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Giraffes, Monkeys, And Wrestling

Starting A Whistling Club • One-Eyed Pirates • Art Is Good For The Soul

Mark Starlin
Jan 17, 2022
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Advice For Kids by Kids

Starting A Whistling Club

pezibear

If you are trying to start a whistling club,

don’t invite kids who eat lots of crackers.

— Bethany Tweet. Indianapolis, IN

Comic

One-Eyed Pirates


Captain Peanut Butter is a character I created when my children were young. I was driving the car one day and one of my daughters said, “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy.” Using my best super-hero voice I answered, “I’m not Daddy, I’m Captain Peanut Butter!” It became a running gag.

Many years later, after the girls had grown, I started creating silly quotes by Captain Peanut Butter and posting them on Facebook for friends and family. This is one of my favorites. I always imagined them as comics, so in 2018, I made this one.

One Minute Wit

Art Is Good For The Soul

Zalfa Imani


They say that art is good for the soul.

So every day at lunchtime, Jacques and Camille meet at the Louvre,

and play Wordle.

Jude The Animal Expert Dude

Giraffes, Monkeys, And Wrestling

Gary Bendig

Any student of the animal kingdom knows that the lives of one species of animal are often deeply intertwined with the lives of another.

Take the giraffe and the monkey. It is more than shared habitat that brings these two species together. It is actually the love of sports that creates their strongest bond.

Most people know monkeys are a barrel of fun. But what they may not know is in the wild, monkeys like to host wrestling matches. I discovered this through extreme subterfuge and a very expensive giraffe costume.

But what good is a show without an audience? This is where giraffes come in. Giraffes love wrestling. But their anatomy makes them far better spectators than participants.

When there is no danger present (giraffes are excellent lookouts), giraffes often form a huge circle out on the plains and watch as monkeys participate in wrestling matches.

Because monkeys are relatively small, it can be difficult for a giraffe to see them on the ground wrestling.

So as one giraffe stood behind another, they would often stretch their necks, trying to see over the giraffe in front of them. Eventually, this led to the long necks they have today.

— Jude The Animal Expert Dude

Happy Monday.

Mark


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John K Adams
Jan 17, 2022Liked by Mark Starlin

The best pirates have eyes in the back of their heads. Beware!

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John K Adams
Jan 17, 2022Liked by Mark Starlin

Art museums provide great inspiration for activities not directly related to art. More than once, my wife and I have been admonished not to pose with the statues for funny pictures.

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