Category Archives: the essential pandaness of being

I’m sorry, but the party you wish to speak to is all tied up…

The panda kindergarten is "busy" ...can you call back later?

We at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire have long been big fans of Lynda Barry.  While she may not have invented the use of “inappropriate quotation marks,”  she excels in their use.  As I see it, she uses them to shift the meaning of a word or phrase to be more ironic, or to emphasize the word’s inappropriateness.  How cool is that?  I also have always loved how she shines a light on the demeaning jobs that most artists take at the beginnings of their career.  Lynda, you are da bear!

Meanwhile, back at the panda kindergarten,  Mehitabel has gotten her …um…revenge on the panda kindergarten.  But don’t worry, they are working their way loose, even as we speak!  Prepare yourself for Bob’s presidential campaign, more of Babette‘s travels (Italy!!!!!), the 2012 Panda Olympic Games, and Panda Idol, the new Reality TV show about pandas that is sweeping the nation!

Till next time, Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

I’m sorry, but the party you wish to speak to is all tied up…

The panda kindergarten is "busy" ...can you call back later?

We at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire have long been big fans of Lynda Barry.  While she may not have invented the use of “inappropriate quotation marks,”  she excels in their use.  As I see it, she uses them to shift the meaning of a word or phrase to be more ironic, or to emphasize the word’s inappropriateness.  How cool is that?  I also have always loved how she shines a light on the demeaning jobs that most artists take at the beginnings of their career.  Lynda, you are da bear!

Meanwhile, back at the panda kindergarten,  Mehitabel has gotten her …um…revenge on the panda kindergarten.  But don’t worry, they are working their way loose, even as we speak!  Prepare yourself for Bob’s presidential campaign, more of Babette‘s travels (Italy!!!!!), the 2012 Panda Olympic Games, and Panda Idol, the new Reality TV show about pandas that is sweeping the nation!

Till next time, Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

And the envelope please…..

We here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire are pleased and excited to announce that our new fil-um, Your Brain on Pandas: the Movie, is now showing on Youtube, and not only that, it’s been nominated for an Oscar!  (In the category of Best 2 minute film about cartoon pandas.)  be sure to watch it at:

www.youtube.com

We will be back later this evening when our lazy and indolent cartoon-ographer brings you the story of Pandas Fat Tuesday.  (OK, OK, every day is fat something for pandas, but no need to rub it in!)

Till then, here is an earlier panda movie that had rave reviews:

panda movie

panda movie

Till tonight,

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda


Procrastination is a many splendored thing…..

Hey, remember oh, a month or so (or so…) ago and TheRubbe gave me the versatile blogger award….well, I did part of the required dealy-bobs you have to do, thank the giver of the award, tell 7 things about yourself that the bloggosphere doesn’t know, and then pass the award on to 7 more people.  Well, I kept putting off granting the award to more people, which, like my usual response to chain letters, drops it dead in it’s tracks. Part of my procrastination had to do with I wasn’t sure if there were 7 blogs that I follow, and then there is all the technical stuff of looking up their addresses and putting them on the blog and contacting them and blah blah blah.

Not nearly so much entertainment as playing with the panda kindergarten.  But fulfilling these duties is part of that which makes the blog world go round.  Some of the things I like about this place is that:

1. People accept me as a cartoon panda. (HA HA!)

2. I’ve connected with people who are cartoonists or writers or just interesting and those connections feel real, not virtual.  Maybe that is an illusion, but it is a comforting one, nonetheless!

3.  I have insinuated the word “cuppycakes” into common usage.

Is that cool or what
So, Here is my list of blogs that I recommend, with perhaps a short note about why I like them.

 

The Traveling Writer : great advice about creative work.

http://alexisgrant.com/

The Ugly Moose:  Because it’s funny, and who wouldn’t love this name?

http://theuglymoose.wordpress.com

Ashley Jillian

http://ashleyjillian.com/

Stowaway Train

http://stowawaytrain.com/

Pretty Feet Pop Toe: because London isn’t all about the BBC and people with cool accents.

http://prettyfeetpoptoe.com/

Just Outside the Box Cartoon:  Cartoons! Huzzah!

http://justoutsidetheboxcartoon.com/

Kitty Blogger:  who doesn’t love cute pictures and cartoons of cats?

http://kittybloger.wordpress.com/

The Daily Misfortune:  Short, to the point, and cynical as hell.

http://thedailymisfortune.com/

 

And of course, a few pandas to get you through the night:

panda on rocking horse Be the Bear!

Bob T. (I’ll get to it, quit nagging) Panda

 

 

 

 

Going Outward Bound to Reach Your Inner Panda

 Yes, we have another Roll of Honor inductee! Good friend and panda supporter, Ellen N. has been trying to get on the Roll of Honor for quite sometime, offering therapy services for Bob to help him deal with the panda kindergarten, among Bob’s many other problems.  Finally she suggested that the panda kindergarten be sent to an Outward Bound experience.  As per usual, here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire  we can’t just take an idea at face value.  NOOOOO! We must twist and subvert the original idea until it only barely (or bearly) resembles the original idea because, well, we’re just that sort of bear!  So without further ado, here is today’s feature cartoon !

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

WARNING! Lazy bogus re-run post!

Well, I do have a brand new cartoon, all ready to scan, but then my friends have lured me out for the evening to go to our beloved local movie theater in Langley, The Clyde Theater, even though it is a rotten, rainy night, and I should just stay home and scan and post, but I swear I’ll do it tomorrow.

But in case you were waiting all day, while I was being really disciplined and not getting on the computer before now, here’s a classic to tide you over!

 Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

WARNING! Lazy bogus re-run post!

Well, I do have a brand new cartoon, all ready to scan, but then my friends have lured me out for the evening to go to our beloved local movie theater in Langley, The Clyde Theater, even though it is a rotten, rainy night, and I should just stay home and scan and post, but I swear I’ll do it tomorrow.

But in case you were waiting all day, while I was being really disciplined and not getting on the computer before now, here’s a classic to tide you over!

 Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Today’s REAL post (as opposed to the bogus one, earlier…)

In case anyone missed the Year of the Dragon cartoon that ran last month, I repeat it for you now, along with further dragon year/panda kindergarten adventures.

the year of the dragon, panda kindergarten

Perhaps Bob’s next book could be The Panda Kindergarten That Played With a Blow Torch.

Be the Bear!

Bob T. (note to self: don’t forget to back up) Panda

For MEEEEEE? Oh, you shouldn’t have…..

Happy Valentines day from Bob, Babette, Mehitabel, and, of course, the Panda Kindergarten.

Be the Bear!

Bob T. (what happened to those chocolates?) Panda