Last week’s cartoon was about recognizing talent and ability in a person struggling with addiction. Never give up. Miracles happen.
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Today’s cartoon is a little macabre, but it brings up two subjects I’m passionate about: relationships (specifically, dating), and body image (or dieting, to those of us who like to speak plainly.)
Maybe if one doesn’t work out, the other one will. It’s true, waiting is not the same as being patient, but do you really have time for either one?
Of course, the woman could take the initiative and make the phone call to the man herself, if it isn’t too late. (Feminism is alive.) And patience is a requirement in a mature relationship, so that’s a good quality to work on. But dating doesn’t always bring out our best selves…
This cartoon was originally published in the late, lamented, PsychCentral. I had a lot of fun coloring it in Photoshop, smearing the black outline and adding some scrumble in the shadows.
I do like to draw skeletons.
Q. Is she a zombie?
A. Yes, I like to think she is. And once the phone finally rings, she will be both thinner, and have a nice dinner date to look forward to.
It’s a two-fer this week. Coming soon: a cartoon on Osama bin Laden and 3 ladies in a bar. When he died, someone cried.
Cartoon ID: xr281
Caption: The Wait for a Man to Save You Diet (Dead woman in chair with hand on phone)
Set painter in studio Art Depts. Member Scriptwriters Network, script analyst.
Author, 2 hardcopy books, Barnes & Noble Calendar.
- Emma in the Night ~ Wendy Walker ~ Thriller - May 11, 2023
- Still Alice (2014) ~ Psychology Movie Review ~ Julianne Moore - January 25, 2023
- The Other Emily ~ Dean Koontz - January 23, 2023
