OOPS!
It was brought to my attention that I forgot to post this cartoon a couple of weeks ago when it ran. I’m not sure why, I may have been abducted by aliens just as I got to it, then made to forget everything that happened on the ship after being returned to my desk. We may never know.
Since the strip version took a fair amount of extra drawing, I’ve posted it here, too. That little tan Fiat 500 on the far left is mine in real life, by the way. Just a little Jazz Pickle trivia for you. Here’s another morsel: when I first submitted this cartoon to King Features, I used the phone number of a service I found online, some lady who claims to be able to find missing pets, people, and objects with her psychic powers. The syndicated cited legal problems with using a real number, so I had to resort to the lame “555″ thing. Bummer, man. Click either image for a larger version.
I’m a big fan of phony “missing” or advertising posters like this. Here’s my favorite.
Like so many great jokes, similar ideas occur to the similarly-minded. HuffPo has a gallery of similarly punny “tear off tab” fliers at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/funniest-tear-off-tab-flyer-photos_n_1853885.html
I always enjoy your attention to the little details–the 2 overlapping staples at the top.
I spent a lot of years stapling my band’s posters on telephone poles back in the 80s. :o)
Dan, did you have one of those awesome staple hammer things?
just an average staple gun
My favorite
Yup! That one is a classic!
You might enjoy this, too, then… This is from the Christchurch Press today. An art project in the city is enabling people to make fake insurance claims for items they have lost in the Christchurch earthquakes. Such as sleep, faith in government, a pen squashed by furniture….
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7966535/Loss-Adjusters-make-fun-of-serious-issue
Me, I keep losing packets of Oreos that I put in my earthquake emergency kit. For some reason, they have never once lasted a single night.
A lot of people still have it really hard here, and many are put through the wringer by insurance companies and other bureaucracies, but they still find time to laugh. I love this city!
Love that kind of thing.
There was a great one that made the rounds a few years ago of Lionel Ritchie: it said “Hello” above his picture, “Is it me you’re looking for?” below, and the little strips of paper contained the subsequent lyrics …
http://uploads.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hello_reddit1.jpg
LOVE that one!
Hilarious! Thank you. <3
My favourite “missing” poster is this one:
http://uploads.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3792084115_df573e1028.jpg
Instead of “555″ I try to use KLondike 5-
I prefer the top one. Anyway good job!
You might’ve actually been abducted by aliens. :o
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Oh! This one’s great. May I use that wide version as a backdrop for my FrontOfTheHeadBook timeline? I know you wouldn’t be able to actually stop me from doing so, but as a long time fan and supporter, I’d very much prefer to have your permission.
DO it!
Thank you very much!
I like this one, too… not a missing ad, rather the opposite http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7kjAbKtDHCg/TdGGqMeYHrI/AAAAAAAABmY/SWeNuOaXRbk/s1600/you-decide.jpg
Haha. Very good.
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I thought I had seen this recent item as a picture of a Missing Strip ad, but maybe it just morphed in my memory. Still, this would make a great Missing Strip ad as well as a Craigslist ad.
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/wan/3341747826.html
Really close to an idea an artist in Minneapolis did in 2010. His name is Phil Jones and he is pretty brilliant at signs.
Not with strips but I love David Thornes Missing Missy: http://www.27bslash6.com/missy.html