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More Philberto’s Phun Phactoids

Today we go south of zee border. Ees funnier there…

South of the equator, water swirls in the opposite direction when you flush the toilet. Well, we think. There’s not much plumbing south of the equator so this turns into one of those ‘does the light stay on when you close the refrigerator door’ kind of questions. Nobody really knows. What we do know is that NASCAR races run in the opposite direction, so we went from there.

In Mexico, it is illegal to marry a witch. Somebody should have told Dr. Laura’s husband.

Tijuana’s economy is subsidized by big American pharmaceutical companies. Recent visitors to Tijuana are responsible for 80% of U.S. penicillin sales.

Taco Bells south of the border have to call one of their menu items “Fantastico Tortilla y Frijoles” because Burrito Supreme refers to Pancho, the Master of Burros, a national icon.

Panama Hats are made in Haiti. Haiti Hats are made in Panama. Go figure.

The Amazon rainforest has run out of tree frogs.

New Guinea Pigs don’t taste like bacon.

This Central American country’s number one export is a child’s toy, the famous El Salvador Dollie. Which is ironic, as surrealism is outlawed there.

Well, that’s it for today. Adios, my amigos.

Phil Fountain

Phil Fountain is a pseudonym for ANC’s prodigal cartoonist, Philbert Phountain, who has recently returned from a working hiatus where he served as the lead fact-checker for George Santos. He lives in Shasta County with his long-suffering wife, Christine, as well as a variety of layabouts and urchins who claim to be his progeny … including three grandchildren. He busies himself with his crayons and obsessing over the fate of his favorite baseball team while a small dog sleeps under his desk. He’s actually not such a bad guy as evidenced by the fact the dog rarely bites him anymore. Look for his crudely rendered drawings in future posts on A News Café.

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