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| Print vs. Web | [[Alp and Ferdinand are sitting at a table.]]
/ Alp: The future of comics is online!
/ Ferdinand: You can't make money on the web! Print comics will always be king! / Raymond: Instead of arguing, why don't you just ask yourself, "What would Jesus do?" / [[Alp and Ferdinand pause to think...]] / [[The... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=331 |
| Groundhog Day Forecast | [[ In a meadow, near a hole in the ground...]]
/ Newscaster: Now's the big moment! If the groundhog sees his shadow-- Six more weeks of winter! Otherwise early spring! / Newscaster: The excitement in the air is palpable!
/ [[Ferdinand has appeared in the hole, stretches...]]
/ Ferdinand: *Yawn* / [[... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=332 |
| Any One Thing | [[Alp and Raymond out walking]]
/ Alp: If you could have *any one thing*, what would that be?
/ Raymond: A basket of puppies. Everyone loves puppies. / Alp: A basket of puppies is *multiple* things. I said *one* thing only.
/ Raymond: Okay, just *one* puppy then. / Alp: Technically, puppies are composed... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=333 |
| Something to Chew On | [[Harold and Ferdinand are talking. Ferdinand is chewing on something.]]
/ Harold: What kind of gum is that?
/ Ferdinand: Gum? I'm chewing my cud. / Harold: What are you talking about? You're not a cow! / [Ferdinand stops chewing]
/ Ferdinand: Oh, I guess that's my tongue. / [Ferdinand resumes chewing]
/ Ferdinand:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=334 |
| The Boundaries Are Set | [[Ferdinand and Harold are walking]]
/ Harold: The boundaries are all drawn. The countries of the world are set. / Harold: As members of the first-world, we expect the status quo will last forever, but how fair is that? / Harold: What about countries with less land or resources? What if they want a... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=335 |
| Time to Do Something | [[Harold and Aaron out for a walk.]]
/ Harold: I always feel burdened with all these complex and confusing emotions. Self-doubt, self-loathing, anxiety. / Harold: It's like they're bubbling inside me, just waiting to bust out. / Aaron: Maybe it's time you do something about this.
/ Harold: Are you saying... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=336 |
| The Food Pyramid | [[Harold and Ferdinand at a table indoors.]]
/ Harold: The U.S. Government provides the food pyramid as a recommendation of what should be eaten for a balanced diet. / Harold: But really, it's largely determined by politics. Groups lobby intensely because changes to the pyramid can have a huge effect... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=337 |
| Passionate Beliefs | [[Raymond and Aaron out for a walk]]
/ Raymond: Aaron, you always criticize religious people for adhering to their beliefs... / Raymond: ... But the beliefs you have about evolution, global warming, or the lack of God are just as passionate as any fundamentalist. / Raymond: How are you any better?
/ Aaron:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=338 |
| Bandana Wearing Gangsters | [[Ferdinand confronts a fellow wearing a bandana.]]
/ Ferdinand: Get outta here! We don't want any punk ass, bandana wearing gangsters causing trouble! / Bandana-wearing fellow: The bandana hides my loss of hair. I'm a chemotherapy patient. / [[Silence.]] / Ferdinand: Get outta here! We don't want... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=339 |
| Life Stinks | [[ Raymond and Harold leaning on a brick wall.]]
/ Harold: Life stinks. I went to the coffee shop, and a lady cut in front of me because she didn't realize I was in line. / Harold: Then the cashier charged me too much for my drink. / Harold: And to top it all off, they gave me a Latte when I ordered... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=340 |
| Lil' Calamities and Spiffy Ideas | [[Lil' Alp and Lil' Ferdinand are talking. Lil' Ferdinand is wearing yellow Hammer pants and a purple sequin jacket.]]
/ Lil' Alp: I've come up with my spiffiest idea yet!
/ Lil' Ferdinand: Hit me with it. / Lil' Alp: A network that will connect all of the computers in the world together, allowing everyone... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=341 |
| Lil' Calamities and Priorities | Lil' Alp: How's school Harold?
/ Lil' Harold: It feels like everyone's priorities are all screwed up. / Lil' Harold: Instead of worrying about what they learn, students are more concerned with what brands they're wearing and whether they fit in with the cool crowd. / Lil' Alp: I'm sure people will stop... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=342 |
| Lil' Calamities and Cartoons | [[ Lil' Ferdinand and Lil' Harold watching TV]]
/ Lil' Ferdinand: Saturday morning! Nothing better than wholesome cartoons!
/ Lil' Harold: Alright! / Lil' Ferdinand: Okay, this one's titled "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips", sounds amusing!
/ Lil' Harold: What? No! What else? / Lil' Ferdinand: Here's a cartoon... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=343 |
| Starving Artist | [[ Ferdinand and Harold sitting on an island.]]
/ Harold: On one extreme we have the starving artist, suffering for the creation he loves. / Harold: In the other extreme is the sell out, the successful artist who has abandoned his pure vision in pursuit of the almighty dollar. / Harold: Is the reason... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=344 |
| Wikipedia | [[ Ferdinand in front of a computer, Aaron looks on. ]]
/ Ferdinand: Wikipedia is such a funny name. Where do you think it came from? / Aaron: Well, "wiki" is a Hawaiian work for "quick". / Aaron: And "pedia" is short for "encyclopedia." / Ferdinand: What's an encyclopedia? / {{alt text: I know this... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=345 |
| Just Another Day on the Bus | [[A long panel showing a bunch of riders on a bus, mostly all packed in sitting close together. Nearly everyone has headphones and a personal music device of some sort. Lyrics, From left to right: ]]
/ Rider-1: Marvin Gaye used to sing to me, he had me feelin' like Black was the thing to be...
/ Rider-2:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=346 |
| Strong Foundation | [[Harold and Ferdinand relaxing against a tree trunk. ]]
/ Ferdinand: I think it's important to have a strong foundation of religious beliefs. / Harold: Is that so you can use it to guide your decisions and actions? / Ferdinand: No, so that I can justify what I've already done. / {{alt text: It's... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=347 |
| Tails | [[ Ferdinand and Raymond taking a walk. ]]
/ Ferdinand: If people had tails, would it be considered a private part? Would it be taboo to show a tail in public? / Ferdinand: Or would people cut holes in their pants and let their tails wag free? / Raymond: I guess it depends on the size of the tail... / Raymond:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=348 |
| North Face | [[ We see a man finishing up a purchase, the clerk hands the man a bag... ]]
/ Clerk: Thank you for your purchase. / [[ The view pulls back a little and we see the man now standing on a pair of skis...]]
/ Man: Hey, what's this?! I don't know how to ski! / [[ The view pulls way back, we see the clerk... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=349 |
| Scientists Need to Get Out More | [[ Aaron and Ferdinand out for a walk. ]]
/ Aaron: The Origin of Life on earth is still an interesting mystery. / Aaron: Some scientists argue that life originated near warm deep sea vents that would allow beneficial chemical reactions. / Aaron: Others favor panspermia, the idea that organic compounds... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=350 |
| Vintage Calamities and Bicycling | [[ Non-anthropomorphic Ferdinand and Harold, looking like old fashioned wood-cut illustrations of a ground hog (with a cap) and hamster, on something... ]]
/ Harold: Ferd, they say that bicycling is one of the best ways to stay in shape.
/ Ferdinand: But we've been at this for over an hour Harold, and... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=351 |
| Vintage Calamities and a Phone Call | [[ Non-anthropomorphic Ferdinand talking on an old-fashioned phone. ]]
/ Ferdinand: Wassup?
/ Phone: Hello, what you doin'?
/ Ferdinand: Nuttin', just kickin' it. / Ferdinand: What you gonna do today?
/ Phone: Um, pick up my clothes from the cleaner, I'm going to get my nails done. / Ferdinand: Hey, did... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=352 |
| Vintage Calamities and the Bacon Machine | [[ Non-anthropomorphic Ferdinand and a fairly oddly dressed, human-shaped creature, probably Alp, look at a machine any Victorian-age Steam-punk type would be justifiably proud of. A large pig prepares to enter a somewhat smaller door at the left-hand side of the machine. ]]
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| What's Your Sign? | [[ Aaron and a women sit on a park bench, each individually reading a paper. ]]
/ Woman: Alright, time to check our my Horoscope! / Woman: "Aquarius: Today opportunity will come knocking at your door, and it will be up to you to open it." / Woman: Oh, I wonder what my opportunity will be, how exciting!
/ [[... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=354 |
| Misplaced Outrage | [[ Aaron and man at a bar. ]]
/ Man: That Tiger Woods is such a bum! First he offers a half-hearted apology for blatantly cheating on his wife. / Man: Then, in no time at all, he announces he'll be playing in the Masters. I'm outraged! / Aaron: Then you must *really* be angry at the Pope for failing... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=355 |
| Cadbury Eggs | [[ Ferdinand, Harold, and Easter Candy ]]
/ Ferdinand: The best part of Easter is undeniably Cadbury Creme Eggs: Chocolate candies housing a white and yellow filling that looks like and egg. / [[ Harold cracks open his Cadbury egg... ]] / [[ and out pops a marshmallow chick! (also known as a peep)]]
/ <<... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=356 |
| Now in 3D | Harold: Is today's comic in 3D to create a more immersive experience?
/ Ferdinand: No, we just like to discriminate against one-eyed people.
/ {{alt text: Calamities of Nature joins the 3D craze, move over Avatar!}} http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=357 |
| The Happy Atheist | [[ Harold and Aaron taking a walk. ]]
/ Harold: You believe that there's no God, no Higher Authority, and no Moral Absolutes. / Harold: We're just hurtling through space, making up the rules as we go, with no one to blame but ourselves. / Harold: Don't you think that's just a little unsettling? / Aaron:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=358 |
| Generational Protesting | [[ Two panels, each featuring a row of sign-carrying protesters. First panel is about 20 years ago.]]
/ [[ Woman-1: Sign: Education is a right, not a privilege!]]
/ [[ Man-1: Sign: Save the Schools]]
/ [[ Woman-2: Sign: *NO* Tuition hikes]]
/ [[ Man-2: Sign: Stop raising tuition]]
/ [[ Ferdinand: Sign: No... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=359 |
| A Penny For Your Thoughts | [[ Harold and Ferdinand sitting under a tree. ]]
/ Harold: What would you do if you were as rich as Bill Gates?
/ Ferdinand: I would buy up every penny in the world. / Ferdinand: Then, when there's a global penny shortage, people would have to beg me for pennies so they can make exact change. / Ferdinand:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=360 |
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