Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for March 30, 2021

There was a second choice of elastic objects to draw, but GoComics would have imposed extreme condemnation.

At least it’s not a whoopee cushion.

It always is.

Well, BLOWing is part of his JOB.

Reminds me of one of the airplane films the co pilot was a blow up doll that sprang a leak and needed re inflating not saying how but it was a male doll !

Reminds me of one of the airplane films the co pilot was a blow up doll that sprang a leak and needed re inflating not saying how but it was a male doll !

It would be nice if the old lady would take up that position.

Sure hope that he/she patched the leak first…

After I inflate him, what happens to me? He sucked the air out of me once before….

I thought the air came outta the other side.

Blue: Wow! I’m completely revived! Thank you!

Red: Forget it.

Blue: No, seriously, you just gave me the best blo—

Red: FORGET IT

knot funny.

What if it’s a helium balloon and he gets high?

Awkward in more ways than one!

birds and most animals except for vertebrates have a cloaca; that means they conceive their kids in the same place where they poop. Besides they draw him with a mouth, why not use it?

Since balloons only have one aperture, wouldn’t the air be coming from the same opening on the red balloon?

Got it back ass-wards again?

Not very anal-retentive, is it.

Two mouths?

Several years ago well a small well meaning crowd gathered about a man who had collapsed in cardiac arrest. An MD who happened to be there began CPR… only to be pushed aside by a heavy woman who was shouting “Let me through, I started EMT training last week!!”

A true story from back when people did care but had high and inflated opinions of themselves. :>)

Have you ever made a balloon bomb?

Perfect for that windy football game where the opponent fans are sitting on the other side.

Get two (or more) helium balloons on string, a small paper cup half full of confetti (or unmentionables), Scotch tape, and a pin.

Tape the balloon strings to the cup so that the cup will float away upright, but with one string at the top and another string at or near the bottom.

Put a piece of tape on each balloon. Just before releasing the balloon & cup contraption, stick the pin through the tape once for the bottom balloon and twice for the top balloon.

By the time it reaches the other side, the balloon keeping the cup upright will have deflated enough to tip the cup, spilling the contents upon the upturned face of the inquisitive fan.

Go team.

Alan Keane… !

Very clever, Mark. Well-drawn as well.

Seems to me that would only work “back” to “back”.