Probably The Most Important Page in the Parenting Workbook
Long-time forum member Ben Driscoll has been posting his webcomic Daisy Owl in the forum since July. Today, we take a look at a lesson that should probably come earlier in the book on parenting.
i see some people that dont understand this and i thought i could help
Reply1.Mr.Owl is an owl,
2.Mr.Owl is raising human children
3.Mr.Owl wants to teach his children to fly
4.humans cant fly
hope this helped
took me a while but i got it....
ReplyI love this comic
Replylol that was really funny
ReplyThis is a good strip.
ReplyToo bad Cracked sucks and puts things up without the proper context for people who don't read Daisy Owl so that they understand the joke.
If it sucks why do you read it?
i don't get it. or maybe i do and it's just not funny.
Reply@g-regula. Now that I read your statement more carefully, it appears that I completely misinterpreted you. At first, I thought you were trying to establish an arbitrary rule that comics should never use storyline context, which I assumed with your statement: "The context of the storyline is irrelevant", and how you described that each strip must act as a stand-alone. (I said "there are no restrictions to the creative process", in reaction to this criteria I thought you were upholding)
ReplyIn actuality, you were noting how even without the storyline, the strip can still function as a stand-alone (and a humorous one at that).
This should have been pretty obvious, but quite a few neurons misfired in my head XD. Sorry about that.
@AsianBorat
ReplyWhat do you mean "there are no restrictions to the creative process?" Of course there are, at least when it comes to classifying what it is you've created. Driscoll clearly understands how to write a comic strip because he structures them to work on their own and as a whole. If you publish a daily or weekly strip and the individual comics don't make sense then you're doing it wrong. It's obvious he's not trying to make some avant-garde statement here. That thing up there, in the little boxes? It meets the EXACT criteria of a comic strip. "There are no restrictions to the creative process" what a crock of bullshit. Driscoll doesn't need that defense because he does it right. Also because it's a shitty defense.
Ah, Daisy Owl. It's like a warm, fuzzy blanket.
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ReplyI find it utterly hilarious people continue to read every addition to this comic, and then post about how they hate it. Im going to go buy Twilight just so I can read it and piss myself off.
ReplyNo wait, I ll find an online copy so I can /tell/ people I don t like it, and they can all admire my superior intellect and tastes! Yes! That will make me loved and respected by strangers!
This is an old one, but a good one.
ReplyYou people not understanding this are retarded.
Reply1. Mr.Owl is an owl, duh.
2. Mr.Owl is raising human children
3. Mr.Owl wants to teach his children to fly
4. Can human children fly? No.
The fact that a human parenting book has that reference in it and that Mr.Owl doesn't know makes it's funny.
Sigh.
Oxy, this is the internet. No matter how much time and effort one puts into something and despite what the finished product is you are going to get several flames in the comment section. i would recommend just looking at the constructive criticism and ignore the "mi comiks more better than uz" ones
ReplyYou know, even though i do read some of the comments posted, i find it funny that when someone reads something they dont like or dont understand, they say it was stupid or that its not funny or whatever.
ReplyEverything thats funny doesnt have to appeal to everyone. just because you dont think its funny doesnt mean everyone agrees with you.
And i know, youre all saying "you crazy little girl! look at this comments section! everyone agrees with me!"
No, only the people who dont like it and think they need to voice their opinion about something they dont understand are the ones who comment.
Why cant you all just read it, enjoy it for what it is, and move on. and not just this strip, but everything thats posted on this site.
The people who post stuff on this site work really hard on their articles, comics, videos, whatever, and mocking them or saying their stuff sucks certainly doesnt do wonders for their egos.
Note: Im really only saying something because i really enjoy Mr.D
Good old Cracked stuffs. It's good to be laughing, and the economy is getting better! More fun videos at are here, "The Week's Most Hilarious Videos 6/15"
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Come on, guys. Why does everything have to be this huge drama? Anyone ever heard of personal preference? Seriously, if you don't like it, don't read it. That way you won't feel the need to complain. I don't think White Ninja is funny, so I don't read it. I don't think Fatawesome's comics are funny, so I don't read them either. In doing so, I eliminate the need to complain about the fifteen seconds of my life that were wasted.
ReplyI don't get it. I'm not complaining, I'm sure it's hilarious once you know what it means. But I don't. :-)
Reply@g-regula.
ReplyWhy MUST each individual strip function as a stand-alone? There are no restrictions to the creative process, so Ben Driscoll can make us laugh in whatever way he wants.
After all, it's still humor, whether or not it fits the exact criteria of a "comic".
The whole point of writing a comic in a strip and not in a book is episodic humour. Each individual strip must function as a stand-alone, like a TV show. The context of the storyline is irrelevant, the strip is self contained. I don't follow Daisy Owl outside of Cracked and I still got the joke and found it funny. It's okay not to think the strip was funny, it's your taste. If you couldn't follow such a simple joke, then I'm sorry but you're barely even functionally retarded. You can trust that diagnosis, my air miles card says I'm a doctor.
Reply@Obitron2000 - You should never prefix your opinions or beliefs with "I think" or "I believe." If you're the one making the statement then that context is already inferred. Just like with the strip, you shouldn't have to clutter things up with unnecessary contextualization; that's freshman grammar.