Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for January 26, 2022

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    Dishwasher65  almost 3 years ago

    How about using your recessive hand and passing off the results as a drawing by one of your characters, like when Richard Thompson showed Peter Otterloop ’s view of Christmas?

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    Pharmakeus Ubik  almost 3 years ago

    Or learning to grasp your stylus with your toes.

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    nerdhoof  almost 3 years ago

    “When I was a child, I had a fever. My hands felt just like two balloons…”

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    some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    I gotcha.

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    arolarson Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    I thoroughly sympathize Amanda. Recovering from wrist surgery on my dominant hand was frustrating even with very good PT. And we had a plumbing crisis in the middle of it when I had to write down phone numbers and instructions and hope I could decipher it later. Not sure how much computer drawing programs would help either …. You still have to manipulate a mouse or stylus.

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    Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    For the immediate pain and inflammation, aspirin and alternating warm and cool packs. And then see an orthopedist.

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    saxie5  almost 3 years ago

    Sorry to hear about your hand. However, one of the perks of living in the Dakota, put up blank panels and tells us your in a snow storm! Ha ha! :)

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    Perkycat  almost 3 years ago

    Just draw with your other hand and tell us your smarty pants younger self is doing the drawing.

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    Amanda El-Dweek creator almost 3 years ago

    My hand is fine, currently – just had that one time where it swelled and hurt. I think they said it was tendonitis? Or that was a theory. I’m not sure they knew. I was never prescribed anything. Just to alternate warm and cold.

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    Chris Sherlock  almost 3 years ago

    One trick I’m guessing other cartoonists use to get out of drawing…go into returns.

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    tammyspeakslife Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    That sounds painful. I hop it never happens again.

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    Janet Gamble Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Out of boredom, I taught myself to write and draw with my left hand. Came in, handy, when my right shoulder got dislocated!

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