand: What a fantastic day at the beach! I can feel the cool salty air blowing against my chest hair! / Alp: Yeah, I look back now and I can't believe I lived so many years...
 
A Hairy Situation, Page 10 [[Ferdinand, Harold, and Alp wave at women passing by at the beach.]] / [[Ferdinand, Harold, and Alp continue waving at women passing by at the beach].] / Ferdinand: That's odd. I wonder why everyone is smiling and laughing. / Alp: There must be some clowns on the beach somewhere. / Harold: By the...
A Hairy Situation, Page 11 Alp: I hate to break up your love fest, but can we just have a fun day at the beach *without* all this mushy stuff?! / Ferdinand: Mushy stuff?!-- / Harold: Hey look! Aaron's here! / Harold: I bet he'll be jealous of our chest hair!! / Aaron: Hey guys! Ha! Ha! I heard you were out here and I just *had*...
A Hairy Situation, Page 12 Aaron: Firstly, you should realize that chest hair hasn't been cool since the early 1980s! / Aaron: Secondly, if you invent something that can instantly grow hair, shouldn't you use it for balding men?!... / Aaron: ... That's a guaranteed goldmine! / Aaron: I'm outta here! See you around! Ha! Ha! Ha! / Aaron:...
A Hairy Situation, Page 13 [[View of Harold lying on a hilltop, more hills in the distance. The sun is beginning to set.]] / [[Ferdinand, off panel]] / Ferdinand: Hey Harold! I *knew* I would find you out here! / Ferdinand: Is your chest hair gone? / Harold: Yeah... / Harold: It all fell our a couple of hours ago. You too? / Ferdinand:...
A Hairy Situation, Page 14 Ferdinand: ...So are you goin' to Aaron's party right now? / Harold: Of course. / Ferdinand: Really? That's great! Why the change of heart? / Harold: The whole business with the chest hair made me appreciate that I don't need to change my appearance to boost my confidence! / Ferdinand: Because you've decided...
 
Pathetic Apathetic, Page 1 [[Ferdinand and Aaron at the kitchen table, reading separate newspapers.]] / [[Ferdinand's paper says: REALLY IMPORTANT NEWS -- Because we said so!]] / [[Aaron's paper says: SUPERFICIAL COVERAGE]] / Ferdinand: That's it! I can't take it anymore! / Aaron: What's with you? / [[Aaron's paper says: SUPERFICIAL...
Pathetic Apathetic, Page 2 [[Ferdinand and Aaron at the kitchen table]] / Ferdinand: I'm going to... / Ferdinand: ... * / [[Ferdinand checks his wrist watch]] / Ferdinand: Oops!... I almost forgot that "American Idol" is on! / [[Ferdinand walks to another room]] / [[Aaron's newspaper says: FEAR MONGERING -- Because it sells]] / Aaron:...
To the Point [[Aaron and Ferdinand at the beach, Ferdinand with a surfboard.]] / Aaron: How was the surfing today? / Ferdinand: Sharp. / Aaron: Sharp? / [[Shark hanging off Ferdinand's butt says...]] / Shark: Sharp.
Popcorn for the Eyes [[Marquee says: Now Playing: Popcorn for the eyes. People are gathering around to enter the movie theater.]] / Ferdinand: What do you want to watch? / Aaron: I have no idea! / Aaron: This is the *worst* summer for movies ever! / Aaron: There is *no* innovation! / Aaron: Shrek III, Spider-man III, Pirates...
Branded [[Aaron and Ferdinand outside a movie theatre]] / [[Ferdinand and Arron, outdoors. Ferd's shirt says "GAP"]] / Ferdinand: How do you like my new shirt? / Aaron: *GAP?!* What's with the logo? / Ferdinand: I think it adds something extra to the *boring* gray shirt I usually wear. / Aaron: You people with...
 
Spacin' Out [[Alp and Harold are standing at a table while Alp works on an invention in Alp's lab.]] / Harold: Alp, if you could do anything in the world, what would it be? / Alp: Hmmm... let's see... it'd have to be going to outer space. / Harold: That's a good one! So few get that kind of opportunity. It must...
Higher Ground, Page 1 [[Scenic nature view: Ferdinand and Aaron walking a path along a stream. Path crosses a bridge in the distance. Rocks, trees, hills.]] / Ferdinand: Being out in nature gives one a chance to relax and think. / Ferdinand: For example, I was just thinking to myself how *proud* I am that this country doesn't...
Higher Ground, Page 2 [[Scenic nature view: Ferdinand and Aaron walking a path, now crossing a bridge over a stream. Rocks, trees, hills.]] / Ferdinand: Well if we can learn about terrorist plots and make our citizens safer then it's worth it! / Aaron: But does it ultimately make us safer if we lose our integrity in the process? / Aaron:...
Hot Dog!, Page 1 [[Aaron at the kitchen sink]] / Aaron: This is ridiculous! Why am I always the one washing dishes?! / Aaron: If I could find Ferd I would wring his scrawny neck! / Ferd: There you are Aaron! I was lookin' everywhere! / Ferd: I should have known you'd be washin' dishes *as usual*! / Ferd: Take a good...
Hot Dog!, Page 2 [[Aaron and Ferdinand in the kitchen, Aaron doing the dishes in the sink.]] / Ferdinand: It's the next great American sport! / Ferdinand: What's more patriotic than consuming large quantities of unidentifiable meat products?! / Aaron: A *sport*, huh? / Aaron: What kind of training do you do for this so-called...
 

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