It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. Having time off definitely messes with ones schedule. Anyhow, this week’s installment of the bewilderedkidiverse is about fourteen and a half hours late, but hey, at least it was posted on the correct day! I hope everyone has had a great holiday season thus far! Let’s look forward to a GREAT 2009!
Some of you may not be interested in sports and that is completely understandable. With the amounts of money these people make and their celebrity status makes some people downright sick.
Now, I’m not certain if anybody that reads this blog watched the 2008 Olympics in Beijing this past summer, but it was a sight to be seen. Michael Phelps won an unprecedented eight gold medals, which is an astonishing accomplishment. However, with all great accomplishments there come conspiracy theories. The most common in this case is, did he cheat?
I can confidently state that he DID pass all of the drug tests for steroids and other substances that are considered illegal by the International Olympics Committee (IOC), so you can throw that idea out the window. Some state that there may be other substances that had been specifically designed for Phelps that haven’t been banned, but if it weren’t deemed illegal, then you cannot deny him his medals. Others blame his genetic mutations such as double jointed elbows and his freakishly large lung capacity for being able to acheive his accomplishments. However, one’s body, unless altered to enhance his or her athletic prowess, cannot disqualify someone from Olympic competition.
Before I go into this post in further detail, I must state that I’m not really one for conspiracy theories. However, while the Olympics were going on, I did come across a photograph in the local Star Tribune sports section that I found quite interesting.
You may not be able to read the caption below the picture, but it states, “Hailey Campbell, who met Olympian Michael Phelps at a meet last year in Atlanta, was sidelined for a year because of an eligibility glitch. With her family back in Minnesota, she has her eye on state.” Of course, I read this article because Phelpsmania was sweeping the nation and I was caught up in it. When it comes Hailey’s to eligibility issue, it turns out that she was sidelined due to an issue with her state residence. Her family moved either to or from Arkansas and it prevented her from competing.
After poring over the picture I figured that her eligibility could have dealt with something else within the picture. There was just something that was off in this picture and when I realized it I was floored. Then it struck me, MAYBE we shouldn’t be questioning Hailey’s eligibility. I mean, after all what does a state residence really have to do with competing for the Olympics? Maybe we should be questioning Michael Phelps’ eligibility and this perceived notion that perhaps he was cheating to win.
What struck me with this photograph? I’ve shown this to many, but nobody has been able to come up with what stuck out in this picture until I pointed it out. Why? It’s because I am ON TO PHELPS’ SECRET AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO BRING THIS UP! Check out the photo below for proof.
Do you see it now? THERE APPEARS TO BE A FIFTH HAND IN THIS PHOTO!. Well, technically it would be a fourth hand, since hand number three is actually out of the picture, but we can at least determine it is in fact attached to Hailey’s right arm.
This of course begs the question. WHO DOES THIS HAND BELONG TO? It isn’t Hailey’s! Her hands are number one and three respectively. There isn’t somebody behind these two swimmers, so the answer is simple. It is Michael Phelps’ third hand. Yes, the fabled third hand that he had surgically attached and only appears to transform itself while he is in the water, actually exists. Why would it have been surgically attached? Well, seeing as how I previously stated that unless one’s body has been altered they cannot be disqualified from Olympic competition, I ask why would he keep it? It wouldn’t seem like it would help much, unless….
Friends, I am about to drop a bomb here. This third hand is BIONIC!
Trust me when I say that Michael Phelps, although a great athlete, has tainted the sport of swimming with his third, bionic hand and he should return all of his medals to the IOC at once. This is not a question of patriotism, but rather Phelps’ inability to hide this rogue hand when posing for pictures.
SHAME ON YOU SIR! SHAME ON YOU AND YOUR BIONIC HAND!
Amazing what a few days off can do for a guy! Sure, I’ve been a bit late on posting my weeklies, but damn if I haven’t been productive on other projects. Here is page five of my new project, Shenanigans!
Editorial note: I’ve set this page up so it matches the blacks with page four and allows the two pages to be read, more or less as one when it is printed. Page six has already been thumbnailed, so expect it sometime soon!
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Page six of my new project, Hijinks, is ready to be viewed! Might take me a few days to post the next page, since I have yet to thumbnail it. I’ve been thumbnailing a few pages at a time in succession, just so I can take time to review the previous pages before committing ink to them. I do know that I will have text on the next page, which will be nice since I love to letter.
I am looking to get done with the first chapter by the end of the month, so that means about fourteen more pages to go!
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Page seven of my new project, Hijinks, is ready to be viewed! I’ve thumbnailed pages eight and nine, so you can probably expect them before the end of the week.
I am looking to get done with the first chapter by the end of the month, so that means about thirteen more pages to go!
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Depending on which Tuesday Duggan you are referencing, this particular post can be taken in two different directions.
The first? This toy, seen here was produced back in the 90s. As you can see, they obviously didn’t have a very good version of Photoshop back then. Look at the horrible job they did of retouching this image. And what exactly is a “Hack Attack?” Poor marketing. And a poor job on my part for basically recycling images.
The second direction? If you literally take into consideration what was written on this post, then OH MY GOD! THEY ARE TRYING TO SUFFOCATE HACKSAW IN A GIANT TOY PACKAGE! Quick somebody deliver a Hack Attack to these monsters!
Lame, I know. I came down with a pretty bad cold and won’t have enough time to get it done by tonight or tomorrow. So, we are skipping a week. Don’t worry, everything will be back to normal next week, I swear!
Out with the old and in with the new! Ring in 2009 with a bunch of crazy comic creatin’ cats at the next meeting of the St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Cell! Just bring some drawing utensils, an idea for the jam, and a few bucks to get a tasty beverage — the baristas really do appreciate that.
The jam will start promptly at 6:30 and run until…whenever.
The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner rather than later.
To join us come to:
Cosmic’s Coffee Shoppe
189 Snelling Ave N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Northwest corner of Snelling and Selby)
More not than often we head on over to grab a brew at:
O’Gara’s Bar and Grill
164 Snelling Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Southeast corner of Snelling and Selby)
Any questions? Ideas for the jam? Don’t have a clue who or what Krampus is? Please discuss on our message board.
We hope to see you!
You may take a look at this photo and just see that Hacksaw took the time to give away a free print to his adoring fan “8 Puss Houlton Joe Duyyar.” I don’t really understand why he didn’t sign his own name, because that is what celebrities generally do. Nevertheless, having the great eyes that I do, I saw more.
Notice the hair? Look at that hair! Good God, Jim Duggan has some great hair! Why do you look so angry Jim? Your hair is awesome! Yeah, give it a thumbs up and stand in front of the Glamor Shots backdrop. You’re so pretty, oh so pretty….
Page eight of my new project, Hijinks, is posted! I now I stated that I’d have page seven and eight up last week. Unfortunately, I ended up getting rather sick and hadn’t had time to get around to posting. Page nine should be up by the end of the week. Hopefully, over the weekend I can get a few more pages done, since I missed a good chunk of time.
I am looking to get done with the first chapter by the end of the month, so that means about twelve more pages to go, wish me luck!
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