The following are some comments I received from readers in regard to my last cartoon, “Clown Birthday Party,” along with my response:
Dear Philbert,
I just saw your latest cartoon on A News Cafe dot com, and I’m sorry, I just don’t get it.
Signed,
Confused
Dear Confused,
Cartoon humor is a pretty heady subject. Unfortunately, time and space do not afford me the opportunity to explain the subtle nuances of the cartoon, “Clown Birthday Party.”
Rest assured that there are nuances and they are subtle. Very subtle, Very, very, very subtle. OK, they may be so subtle that only dogs can hear them. You might even say that the humor is so subtle, it’s nonexistent. You might say that, it would be mean, but you might say that.
Let me ask you a rhetorical question, do you know how hard it is to draw a cartoon? Funny doesn’t just drip out of the pen onto the paper. No, the cartoonist has to put it there. Sometimes, the only thing dripping out of the cartoonist is the drool from the corner of his mouth. I tried publishing that once but it doesn’t show up well online. Wrong medium for that kind of thing.
So, maybe you could quit being so needy. Do all of your cartoons have to be funny? Huh? If they did, there would be no “Rose Is Rose” now would there?
Maybe, just maybe, you could do us both a favor and reduce your “funny” expectations a little in regard to my cartoons. After all, I’m no Steve Brewer.
Dear Philbert,
Your last cartoon stunk. P.U.
Signed,
Doni
Dear Doni,
The bread pudding had too much bread in it. So there. Neener, neener, neener.
