Birdbrains by Thom Bluemel for January 04, 2011

Morning, Birdbrainiacs! Hamming it up for the head pig?

The only problem is, footballs are no longer pigskin. They have been cowhide for the last 40 or so years in respect for the Jewish players.

@WoodEye: Of course, that creates religious tensions with the Hindu players.

Perhaps Baby Seal? No, then it’s PETA after you…

Oh well…. Hindu’s are pacifist so they prob wouldn’t play ball anyway. And if they used baby seal they would need clubs…. Oh yeah, football clubs!

nonsense, football to me is a Naugahyde sofa. Honey, while you’re up—–

I wanna be a hamhock.

And I want to go to hollywood and be a ham.

I would like football season to last longer. Can’t believe it’s almost over. Morning all (or good night).

Everybody wants to be an NFL star.

I’m with you on that one, DocT!

Good Morning Thom & Everynoe!

Doctor Toon, meh, the LFL is just Hooters without food.

Hey, wait a minute, that’s actually an improvement.

The LFL is a little too BRAzen for me.

The Samoans, too, since there’s more for the luau.

Wood: the end of the pigskin had nothing to do with Jewish players. It was a matter of economy and availability. More leather on a cow, more beef industry. And the Islamic players today thank them for it, too.

I think I see Kevin BACON in that comic.

BRAzen as the LFL is, it’s still hot!

Mornin’ Tribe

Even if footballs are made of cowhide, it does not diminish his goal since most individuals have a goal that they have no possibility of attaining. Saint Cleo has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?

Allan V - yeah, he’s hoping to star in the remake of the old TV show Pork & Mindy. He just didn’t have the voice for Porky & Bess…

LFL. How come I can’t get that on my TV?

Lewreader said, about 7 causes ago

nonsense, football to me is a Naugahyde sofa.

For shame. Lewreader! You should join the Save the Naugas movement!

WoodEye said, about 9 hours ago

The only problem is, footballs are no longer pigskin. They have been cowhide for the last 40 or so years in respect for the Jewish players.

I guess there aren’t any Hindu players. Kicking the sacred cow around doesn’t sound like a good thing to do either .;-)

Looks like Joey might be disappointed Thom. I’m offended, and I don’t even watch football!

LOL bmonk Great link!

Doc Your link led to google.

Maybe Joey could be a policeman? (Runs for cover.)

Maybe Joey could be an actor and be the main dish in the scene of a King Henry the Eighth movie with an apple in his mouth.

A day withouit a hidden face is like a day without sunshine.

I guess being a football is a higher calling than being a ham or a bag of pork rinds, but I don’t think I’d aspire to any of those…

“My chair is upholstered in real Naugahyde; When they killed that nauga, I sat down and cried. (He moved to Chicaga when that nauga died!)”

Allan Sherman, Chim Chim Cheree

TheAuldOne,

There is a face is in this one… in fact, it’s a very dirty face. :)

Thanks for reading this piggy cartoon.

You guys really make making cartoons a hoot - you make it so much more fun for me! Thank all of YOU!

Thom

Thank you Supreme Leader of the Birdbrains

So the original pigskin footballs were made from the pig’s bladders. I had no idea they had bladders that big since only one bladder was used.

I was a bit confuzzled, but now realize not all footballs have to contain any animal parts whatsoever. Which explains why we didn’t have leather footballs.

I do wonder though……What did they use cow bladders for?

@Blue, the only maybe face I saw was in the mud just to the right of the adult pig’s snoot. Was that it?