Thursday, December 2, 2010

POWER CUT

George and Lynne are in their living room when the lights go out. Lynne complains that this is the second power cut this week. She goes on to complain that the heating has gone off and it is freezing. George grabs a torch and tells her to look on the bright side as they'll just have to turn in early again.

George and Lynne have watched so much television that the power cut has had no emotional effect on them. They continue to stare at the blank screen as Lynne monotonically informs George of the lack of electricity. If it wasn't for the heating going off and snapping Lynne out of her stupor, she would have stayed there all night.

This power cut is isolated to their house only as the light from the streetlamps still lights their faces. If we look at George's face in the first frame, there is a knowing smile. He has organised this power cut with a deft efficiency. However he has not done it to have his way with Lynne. No, he has blown the fusebox in the garage purely to play with his knock-off lightsaber that he picked up at the market last week. Just call him George Skywalker.

8 comments:

  1. Have they changed artisis again? This one looks like a four-year-old drew it. This cartoon is really starting to suck.

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  2. Even though the power has gone off earlier in the week, Lynne seems to be woefully unprepared. Perhaps she should have bought a jumper or at least some trendy leggings when she was in Blues earlier in the week.

    Meanwhile 10/10 for ex-boy scout George. Not just does he have his knock-off light sabre handy, he has taken to wearing a nice warm jacket to watch telly of an evening.

    Well done George, those striking coal miners will have to try harder than that if they are to catch you out.

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  3. Sorry to be off topic but does anyone know if the Sun is still updating the cartoon behind the scenes ? The link Robbo posted last week just leads to the same strip for several days since he originally posted it.

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  4. George is simply trying to relieve the best times of his life, a sort of positive-experience Grounhdhog Day, in the 1970s, before his prostate problems kicked in and things began to fall apart in other ways, too.

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  5. The Sun seem to have stopped updating the site. I have contacted them to find out what is happening but they haven't replied.

    It may be the end for our heroes.

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  6. You think the fat lady has sung?

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  7. It might be, but fear not, I have over a 100 backlog of strips to get through.

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  8. Go for it Hugh! It's fun.

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