This week’s comic came pretty close to being filler. At the last minute I had this random idea and decided to go for it. I guess it beats having a panel with Brandon telling you how busy he is.
So it’s been a few weeks since I added subtle noses to the characters, and it’s already a thing were the older comics without just don’t look quite right to me anymore. Weird, huh?
I must admit, there was some sarcasm involved when I wrote that. It has to do with how the original white sclera eyes (not the ancient black dot eyes) really do look weird to me because they were kind of small and bug-like. The truth is, adding that subtle nose is more work than you would expect without a noticeable payoff.
Other things that actually look weird to me now: When I first added articulated hands, the forearms were too long. It is very, very weird looking to me now. It’s like a bug-eyed Slenderman or something.
The breasts on the females used to look like gumdrops stuck to their chests. When I look back at that, I just shake my head and say, “What was I thinking?!”
But the “subtle nose” is just that. Subtle. I rarely frame the characters in a way in which you can actually see the effect, so should I forget to do it in the future, I seriously doubt if anyone will even notice.
You know I almost forgot it, and just by chance I remembered. Today is Gail's 5th birthday! That's right! That little puppy I started posting pictures of back in 2019 is a full 5 years old today.
You might have noticed I stopped posting weekly pictures of her a while ago. For the most part, she had stopped growing, so there really wasn't that much of a change from week to week. Also, I was having trouble finding the time to make the effort.
Rest assured, Gail keeps on being an indomitable force in my life. Never does a day go by that I'm not forced to wait on hand and foot to this ornery critter. Other than when I'm at work, Gail is almost always with me. You'd think she'd be better behaved by now, but this dog loses her shit every time she sees a ball... or another dog... or food... or just realizes when we've turned down any of the roads on the way to one of her many favorite places.
To say this dog is spoiled would be an understatement. To me, spoiling means you treat them better than they deserve. With my previous dog, Grace, she was so good, spoiling was effectively impossible, but with Gail, spoiling is simply unavoidable. She lacks any sort of self-control or discipline, and she isn't shy about letting you know how she feels in any given situation. If you have her on a leash, you better be careful because she can easily dislocate your shoulder.
But Gail is also easy to love. It's amazing how she is such a people magnet. Gail has her own fan club, and people take walks by my yard just to come up to the fence to say hi to Gail and pet her. She's very friendly and wants nothing more than to eat, play, and be loved.
Flush Twice has been around since May of 2003. It started out as a JOTD (Joke of the Day) website. New jokes were published every weekday. Over the years, good jokes were increasingly hard to come by, and eventually they got so rare that I just stopped trying to publish them.
Since 2004 there has also been an eponymous comic. I still occasionally publish a new one on Saturdays. It’s also rare anymore, but sometimes it happens.
Here lately I’ve been posting a “Link of the Day”. For the time being, I will be featuring a new website from my enormous collection of bookmarked websites every weekday. None of it is solicited promotions, and no one is paying me to feature their site. These are just websites that at one time I thought were interesting enough to add to my bookmarks folder.
I highly encourage using some kind of ad blocking extension before clicking on any of these links. You’ll also hear me say this phrase a lot about these posts: “They can’t all be winners.” But it’s better than just leaving the site abandoned.
The jokes were generously provided by friends and visitors such as yourself. I want to express my eternal thanks to everyone over the years who helped contribute to the collection.
So what is it that makes a joke funny?
It all boils down to a sudden shift in perception. The story starts you thinking one way, then the punchline turns that thinking on its ear. The art of the joke is to craft a short story that isn’t overly contrived, then deliver a punchline that suddenly shifts your perception about the story you were being told.
Many of the jokes on this site are offensive, and I make no apologies for it. Offensive jokes work by making the reader uncomfortable through the use of a taboo subject thus enhancing the underlying humor. Without the offensive element, the joke would simply not be as funny.
So subtle, I had to zoom in and squint to see what you were talking about.
I must admit, there was some sarcasm involved when I wrote that. It has to do with how the original white sclera eyes (not the ancient black dot eyes) really do look weird to me because they were kind of small and bug-like. The truth is, adding that subtle nose is more work than you would expect without a noticeable payoff.
Other things that actually look weird to me now: When I first added articulated hands, the forearms were too long. It is very, very weird looking to me now. It’s like a bug-eyed Slenderman or something.
The breasts on the females used to look like gumdrops stuck to their chests. When I look back at that, I just shake my head and say, “What was I thinking?!”
But the “subtle nose” is just that. Subtle. I rarely frame the characters in a way in which you can actually see the effect, so should I forget to do it in the future, I seriously doubt if anyone will even notice.