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Pcottraux's Tuesday FReeptoon
February 7, 2006 | pcottraux

Posted on 02/07/2006 3:01:31 PM PST by pcottraux

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And now, I bring you tonight’s Dinklemeyer. It is with great pleasure that I introduce the first major character besides Freddy to last throughout the strip’s history:

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I never gave the talking pig a name; he is just called The Pig. In expanding Dinklemeyer’s world, I wanted to draw a lot more of Freddy’s home life and get him away from High School.

If I’m allowed to say it, the pig is one of my all-time favorite cartoon characters that I personally have created.

I had long wanted to do an animal character. At first, I thought, “dog.” But a talking dog…that just doesn’t sound original. Same with a cat. Feels like it’s been done. So I was going through domestic animals in my mind, when I came to pigs. Pigs are not as well represented in the comic strip world as dogs and cats, so it seemed like a perfect fit.

Here, his look is not quite fully developed. But his first line of dialogue here establishes his personality perfectly. I had no idea how funny the pig would turn out to be when I first started him.

Freddy Dinklemeyer has a weird home life.


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To: Irish_Thatcherite

Well, I guess I've got it made in my little computer chair palace next to you!


21 posted on 02/07/2006 4:01:23 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: pcottraux

I love the rouge job on the Danish shark. Great job!


22 posted on 02/07/2006 4:04:59 PM PST by Maximus_Ridiculousness (patriotdreams.net)
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To: pcottraux

Exactly :)


23 posted on 02/07/2006 4:07:18 PM PST by Paul_Denton (Every single troll is now an enemy of the Republic!)
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

Thank you Maximus.

He looks a little like the Pillsbury Dough Boy.


24 posted on 02/07/2006 4:10:13 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: pcottraux

I suppose, my computer desk is only chipboard!!


25 posted on 02/07/2006 4:11:23 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

Wow. You poor, poor thing. (Shaking my head).


26 posted on 02/07/2006 4:13:41 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Paul_Denton

People seem to like the pig. I knew they would.


27 posted on 02/07/2006 4:14:11 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: pcottraux

I wouldn't mind, but I'm a tradesman!!


28 posted on 02/07/2006 4:20:20 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

What trade?


29 posted on 02/07/2006 4:21:11 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

Being a tradesman...puts a damper on things.


30 posted on 02/07/2006 4:24:02 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Army Air Corps

Joinery/carpentry.


31 posted on 02/07/2006 4:24:02 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: pcottraux

I suppose....


32 posted on 02/07/2006 4:26:11 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: pcottraux
Oh I see you have a rhinoceros,,,you know we used to have a rhinoserus


Really I love the pig...still laughing
33 posted on 02/07/2006 4:26:25 PM PST by wildcatf4f3 (the friend of my enemy is my enemy)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

A fine and ancient craft.


34 posted on 02/07/2006 4:29:27 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: wildcatf4f3
Oh I see you have a rhinoceros,,,you know we used to have a rhinoserus

Um...what?
35 posted on 02/07/2006 4:41:58 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Army Air Corps

Yes!! And it's in my family for generations!!


36 posted on 02/07/2006 4:49:34 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

Wow! A real family tradition. Did you apprentice under your da or someone else?


37 posted on 02/07/2006 4:53:15 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

My father, yes.


38 posted on 02/07/2006 4:58:45 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

That is very cool. Knowledge and skills passed from generation to generation. It is not just a trade for you, it is history and tradition. My hat is off to you.


39 posted on 02/07/2006 5:05:58 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

Yeah, I don't know the first thing about that.


40 posted on 02/07/2006 5:10:21 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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