It seems Alf manages the band Emily and the Spiders. He was rather miffed. Felt we had dissed his band. He sent this publicity photo from their recent triumphal tour. Complained that they had to hire the roach to avoid an anti-discrimination lawsuit. Also says they used to have Steve Miller and Debbie Miller in the band, but had to fire them when Steve Miller kept getting drunk and Debbie Miller kept getting into cat fights.
Do you think he’s pulling my chain?
With a tip of the hat to various people including David and Angela. Remember, these stunts are being performed by Professional Cartoons. Don’t try this in your own home!
Eugene Linden, The Octopus and the Orangutan, More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence and Ingenuity.
Demisara says, “I’m just over the moon with my new Electrolux.”
You can’t swing a cat around here without hitting a meditating robot.
“Sometimes you scare me, Shapiro.”
“You mean because I’ve been working lately?”
“No, because you draw robots meditating.”
He found it in a pad on my desk. I must’ve drawn it in lab meeting.
“Of course they om. It’s the Universal Sixty Cycle Hum. Omnipresent, immanent, un-noticed.”
I remember these. Or I kind of remember them. I was drawing meditating robots and rectangular mechanical-looking yin-yang signs. I remember that I thought they were hilarious. But I have no idea why. So tell me: Why did I think this was hilarious?
