I pity the poor billionaire,
Who wishes the poor folks stay home.
He thinks that they all should just vote for him,
And then they should leave him alone.
Life is a banquet…at least if you are a billionaire…
Be the bear!
Bob T Panda
I can’t help it. I’m a Scorpio. We hold grudges. And when you get a Scorpio artist/writer/cartoonist with the power to make fun of those who have wronged them and never apologized, well, then! Then we have an excellent story line for some ‘toons, should, for example, they decide to run for president as an independent candidate.
What WERE you thinking?
Be the bear!
Bob T Panda
Sometimes folks ask me where my ideas come from. They come from all over the place TBH. They come from the news, they come from actual pandas, and they are all at least tinged with my own past history. Today’s Sunday Funday takes a trip down memory lane….
Panda satire explained for you!
Ever wondered where all these pandas came from?
But my years in the coffee mines of Starbucks have inspired more than one ‘toon over the years. I have mostly repressed the long ago memories from my days at the roasting plant. And before you ask, no I did not get rich on stock options: that happened after I left, after Howard “don’t call me a billionaire” Schultz bought it from the actual founders. (Want to read the low down on this man who would be president-or more likely help HWMNBN re-elected? Read This. I was able to supply some choice quotes.)
I hope Howard comes to think of me as the annoying splinter that gets stuck in your sock, that keeps poking your foot, and no matter how often you take off your sock, you can’t find it and it sends a sharp pain with every step you take. Don’t make Pinky mad!!!!!
This was way too much fun. :o)
Can I have EXTRA extra whipped cream?
What’s that stuff getting all over my paws? Oh…it’s frosting!
Panda on
Bob T double binkacchino with extra whippy cream Panda
TBH, I don’t know if red pandas are really this fiesty, but I like to imagine that they are. They provide a wonderful counterpart to the (relative) calmness of giant pandas (except where Pinky is concerned). I really need to get into the Woodland Park Zoo and see the new kids on the block (and maybe demonstrate for WOOZPPAH a little bit.)
Unka Rusty has some seriously feisty opinions!
And speaking of WOOZPPAH, if Howard Schultz wanted to do something worthwhile with his money, he could endow the Starbucks Panda Pavillion at Woodland Park Zoo. He won’t, but it might make me like him just a little bit.
Panda on!
Bob T Panda
I just heard a news story on the radio the other morning about grizzly bears still being on the endangered species list. This, of course, made me think about everyone’s favorite grizzly bears, Frank and Mikey! Be assured, I am working on some new ‘toons for them which will show up in a few weeks, because, as you might imagine, they have opinions about this development!
While generally speaking, we are all on team panda, rumor has it, there are OTHER bears out there too!
Today, you are a bear.
Oh those polar bears! What jokers they are!
another cartoon inspired by real news!
Thanks again to Henry Nicholls for alerting me to this story
Send in the bears!
Helloooooo bears!
I like bears.
Be the Bear, ebbryone!
Bob T Panda (smarter than your average bear!)
Really, some of Mittens’ spokes-vampires have gotten so outrageous with their lies that I’m surprised their heads don’t explode from the sheer audacity of their statements. And what’s with Mister Coffee’s whining that because he is rich and successful, people are being mean to him when they tell him they don’t want him to RUN for president, let alone BE president. We’ve had enough whining from Mittens as it is.
Please, just go away, KittySue! And did you see what I just saw on Pinky’s Tiara?
Panda on, oh, and by the way, we have just a few more hours for you to sign up and pledge your support for the first Panda Chronicles pin, featuring none other than Princess Pinky! You have until 5:17 PST to head here to pledge your support! Thanks to everyone who has already climbed aboard the Panda Bus to make this project a reality!
Bob T Panda!
Pinky has RIGHTS!
Pinky has a Magical WAND!
Mittens can’t really do that, can he?
Meanwhile, we are entering the final week of our Put a Panda On It Pinky Pin Kickstarter campaign! Huzzah! so there is still time to head on over here if you were thinking you wanted to collect the whole set!
Panda on!
Bob T Panda
Yes, it’s Sunday, which is now our day for Encore Presentations of all of my (and I hope your) favorite ‘toons. I spent yesterday at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Seattle. It was fun and overwhelming and I came home with piles of new books to read, saw many of my writer/illustrator buddies from SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and was in the presence of more people than I usually see in a year.
If I find books in my now huge to-be-read pile that I love, I’ll be sure to pass these titles along as I know many of you love to read things that aren’t even about pandas!
I just saw another news story on Twidder about this…
“I’ll have one of these, and one of these, and one of these, and one of…”
…and she ate the just right cuppycake all up!
Oh come on…hasn’t that ever happened to you? One minute there are two dozen cuppycakes just sitting there, and the next minute they’re gone?
let there be cake!
Inspired by a TRUE story!
I need to go have some cake!
Panda on!
…I have a new Kickstarter campaign running since this past Thursday. For those of you who don’t know about Kickstarter, here’s how it works:
and that’s what it’s all about!
Get ready…….
Think of the next couple weeks like NPR and their pledge drives!
Isn’t it time for a cuppycake?
Pinky: what’s wrong wif dis cookie?
Did Bubba eat the cookie?
Pinky pin! #ClapLouder Final size approximately 1.25″x1″
Panda on (over to my Kickstarter site!)
Bob T Panda
Update!: We’ve already reached funding minimums! Huzzah! I’ll be posting some stretch goals TOMORROW!!!!
Will we ever see the end of this? Voter suppression, lies from what should be trusted government spokespersons, feeding and ramping up the fears of the American public.
Before we get to today’s ‘toon, I want to tell you about a little project I have in mind. A couple years ago, Kickstarter came up with a concept for small projects for the month of January. The idea is that you create a project with rewards limited to 100 “things”, so there is only 1 reward level.
I’ve been thinking about this for a year, and doing some sketches. There have been some great enameled pins being designed by artists, and I think a series of Panda Chronicles pins would be a great addition to the pins that are now available. Depending on the response for this pin, I can do additional projects with additional images. I
Of course, Pinky demanded to be on the first pin. Proposed size, approximately 1 inch high by 3/4 inch wide.
Please feel free to share your comments, let me know if this is something you might be interested in. I’m working now on setting up the project over on Kickstarter, and plan to go live around the middle of January, with a 2 week funding period. (not much time, I know!) More information will follow soon!
Is there no end to our misery? The chill of voter suppression can’t be alleviated by putting on a sweater!
Panda on, Panda on!
Bob T Panda