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At least my mommy loves me. She thinks Iâm beautiful.
I so look forward to our time together, but I can take a hint. I know when Iâm not wanted. Walks away sobbing, looking back hopefully, one final time, before disappearing around a corner.
i unfortunately have never in my life been to a wild party, involved in soiree, been in a national scandal with Paris Hilton. Nor have i had blood on my hands or been guilty of treason.
I had intended to conspire with Marg and others on an FA 4th Anniversary group tribute/ambush. My contribution was going to be musical in nature. I was going to write new lyrics to My Favorite Things, based on recent events at FA. The first line was:
âJosh Thirteen Sixty and Joe Allen DotyâŠâ
Then I had health problems (Iâm still passing a few feathers every now and then from an unfortunate pillow incident that occurred over at that nice Mr. Bristowâs Mad Mouse), and I just got behind. Maybe I can finish it later.
With best wishes for a happy anniversary, I remain
You talkinâ to me? You talkinâ to me? You talkinâ to me? Then who the hell else are you talking⊠you talking to me? Well Iâm the only one here. Who the f⊠do you think youâre talking to? Oh yeah? OK.*
Congrats, T, on your 4th anniversary⊠to paraphrase Mr. Lee Hays,,, I donât always understand or agree with it,, but itâs always interestinâ. Thanks,,,
Mark Tatulliâs comment on the Pibgorn situation is ridiculous. Maybe he doesnât take his strip seriously and doesnât consider his strip to be art, but itâs a problem if another artist does take his art seriously? Apparently Tatulli believes no artist does it for the sake of art (AKA a âmasturbatory activityâ), of course ignoring the millions of people who do art for artâs sake without any expectation of making a living from it.
Yes, professional artists have to pay the rent and to some extent have to please the people who are willing to pay them, but to deride all art as work for hire is ridiculous. Iâm sure Mozart wrote a few pieces for his own masturbatory pleasure and not to please the royal courts who typically paid his bills.
Of course, Tatulli is not 1/10th the artist that McEldowney is, so maybe he just canât relate.
Give me Tatulliâs regular guy-ness and apparently genuine humility over the mysticism of McEldowneyâs Artistry (insert images of rainbows, cherubs and unicorns here, accompanied by the sound of lutes and lyres playing muted ruffles and flourishes in the background) any time.
Art (and comedy for that matter), whether highbrow or unsophisticated, is subjective. I would never presume that my admittedly prosaic appetite is more valid than the aesthetic taste of anyone else.
Hoop dee doo! Four years. Wow. And always a fresh, if somewhat skewed vantage on the world at large!
Hooray for skewing!
Happy anniversary, keep on keeping!
Keeping us laughing
keeping us amazed
keeping us aware
keeping us guessing
keeping us crying.
all and more at the same time.
Sorry, I just think Tatulliâs remark was really obnoxious and uncalled for, on multiple levels. But I suspect Iâm in the minority that believe that McEldowneyâs page belongs to him and he should be able to present his work the way he wants without personal attacks, especially from his peers.
Iâll say one more thing about this McEldowney thing, and then Iâll shut up about it.
I admire anyone who is passionate about what what they do. Say what you want about McEldowney â that heâs pompous, thatâs heâs pretentious, or that he canât take criticism â I might or might not necessarily agree. But whatâs clearly true is that heâs passionate about his work, and itâs obvious that he cares about it and puts himself into it. He doesnât âmail it in,â he puts forth a lot of time and effort. And if he doesnât always hit the mark in his stories or his humor (what cartoonist does?), I respect the high mark that heâs trying to hit.
Considering how few cartoonists these days really care about the art (I miss Berke Breathed and Watterson), letâs cut a guy some slack who still has and uses artistic talent, and still tries to create complex plots and ambitious storylines. Heâs not riding the same gimmick day after day, unlike certain cartoonists I could name.
[Which is one of the reasons I like Teresaâs strip, just to bring it back to topic. You never know what youâre going to get.]
margueritem about 14 years ago
Where would we be without our Froggy? Our lives would be dull, Our minds would be foggy.
Weâd never know Vlad, And those lovelies, old and young. And Fishnet Fridays would have never begun.
Weâd never know the joys of Ursula Martinez, See a naked Russian, naked fruit, a poster child, Or how to hold a book upon oneâs âpenezâ..
Teresa is our drug of choice, Our whimsical lass, Our daily voice.
Happy 4th anniversary!
Now whereâs the cake?
ransomknotts about 14 years ago
Iâm only slightly ugly.
6turtle9 about 14 years ago
Sorry, I ate the cake. Have some BLEEP instead.
4 CHEERS For Four!!!!
Canât help it if Iâm an ugly looker. Penance of a Frog Lover.
D-i-c-e-R about 14 years ago
At least my mommy loves me. She thinks Iâm beautiful.
I so look forward to our time together, but I can take a hint. I know when Iâm not wanted. Walks away sobbing, looking back hopefully, one final time, before disappearing around a corner.
Hugh B. Hayve about 14 years ago
Iâm living proof that reading FA for over 2 years makes you smarter and sexier, Happy 4th!
j2p2 about 14 years ago
So the pretty ones look, then look away?
Marguerite, a lovely poem that expresses my sentiments precisely.
Happy fourth birthday and many happy returns of the day!
MemoFromDaddyWarbucks about 14 years ago
i may ugly, but i am happy with myself.
i unfortunately have never in my life been to a wild party, involved in soiree, been in a national scandal with Paris Hilton. Nor have i had blood on my hands or been guilty of treason.
but the year is not over yet.
i still got 11 days to hoot and holler.
MemoFromDaddyWarbucks about 14 years ago
4 years. it seems like only yesterday. well, time flies.
coltish1 about 14 years ago
Teresa, what a joyous morning! I feel like Christmas has begun, and itâs going to be a week-long festival.
Happy fourth!! Did you know the fourth anniversary celebrates ideas and symbols?
http://marriage.about.com/od/4thweddinganniversary/p/4anniv.htm
grapfhics about 14 years ago
A party at hOOters? What a way to spend the 4th. Happy 4th Ms T. Yes, I know where your patch is.
gabrielmcgrath about 14 years ago
Yea! Happy Anniversary!
I agree with margueritem⊠Teresa is my drug of choice too! Very nicely done!
~gabriel
ottod Premium Member about 14 years ago
My mother always told me not to worry if I was kidnapped. âAs soon as they get you in the light,â she said, âtheyâll bring you right back!â
Happy fourth! Try to be family friendly today.
Rotifer FREE BEER & BATH MATS ON FEB. 31st Thalweg Premium Member about 14 years ago
Dear Ms. Teresa
I had intended to conspire with Marg and others on an FA 4th Anniversary group tribute/ambush. My contribution was going to be musical in nature. I was going to write new lyrics to My Favorite Things, based on recent events at FA. The first line was:
âJosh Thirteen Sixty and Joe Allen DotyâŠâ
Then I had health problems (Iâm still passing a few feathers every now and then from an unfortunate pillow incident that occurred over at that nice Mr. Bristowâs Mad Mouse), and I just got behind. Maybe I can finish it later.
With best wishes for a happy anniversary, I remain
Yours sincerely,
Rotiferâs Mother
Nighthawks Premium Member about 14 years ago
You talkinâ to me? You talkinâ to me? You talkinâ to me? Then who the hell else are you talking⊠you talking to me? Well Iâm the only one here. Who the f⊠do you think youâre talking to? Oh yeah? OK.*
*think âTaxi Driverâ
Nighthawks Premium Member about 14 years ago
that guy barking in the blogâŠâŠ..no, it really wasnât worth watching
cleokaya about 14 years ago
Ugly or not. You ainât gonna stop me from checking you out Teresa. Happy 4th, may you celebrate it with a 5th.
Nairebis about 14 years ago
Happy fourth anniversary! And hereâs to a great fifth year.
jackmatt about 14 years ago
Congrats, T, on your 4th anniversary⊠to paraphrase Mr. Lee Hays,,, I donât always understand or agree with it,, but itâs always interestinâ. Thanks,,,
margueritem about 14 years ago
Thanks J2P2 and ~gabriel, shucks, âtwerenât nothinâ, (blushes).
Mother Thalweg, you need to finish that song, it has excellent potential!
rudyt about 14 years ago
Happy Fourth. Hope I can make it to your Eighth.
The Old Wolf about 14 years ago
Congratulations on four very strange and consciousness-expanding years.
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Coyoty Premium Member about 14 years ago
Me ugly?
Nairebis about 14 years ago
Mark Tatulliâs comment on the Pibgorn situation is ridiculous. Maybe he doesnât take his strip seriously and doesnât consider his strip to be art, but itâs a problem if another artist does take his art seriously? Apparently Tatulli believes no artist does it for the sake of art (AKA a âmasturbatory activityâ), of course ignoring the millions of people who do art for artâs sake without any expectation of making a living from it.
Yes, professional artists have to pay the rent and to some extent have to please the people who are willing to pay them, but to deride all art as work for hire is ridiculous. Iâm sure Mozart wrote a few pieces for his own masturbatory pleasure and not to please the royal courts who typically paid his bills.
Of course, Tatulli is not 1/10th the artist that McEldowney is, so maybe he just canât relate.
Eagleskies Premium Member about 14 years ago
My goodness Nairebis! Chill out.
Teresa, Iâve been a fan since meeting you on Wordie. Youâre a peach! Happy 4th!
Mother Thalweg about 14 years ago
Give me Tatulliâs regular guy-ness and apparently genuine humility over the mysticism of McEldowneyâs Artistry (insert images of rainbows, cherubs and unicorns here, accompanied by the sound of lutes and lyres playing muted ruffles and flourishes in the background) any time.
Art (and comedy for that matter), whether highbrow or unsophisticated, is subjective. I would never presume that my admittedly prosaic appetite is more valid than the aesthetic taste of anyone else.
Dorian about 14 years ago
Teresa is the reason for the season!
Happy 4th Anniversary!!
These last few years would have been SO MUCH more boring without FA & FB. We appreciate your efforts for us, Teresa. :)
MajorPlowshares about 14 years ago
Hoop dee doo! Four years. Wow. And always a fresh, if somewhat skewed vantage on the world at large! Hooray for skewing! Happy anniversary, keep on keeping! Keeping us laughing keeping us amazed keeping us aware keeping us guessing keeping us crying. all and more at the same time.
LocoOwl about 14 years ago
Congrats and Happy 4th, Ms. T! Always a pleasure to read FA and FB. What would life be like without them - much, much bleaker and duller!
Nairebis about 14 years ago
Sorry, I just think Tatulliâs remark was really obnoxious and uncalled for, on multiple levels. But I suspect Iâm in the minority that believe that McEldowneyâs page belongs to him and he should be able to present his work the way he wants without personal attacks, especially from his peers.
Ed in Toledo Premium Member about 14 years ago
Weâre looking for headless jewelry box ballerinas.
Nairebis about 14 years ago
Iâll say one more thing about this McEldowney thing, and then Iâll shut up about it.
I admire anyone who is passionate about what what they do. Say what you want about McEldowney â that heâs pompous, thatâs heâs pretentious, or that he canât take criticism â I might or might not necessarily agree. But whatâs clearly true is that heâs passionate about his work, and itâs obvious that he cares about it and puts himself into it. He doesnât âmail it in,â he puts forth a lot of time and effort. And if he doesnât always hit the mark in his stories or his humor (what cartoonist does?), I respect the high mark that heâs trying to hit.
Considering how few cartoonists these days really care about the art (I miss Berke Breathed and Watterson), letâs cut a guy some slack who still has and uses artistic talent, and still tries to create complex plots and ambitious storylines. Heâs not riding the same gimmick day after day, unlike certain cartoonists I could name.
[Which is one of the reasons I like Teresaâs strip, just to bring it back to topic. You never know what youâre going to get.]
trekkermint about 14 years ago
happy fourth remember, in chinese, 4 sounds like the word for death
UltraLameFest2 about 14 years ago
Yay! Froggy 4th of applause!
Thomas R. Williams about 14 years ago
Very very belated congratulations on your 4th anniversary. May you enjoy many more.