Posted on 07/24/2006 4:19:28 PM PDT by pcottraux
And now, for tonight’s Dinklemeyer, I bring you an all new story.
At this point, the Dinklemeyers became pretty much stories done in a serial form, instead of just singular cartoon strips. This one begins the “Class fieldtrip” story.
I drew this story not long after a field trip (the story is loosely based on that very trip). When you’re in Elementary and Middle school, field trips are the most fun, exciting things imaginable. Unfortunately, once you enter High School, they suddenly become few and far-between, and the ones that you go on are excruciatingly lame. No more going to Washington, D.C. to meet a Senator for you: from now on, it’s landfills and secluded swamps.
The first panel shows that the main character, Freddy, is thoroughly uninterested in whatever’s going on. You got to love the dialogue here (if you can read it). The second panel shows what strangely happens during fieldtrips; the class students (even the seniors) suddenly become insanely hyperactive, and the teachers all transform into screaming sadists (probably sudden insanity from trying to keep the kids in order).
I think my favorite, however, is the third panel. Believe me, school buses are the most unpleasant things in the world. Too small, cramped, and with no breathing room whatsoever. The claustrophobia is overwhelming; I always loved to make Freddy’s classmates bizarre and colorful-looking.
They must have closed early. Yes, he did take me to the car and show me the actual damage. I have to admit it is very scary; I would have just been driving and all of a sudden, WHAM! I've lost control.
Holy Shiite.
Well, glad to hear the interview went so well. And I even forgot to wish you lark! I guess my lark isn't very larky.
Just kidding.
So I'm working on this weekend's FReep topic thingy. This week's topic is marriage, dating, and advice from us hitched folks to you yougins. Or something. Not sure what I'm going to say yet, but I gotta come up with something quick!
Yeah, better get to work. If it's any consolation, I have no idea what the next cartoon's going to be. Have you PM'ed with the people you're assigned with?
It's still a few weeks away, but I have a great idea what I'm going to do for the next time I have to do the thread. Jon and I have the assigned topic of "cult movies," but I'm going to do a big essay on something kind of related but a little different.
Sounds cool.
Yes, me, Kate and OhioWfan must have sent each other about 10000 PM's and emails now. They've got their stuff in and now I gotta work on mine. I can still freep while doing it, but my response time might be slow. (What else is new...)
Well, I'm sure yours is faster than mine.
Really? I always thought yours was faster than mine.
Maybe we're BOTH slow.
Archives, before I forget.
Ooops. Still here...typing away. Lost track of time. You still around?
Yes.
I'm trying to update my homepage. Looking for more good pictures of myself, but Lord knows that's a monumental task.
Actually, it's fast becoming a nastolgia trip.
Why don't you take some new photos of yourself?
We haven't taken any new photos in a while. I dunno. I don't have a camera myself; that's all Mom's department.
I did update the pics of our dog and cat, if you want to check it out.
Okay. Are they updated in your profile?
Yes.
Bedtime for me, I'm afraid. As is often the case (like every night, practically).
Goodnight!
Night!
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