Category Archives: Life as a Leftie

Now Recorded in Genderfail Revisited

08 Friday Apr 2016

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Blast_From_the_Past_GMICH_Casablanca_MansplainedWe came up with our “Great Moments in Cinema History” as a repeatable way to contrast the ridiculousness of political correctness with situations in the past. The requirements are pretty clear: the movie scene has to be well-known and the lines have to be succinct enough to substitute SJW claptrap to make a point. Feel free to toss ideas into the comments, we’ll give credit if we use them!

We’ve also toyed with “Great Moments on Television” and “Great Moments from Literature,” although we haven’t run with any strips yet. Frankly, there are so many great movie scenes we can ruin for you, we haven’t felt the need to go further. Maybe in a few years!

Tempest in a Teardrop is currently on hiatus and will resume our normal M-W-F publishing schedule starting April 11!

Mirror, Mirror Revisited

07 Thursday Apr 2016

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Blast_From_the_Past_Mirror_MirrorWe started Tempest in a Teardrop with subject matter firmly lodged in the Hugo Awards/Puppy controversy but intended to branch out into the culture war. This was, I believe, our first strip to venture there. It also led into the concept of “extra explanatory posts” which relate to the strip.

The follow-up post featured Terri raising awareness on the plight of sporks, Making Words. Q’s writing skills have improved since then.

Tempest in a Teardrop is currently on hiatus and will resume our normal M-W-F publishing schedule starting April 11!

Problematic Easter Eggs

22 Tuesday Mar 2016

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We get asked to do many oddball things as internet cartoonists. For example, the Frank Herbert Middle School of Kennewick, Washington asked our cast of Chorfs to be judges for the Easter Egg contest held in Mrs. Richardson’s sixth-grade class.

You won’t find “successful” comic strips like Dilbert or Sheldon asked to weigh in on this kind of stuff. They’ve moved up the ladder and get to be judges at beauty pageants and whiskey competitions. Someday, we hope to follow in their footsteps. Continue reading →

The Spork Speaks: Internalized Misogyny

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Pretend you had the bestest idea ever. All you had to do was utter four simple words. But only a fraction of the people you talk to signed on for it. Rejection hurts. What can you do to alleviate the pain? How about making up a mental condition based on your wondrous idea. Now whenever your victim listener responds that your bestest, best-best idea stinks, he’s not rejecting it. Or you. He’s just suffering from mental illness! Continue reading →