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November 25, 2023

The Mastering of Bloops

"Wherever we go, we are friends" -Sloth and Manatee

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Have you ever said to yourself, "that's not a combination of words I ever expected to say!" Turns of phrase, odd little sentences, bits of speech that stick with us. All so interesting.


Sloth and (Moon)atee

Sloth and Manatee and their Tardigrade companions are told by their penguin friend that the rock path they have been following is some kind of shortcut. But to where? And the answer to this just makes it all more confusing...

Comic of Sloth and Manatee talking with Penguin about the bloop master, whoever that is
I know nothing of the mastering of bloops.

I'm sorry, what?


Another Immortal Phrase:

Brainwaves cartoon with the caption, the day Dermitt uttered the immortal words, "Don't toe my smock."

Or how about this one...

Cartoon of Napoleon in a little booth, with the caption "Tolstoy booth"

A favorite Arnold phrase

In Arnold Schwarzenegger's email, he offers a ton of encouragement. A terrific phrase he has used is:

Illustration of a little frog with arms raised and the words, "A million little tiny victories"
Frog believes in you.

As in: pile up those little things, those itty bitty wins, those wee accomplishments. It turns out this is also a very good way to draw a comic strip. One frame at a time, and pretty soon you've got a story.


Here's a turn of phrase that I just made up:

Animated gif of a bunny and bug and snake dancing with the caption, "it all starts with a little boogie"

Sometimes when we don't know where to start maybe we should just start with a little boogie.


I mentioned Peace Dragon last week, here's a look at the original pencil drawing that I sat up in bed and drew in 2007:

Pencil drawing of a knight offering a gift to a dragon who acts surprised but who also has a gift for the knight

And here's the links to the colorized version:

On INPRNT, where they have cards, prints, mini-prints, and stickers

On REDBUBBLE, where it’s mainly cards but they’ll basically put art on just about anything


That's enough nonsense for now. Let's end with one of the best of phrases:

Still of Fred Rogers saying, "I like you just the way you are"

May you construct a sentence unlike any you ever heard before, may your words be memorable and magnificent, won't you be my neighbor?

-Betsy


HELLO AND THANKS FOR READING!!

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