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Sage Parental Advice

My goodness, the madness has really set in. I know the last few comics have been far more topical and satirical, but now the departure into the world of parental madness has descended upon me and the comic. These are crazy days, I tells ya!

So if you are not repulsed by this installment of the world’s most under-appreciated, yet craftily worded, skillfully drawn comic circulated in the majority of supermax prisons for the criminally insane, then you are either a member of my family, a close friend, or you just plain need some psychological help.

So for those of you with kids who read this comic, tell me that giving sage parental advice is easy. Apart from “don’t put that in your mouth, you don’t know where it’s been”, I can’t think of many wise things to say to my kids. Oh, that and “kick ’em when they are down” — although my peace-loving wife seems to find this piece of advice to be counter-productive and anti-social. What does she know.

Enjoy this latest installment, and as promised, I will begin the long, arduous task of creating the bios for the characters so you can a) learn more about your favorite imaginary figures, and b) answer the quiz and win a t-shirt.

Stanko & Tibor - Humor for the Sick In the Head
Stanko & Tibor - Humor for the Sick In the Head

Youth Pills

Stanko & Tibor: Youth, Pills & Happiness


OK, here is the excuse for this installment’s late posting. Had I not begun to write semi-regularly for an automotive website, I would have had the time to finish this cartoon back on Monday. But alas, my duty to pontificate on things automotive (for which I am getting paid a nominal sum) took precedence this week.

But I digress.

First things second. I needed a break from the Radio Vitriol story line for a bit, and this one was sitting in my pool of ideas for a while. I had wanted to do this ages ago. And now I did. If anyone knows me and my cartooning style, they will immediately recognize the source of the theme from whence this episode came. And that is Bloom County, perhaps my greatest cartoon inspiration. So like any genius, I stole liberally in terms of setting and color. Words and characters, as you know, are my own.

Second (or is it third?), my lovely wife felt she had to point out that the poorly drawn rose in the comic looks way more like a tulip. I resorted to calling her a “hater” and proposing divorce proceedings, which she laughed at. And she laughed at the comic too, but she is even more sleep-deprived than I am so I take it all with a grain of salt.

And third things last, it’s bed time, as it’s past midnight. No wait, I forgot to mention, I made some changes to the site:

  • At the top right, I added “Share The Humor” tools, so you can share this with friends, family and the general media using social web tools. Even a Jewish grandmother could do it (hint, hint)
  • I added my favorite websites as well. Please check them out, they are all quite funny. It’s worth wasting your productive time on them
  • Very soon, I’ll remove the link to my car articles as it takes away from the comic experience, BUT I’ll replace it with more features of the comic, like a bio on the characters, and the most recent items you can purchase from the webstore. I can make kids’ gifts with a Stanko & Tibor image of your choice.

OK, that’s it. Good night.