Wrap Music
I’m Dan Piraro, the creator of the Bizarro newspaper comic. Each week, I post my Sunday Bizarro comic, then a short essay, then the past week’s Monday-Saturday Bizarro comics written and drawn by my partner, Wayno. He does a weekly blog post, too, and I highly recommend it.
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You are perhaps impressed with our mummy’s habit of dry cleaning his wrappings rather than just tossing them into the wash. Truth is that he used to wash them at home but his roommate once tossed a new, red T-shirt in with them and for months after had to go around as a pink mummy every other week. People often assumed he was a salesman for Mary Kay Cosmetics.
If you’re gifted at math you’ll have just realized he owns only two sets of wrappings. He doesn’t need more than that and can easily get away with wearing the same suit for a week. After all, he doesn’t sweat and he doesn’t eat or drink, so spills are no problem. Mostly it’s just his feet that get dirty from shuffling, and he can wear shoes for that.
There are a few points of interest in Larry’s Dry Cleaners that I don’t want you to miss. He’s got some of those fancy, custom-printed paper coverings for his hangers and they feature his company slogan. Not every small business has a slogan but Larry’s does and I think it works well for him.
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Larry also has the usual signs you might see in a dry cleaner shop. They’re probably legally required to tell us how long they’ll keep abandoned items, but telling us what they intend to do with them after that time expires is an added touch that really makes a difference. It gives people a visual that helps them remember to pick up their damn clothes. Larry’s not running a storage facility here, people.
And the other sign reminds us that he also offers tailoring and pugilism. All you have to do is ask.
Finally, I’d like to say that I have a good friend named Larry and he often reads these weekly blog posts. So, Larry, if you’re reading today, yes, the choice of the shop name was a shout-out to you, but, no, the character behind the counter is in no way supposed to look like you. I tried to draw you several times but it just kept looking more like Elena (his wife) so I gave up.
And now the guard tower spotlight shines on my colleague in cartoon crime, Wayno, as he attempts to escape with this week’s Bizarro cartoons. Let’s see what he’s got in that filthy pillowcase.
At this time of year I always take time to reflect on what a truly strange example of syncretism the modern, American version of Easter is, and how blind we are to it. Well, actually it’s a common example of syncretism, not a strange one, but my point is it’s weird. Just shows you can get used to anything.
What he’d really like to be doing is reading the latest episode of my graphic novel, Peyote Cowboy, which I just posted! If you want to catch up to the story so far, gallop your palomino over there and get started!
You might not guess it from this drawing but B.G. & the Things are a classical string quartet.
Don’t miss the band poster. “Flipping the Bird” was my favorite album by Bird.
And if you’re into music you likely already know that my partner, Wayno, is REALLY into music and knows all kinds of interesting stuff about it. He shares a little of that each week in his blog posts so don’t miss them. This week is no exception and is chock full of musicality!
Alternative caption: “I’m sorry, Bob. But this is no way for a vermin to live.”
And that brings us to the end of our cartoon broadcast. Thanks for sticking around for the royal pillowtalk which, as you might expect, has devolved into a discussion of amphibians. This is the product of inbreeding, folks.
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