Category: oddballs_010

Aside from the gag (no pun intended), how long is a snake’s neck? I’m guessing any length between its head and stomach. But how long is that?

Here’s a picture I found on a blog called “Life is Short, but Snakes are Long”:

That’s still a pretty long neck!

I saw a kid working at McDonald’s wearing a Def Leppard shirt. That band started in 1976… 47 years ago! I’m currently 48 years old, almost as old as the band. And, I must admit, my hearing is not as good as it used to be.

Oh, and here’s a pic of Def Leppard in 2018. I have mixed thoughts.

I was talking with Jessica about emotions, particularly disgust. We don’t think we want to be grossed out, but, in a way, we do. We like the feeling of each emotion and disgust, while it’s not necessarily positive, is a natural emotion. And face it, we have all sorts of things that are disgusting in our lives. I bet you’re disgusting every now and then. I know I am!

I did make a change to this page. Originally, the “mannequin” was “tailor’s”; as I had Googled “dummies” and checked images. Then I thought a mannequin might be funnier but I didn’t know how to draw one that looked convincing. When I Googled “mannequin” to check out an image, there was the thing I had drawn. So I changed the name to “mannequin.”

Also, I had no idea that a pacifier was called a “dummy” until I did my initial Google search. Did you?

Here you go! A harbinger of things to come. In the coming days, I’ll post the pages according to their placement in the issue. Makes sense, eh?

As you can see, I’ve used a bit of a 4th of July theme. And, if you can’t tell, I am proud to be an American… where at least I know I’m free. Sing it with me!

I think the USA is an amazing country! That said, it’s big, unwieldy, and not nearly as united as our moniker may let on. We’re a young country and we’re going through our rebellious teenage years.

What are your thoughts?

I’ve squeezed out every ounce of creative juices for this issue! You can count the ounces as you read. Hooray!

It’s a skunk!

For clarity’s sake, I’ll type out what I wrote:

Welcome* to Oddballs by Jason Salas

FAQ

Q: What is “Oddballs”?

A: The publication in your hands.

Q: No, I mean, what IS it?

A: Oh, sorry. Yeah, well it’s nondescript, which I realize, by definition, is not a description.**

Q: Is it, like, National Geographic or Newsweek?

A: No. Those are professional magazines. This is just a bunch of goofy stuff, created off-the-cuff with little to no hesitation… like stream-of-consciousness, in comic form.

Q: That’s a description, is it not?

A: Ah! I see what you did there. Ha!

Send Glowing prise or spiteful criticisms to the return address on the envelope.***

For our Spanish-speaking friends:

*Bienvenidos **Descripción ***Sobre

Feel free to make copies and hand them out liberally or conservatively, depending on your political bent.

Don’t ask where issues 1-3 are at. We’re just starting anew. Yes, fresh and new!