In the first, the sheep has just been shorn. An old joke ("I'm washing my hair", when the speaker doesn't have any).
In the second, the sheep obviously has a lot of hair, so probably will be genuinely spending a long time washing and drying it. (those of us who wash sheep's fleece know that it takes days to dry.)
Which is funniest??
Or perhaps the one on the right could be standing next to a giant rabbit (hare). :)
ReplyDeleteI like the joke,..
ReplyDeleteI find the shorn lamb to be too beefy - I expect her to be thinner, a bit like a wet cat looks skinny. (It makes the head look too small)
I'm not sure you need the additional joke with the shorn sheep, I think it stands well enough with the normal sheep.
Oh, I see you've given up on the colour, and I don't think I blame you.
Marty, that made me laugh out loud. Wordplay isn't really my thing but that's too good not to draw.
ReplyDeleteRick, there was an additional joke in the 'normal sheep' version too. it wasn't really meant to be another normal sheep but one with a particularly big fleece (these actually exist, called hermit sheep, they hide and avoid shearing. It's worth googling to see what happens to a sheep if it's not shorn). I obviously didn't draw the fleece big enough - the joke is meant to be as if a person with a massive afro said 'I'm washing my hair' 'all week' 'yes'.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that 'are you coming to the concert' 'no I'm washing my hair' is much of a joke, it needs something else.
I redrew the shorn sheep a bit skinnier as you suggested and published that one. But since then I thought of another variation (two normal sheep, same conversation, but second frame has a fleece on a washing line). With M's suggestion, that's 4 variations (of variable quality) that I have - I can feel a 'running gag' coming on.......
That cartoon is #111 - a Nelson. I think I have to hop on one leg or something to avoid the bad luck.
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