The 2022 Olympic Games have begun, so while Team Panda ties their skate laces, finds their way to the ski slopes and loads up the front of their Bob-sled..oops…I mean bribe the judges…um…that wasn’t us…
Be the Bear
Bob T Panda
Sorry for the delay in posting. For the last mebbee…I don’t know, 5 years, I’ve done really well posting to a schedule. For some reason I am lately a day late and a dollar short. Yesterday there was a terrible fire in my neighborhood, about 3/4 of a mile from my house. Maybe less. It was really traumatic, because, as you might know, I lost a house to fire about 26 years ago. It is so dry here, and without the fast action of our local fire department (which has been stressed because of the dry weather) it could have been a lot worse for our whole community. All humans and animals are okay. The house not so much.
So, I might be using someone else’s disaster to excuse my tardiness, but then again, I did have to take a walk to see if the woods were on fire. (they weren’t.
So, anyway, Mei is having her own disaster. enjoy!
Be the Bear,
Bob T Panda
As if the global pandemic was not enough pain for those of us in North America, the Canadian pandas are going to be going back to China. Their bamboo, which is about 99% of their diet, comes from China, flown in every couple days (or is it once a week? I can’t remember and I am too lazy to look it up.) has been hard to come by, what with the flight reductions during the pandemic. Most pandas have a preference for the bamboo they like to eat, and even if the US and Canada weren’t having their own problems, you can’t switch out Seattle boo for Chengdu boo, no matter how convenient that would be.
So, Er Shun and Da Mao are heading back to China, much to our dismay.
Meanwhile, HWMNBN continues to throw tantrums, tell lies about the scope of the pandemic and I’m guessing, will be tweeting up a s**tstorm after the inspiring speech that President Barak Obama gave at the Virtual Commencement on Saturday. It was nice to be reminded what someone with empathy and intelligence sounds like.
Pinky and the Twinkies, eh?
“If Pinky is grounded, can I have her dessert?”
What do you mean you left a note saying they are at my house?
Bubba is having so much fun with his new friends!
Hey! Where did Bubba and Mr. Bun go?
Hey! watch where you put that torch!
It’s a good thing that Pinky taught Bubba how to use Skype!
Packing is such a chore! And a surprise visit from a friend can make it go so much faster!
The Long Goodbye, or “Toronto Farewell”
Mommee pandas have laser vision. Don’t even think you can hide, Bubba.
There’s always time for another cupcake!!!
So THAT’S how Pinky got there so quickly!
I wonder what this button over here does….AAAAAHHHHHHHH!
By the way, it sounds like masks are shipping over at Redbubble! If you need some masks, wouldn’t you breathe a little easier if they had pandas on them?
Be(e) the Bear!
Bob T Panda
Sorry for the false anticipation, for leading you on, leading you astray. Wait a minute! I’m proud to lead you astray, in a good pandy sort of way, of course! Today I am REALLY going to reveal who the Torch Bears for 2018 are! Honest! But first (OOOO! I KNEW she was going to do this!!!!) If you haven’t read my latest fractured fairy tale over on The Whidbey island Arts Council blog, you should do it NOW.
Uh oh! has there been Russian tampering with the selection of the Torch Bears?
Viva Les Pandas
Bob T Panda
I love fabulous Furry Friday and the encore presentation idea. Yes, it’s a way to post a third dose of panda satire, without having to do…um…any more work, but readers tell me they love it because it’s fun to see their favorite ‘toons again, while those who are new to the world of panda satire get a chance to get acquainted with the gang!
As this is a year when the Winter Olympics are being held, I thought we should take a couple of Fabulous Furry Friday look backs to Panda Olympics of years past.
The first appearance of the Torch Bears!
but now what will they do when they get to the Olympics?…..stay tuned!
Did the Torch Bears take a wrong turn????
Is that the twins I see before me? Don’t tell Lun Lun
Viva Le Pandas!
Bob T Panda
I know in the “real world” that the Olympics have actually already started, but please bear with us, and indulge me in the thought that the Olympics are just about to begin.
Where, oh where have the torch bears gone?
Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of this story!
Be the bear!
Bob T. Panda
The 2012 Olympics are poised to begin and the torch bears are nowhere to be found. Never fear…they are on their way. For those of you who are new to the all panda frolic (OK, Mehitabel and one cat) that is The Panda Chronicles, here is a little background on the Torch Bears, who first appeared in 2008, when the summer games were held in China. The pandas took those games by storm and they haven’t lost their taste for Olympic Gold!
Did the Torch Bears take a wrong turn????
But now what will they do when they get to the Olympics?…..stay tuned!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Once again, a story has come across the airwaves that is just ripe for panda satire. And, as you know, we at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire can NEVER resist such a good story. It just makes me proud to be a cartoonist. The story of former Olympic torch bearers selling their torches on Ebay is one such story. Believe me, I am NOT making this up.
It’s all in the timing…..
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Of course we know that Tian Tian and Yang Guang are not actually Scottish, I mean, it’s not like they are some exotic variation on Scottish Terriers, after all. But still, our heart starts to go pitter patter just a bit when we think of pandas gracing the British Isles once again. As you know, pandas have trod these paths before, and not so very long ago at that. Am I speaking of Chi Chi, who lived at the London Zoo from 1958 until her death in 1972? Why no! I’m speaking of the Torch Bears recent visit to Westminster Cathedral to start their round the world journey back to London for the 2012 (Panda) Olympic Games!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda