The panda kindergarten has taken to the skies for their cultural exchange on the European continent! (Or in the case of the panda kindergarten, incontinent!) Will Italy survive? Will Bob T.? Tune in to find out!
The story continues!
Be the bear!
Bob T. Panda
Yes, I’ve got the pens refilled and fired up, ready to start on the chronicles of the panda kindergarten‘s trip to Italy. I can tell you right now, that over 1000 years of civilization is no match for the panda kindergarten. Rather than make you wait till the series is completely done, I will post the panels as I do them, which has it’s up and downsides. (waiting versus cliffhangers, don’t cha know) So, hold on to your cannolis and get ready to follow the pandy kindy to sunny olde Italy!
Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of the Italian Adventure, starring the panda kindergarten!
be the bear!!!!!
Bob T. Panda
Silly me, I forgot to post the official Roll of Honor graphic when I awarded Lee her membership, but I also need to post this AGAIN for repeat Roll of Honor member Sharen H., for her work as the lead team member of the Stuffy Panda Rescue Foundation. Sharen has once again plucked a poor, lonesome stuffy panda from a life of squalor and degradation and delivered him to the Stuffy Panda Rehabilitation Center at the Hospital for Indigent Pandas, which was, of course, founded by the lovely Babette de Panda. He has already made friends with the other stuffy pandas and I know he’ll be very happy here.
Tomorrow I will post the first installment of an extended cartoon story, The Panda Kindergarten’s Italian Adventure! Huzzah!
Till tomorrow,
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, One of Bob T.’s representatives was invited, quite on the spur of the moment, to travel to London with his good friend Suzanne S. We had stopped into to visit her at her Sunday job, working at Brackenwood Gallery, in beautiful Langley, WA.
“I thought you were already in London,” I said.
“No, I leave tomorrow!” replied Suzanne. “Maybe Mini-Bob would like to join me on my trip.”
So then, Mini-Bob and I had to have a conversation about what he would do in London. Perhaps a visit to the National Portrait Gallery to see Beatrix Potter’s portrait. “I’m definitely NOT going to Tate Modern,” said Mini-Bob, “but I would like to go and see the wonderful Pre-Raphaelaite paintings at Tate Britain. Babette gets to go everywhere, and I really need to check up on the torch bears, and maybe Suzanne will take me to Edinburgh to visit Sunshine and Sweetie. I could give them some ‘pointers’ for next year.”
I suggested that Mini-Bob not get too up close and personal with the Scottish pandas, as they might accidentally think he was a cuppycake, as he is small and round, and quite sweet looking. He promised he would be careful, and also that he would write a journal of his trip, and send them to me via email from his mephone.
I think it's high time that SOMEONE checks up on the torch bears
We’ve already received his first communication, sent from his seat (in first class, no less) on his Pand-Air flight to London:
“Hi everyone! Here I am on Pand-Air flight 999 to London Heathrow! It’s really fun sitting in First Class. I should add that my hostess on the trip, Suzanne, was not able to fly in first class, but the flight attendants assure me that they will make sure I don’t get left behind when we get off the plane in London. I was planning on sharing Suzanne’s seat, but when the flight attendants saw me, they INSISTED I ride in front. When we get over the ocean, and there is no chance of hitting anything, they said they’d even let me fly the plane for a little bit. After all, everyone loves pandas. They just can’t do enough for me!
BTW, going through security was a breeze. Since pandas don’t wear clothes (Babette excepted) they could see I didn’t have anything not permitted with me, so they waved me through, although all the agents wanted to frisk me, as I am so cute. I’ll write again tomorrow! This is so exciting!”
Of course I should mention that Suzanne is now an esteemed member of the Roll of Honor, for her generous offer to take Mini-Bob with her on this trip. I hope they will send pictures of Mini-Bob as he takes Britain by storm!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, One of Bob T.’s representatives was invited, quite on the spur of the moment, to travel to London with his good friend Suzanne S. We had stopped into to visit her at her Sunday job, working at Brackenwood Gallery, in beautiful Langley, WA.
“I thought you were already in London,” I said.
“No, I leave tomorrow!” replied Suzanne. “Maybe Mini-Bob would like to join me on my trip.”
So then, Mini-Bob and I had to have a conversation about what he would do in London. Perhaps a visit to the National Portrait Gallery to see Beatrix Potter’s portrait. “I’m definitely NOT going to Tate Modern,” said Mini-Bob, “but I would like to go and see the wonderful Pre-Raphaelaite paintings at Tate Britain. Babette gets to go everywhere, and I really need to check up on the torch bears, and maybe Suzanne will take me to Edinburgh to visit Sunshine and Sweetie. I could give them some ‘pointers’ for next year.”
I suggested that Mini-Bob not get too up close and personal with the Scottish pandas, as they might accidentally think he was a cuppycake, as he is small and round, and quite sweet looking. He promised he would be careful, and also that he would write a journal of his trip, and send them to me via email from his mephone.
I think it's high time that SOMEONE checks up on the torch bears
We’ve already received his first communication, sent from his seat (in first class, no less) on his Pand-Air flight to London:
“Hi everyone! Here I am on Pand-Air flight 999 to London Heathrow! It’s really fun sitting in First Class. I should add that my hostess on the trip, Suzanne, was not able to fly in first class, but the flight attendants assure me that they will make sure I don’t get left behind when we get off the plane in London. I was planning on sharing Suzanne’s seat, but when the flight attendants saw me, they INSISTED I ride in front. When we get over the ocean, and there is no chance of hitting anything, they said they’d even let me fly the plane for a little bit. After all, everyone loves pandas. They just can’t do enough for me!
BTW, going through security was a breeze. Since pandas don’t wear clothes (Babette excepted) they could see I didn’t have anything not permitted with me, so they waved me through, although all the agents wanted to frisk me, as I am so cute. I’ll write again tomorrow! This is so exciting!”
Of course I should mention that Suzanne is now an esteemed member of the Roll of Honor, for her generous offer to take Mini-Bob with her on this trip. I hope they will send pictures of Mini-Bob as he takes Britain by storm!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
…yoga for pandas would be so popular! Or maybe it was the cuppycakes?
In other panda news around the world, extremely personal information about pandas (welcome to the panda season of lo-o-o-o-ove) has been circulating on the internet, especially on facebook. Well, to be a panda is to give up your privacy. We are so adorable that people just can’t get enough of us. What can I say? I was born to be popular, but really people, a little decorum is in order. I can’t imagine Babette will agree to photographers being present to commemorate our well…you know.
Meanwhile, rumors abound about the wife and child of Claude (aka “Clod”) Pandet, whom he abandoned in the Paris airport when he caught sight of Babette as she was boarding the plane for Singapore, to visit her dear friend Lucilla. Claude immediately offered to paint Babette’s portrait and they made plans to meet on her return from Singapore. Well, Babette had no idea that there was a Madame Pandet and a wee bebe Pandet, left like so much forgotten luggage in the baggage claim area. There is more to this story than meets the eye, I’m sure. We are awaiting photos of Madame Pandet, so that we can confront Clod… um… I mean Claude with the evidence. Poor Babette is beside herself, as she had NO idea that Clod ..um..Claude was such a cad.
In other news, Babette, the panda kindergarten and myself (Bob) send out get well wishes to some of our Facebook friends who are feeling under the weather, some with some rather serious stuff. We joke around a lot here at The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire, but we are quite sincere in our affection for the people who love pandas and panda humor. Like Barbara Streisand sang, “People who love pandas are the luckiest people in the world…” So here is a little cartoon to let you know that pandas are standing by to make you feel better!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Editor’s Note: But enough about that! I’ve been working on some drawings for a (panda) book project, so I haven’t been keeping up with Bob and the Panda Kindergarten. Fortunately, I just got these pictures from Panda-Palooza 2012 which took place at the San Diego Zoo last weekend. Panda-Palooza is, of course, the celebration of all things panda, and several of our Facebook fans worked long and hard to make this event happen. Since I myself could not attend, I sent Bob and Babette (and the panda kindergarten to go in my place. Here are some pictures of them at the convention.
Here is Babette being a very helpful panda. "Would you like to use my pen?"
"This way! This way to the Pandas!"
"Hellooooo! here I am! Fellow panda...Hellooooo!"
"OOOO...I hope I don't get car sick back here...Are we there yet?"
Are we having fun yet?
New cartoons soon… I promise!
In honor of the announcement of impending pandamonium in Canada (our neighbor to the North), I thought I would pay a little homage to one of my favorite Canadian musicians.
Meet the Pandals!
And Babette is no sooner back from her trip to China (from which I have just seen some pictures) than she must get ready to go to PandaPalooza! at the San Diego Zoo this weekend. It is so hard being an international spokespanda!
Coming soon, more panda product endorsements, tails from Scotland, and product warning labels: There is no holding back!
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
People sometimes ask, “where can I find the fabulous Babette (and friends) paper dolls? Are they in stores? In movie theaters? Deserted, dark alleyways perhaps?”
And I say, “Oh no, they are right on my blog…why don’t you look through…um… say, the last 57 -85 posts…um…I think somewhere around early December, maybe…” Well, of course, who is going to go to all that trouble to find paper dolls that they can cut out and play with and take pictures of in exotic places? Well, actually a bunch of folks did do that, but it was when the posts were current, so they were easier to find. so, while I was reading one of my favorite blogs, http://justoutsidetheboxcartoon.com/ I read that she had special pages for fun stuff. Duh…dope slap…etc. So I thought I could do that! have a special page for the panda paper dolls! Huzzah! You can find it at the top of the main page! Have fun!
and don’t forget…Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Oh, the pandas are busy this spring! Here are some more of the exciting stories we will be covering soon! I would also like to jump about and clap my paws with glee ( which produces a kind of muffled, fuzzy sound) because there have been over 21,000 views of the Panda Chronicles! Huzzah!
The panda kindergarten: bringing chaos the world over!
We can’t tell you how sorry we are not to be at Pandapalooza at the San Diego Zoo this year, but we will be there in spirit, and start making plans for next year. (maybe with a book???) We did send along a few goodies for prizes at the conference. I hope YOU are a lucky winner!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda