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About Panda in Chief

Anne Belov paints, writes, makes prints, and is the founder of The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire. You can find her paintings at the Rob Schouten Gallery and Fountainhead Gallery, her cartoons on The Panda Chronicles, and her new book here. She also writes regularly for The Whidbey Life Magazine, a free journal of art and culture on Whidbey Island. Her main regret in life is that there is no MacArthur Grant for Panda Satire.

The Tax Man Cometh (Beware the Ides of April)

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For those of you who are waiting till the very very VERY last minute to do your taxes, Huzzah! You have until Tuesday! In addition to my own taxes, I have completed the Panda Kindergarten’s tax returns. Fortunately, none of us made any money, so that made it all so much simpler.

Hopefully, none of you show up at your accountant’s offices this way:

The only sure things are Pandas and taxes.

Apologies in advance to all of you who are waiting on the edge of your seats to read the continuation of Bubba and Pinky’s (and Ping!!!) story about going to visit Yip and Jip in Canada before they move to Calgary. Not to worry, Bubba and the gang (and PINKY!!!) will return soon! I have been feverishly working on a response to the Foxxy “News” insulting report on pandas. Yeah, if we WANTED to bite you, you would be in big trouble!

No nonsense to be found here!

Panda on!
Bob T Panda

Fabulous Furry Friday presents An Embarrassment of Pandas

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I don’t know if it is true or not, but I have read that the collective noun for pandas is an embarrassment of pandas. If it’s not, it definitely should be. I mean have you ever watched them eat? While I work back here behind the scenes to formulate my response to the vile maligning of pandas on Foxxy “News,” I thought I would share some ‘toons of the archives of…um…Pandas Being Embarrassed!

I don’t know if this link will actually work or not, but here is Stephen Colbert taking about this segment on Foxxy “News”

First on the list, of course, since it is time for our annual salute to the Nixon Pandas, is this one:

I am only making some of this up.

Thanks guys! No, really.

The secret lives of the wild panda!

You better watch out….

I am such a dork.

Do we have to count panda adoption fees?

Be the (Em)Bear(assed) Panda
Bob T Panda

Hello…Goodbye: I Must be Going

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It has been brought to my attention, that a certain bow-tied wearing Foxy “News” personality has been talking smack about PANDAS!!!!! As you can imagine, we are working on our very considered response to this outrage. Stay tuned!!!! Dis. Will. Not. STAND!!!!!

Meanwhile, our story continues!

There’s always time for another cupcake!!!

Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda

And thanks for alerting me to the Foxy “News” libelous broadcast, Gordon!

Bubba Breaks out: Our Story Continues…

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Oh me, oh my! Bubba has broken the chains of his good bear persona, (or is that bearsona?) and headed north to say goodbye to his true love, before she moves all the way across the country! Can you blame him? Surely Mommee Mei will take his broken heart into consideration, as our story continues.

But let’s see what happens next!

Mommee pandas have laser vision. Don’t even think you can hide, Bubba.

But at least there will be cuppycakes!!!!

Stay tuned for more from our story on Wednesday. But also know, that we have been taking copious notes from the revelations of graft and corruption in the Drawers of the Cabinet of Doom. Not to name names, but in this un-protective environment, I think you know of whom we speak. It has given Pinky ideas. Too many ideas!

Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda

Celebrating 10 years of Panda Satire

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Today, we’re celebrating 10 years of panda satire! I didn’t actually start posting ‘toons online until 2009, but I started drawing panda satire in 2008 after seeing an article about the panda ranches written by James Fallows.

Let’s take a look at some of the early ‘toons, have a few cuppycakes, and celebrate 10 years of Being the Bear!

Ever wondered where all these pandas came from?

Is it that time already?

Can Mehitabel endure the tidal wave of pandas?

You can’t be too careful!

Ha ha! Here’s a toothbrush!

Panda Talk! My favorite show!

Panda On!
Bob T Panda

Don’t forget to tune in Sunday for the next installment of “The Toronto Farewell!”

The long, long, LONG Goodbye

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So, you remember that story I started telling you about Bubba and Ping going off to say goodbye to Yip and Jip, just before they went off and moved to Calgary, and then some other stuff happened, like the Panda Olympics and Chinese New Years, and I started telling you some other stories? Well, think of it as kind of a long goodbye from Bubba to his good friends to the north, Jip and Yip.

To remind you of where we left them…

Packing is such a chore! And a surprise visit from a friend can make it go so much faster!

So, now that you remember where we left everyone…

The Long Goodbye, or “Toronto Farewell”

Stay tuned for more of our story on Sunday! And don’t forget Fabulous Furry Friday, coming to you on…um…now what day was that again?

Panda on
Bob T Panda

I Pity the April Fool

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So says Bob (Mr) T Panda! It is April Fools Day and Easter Sunday, which makes me think of all sorts of tasteless jokes, which I will just leave to your imaginations.

One of my most memorable April Fool’s Days was during my student years when I was one of the artists at the Artists for the Environment Foundation at the Delaware Water Gap National Park. The director was…um…a bit humorless, so we decided to…shall we say, celebrate the season. We took down all the paintings from the wall and replaced them with freshly gessoed canvases, blocked the drive with our cars, there may have been some vaseline on the doorknob to his office. That memory escapes me. I’m sure we did some other things as well, but fortunately, I have forgotten them. I’m sure the statute of limitations has expired, so no harm, no foul!

Bring on the Chocolate Bunnies and Marhsymallow Peeps!

April Fools Day has always been my favorite holiday

Panda On
Bob Did I April Fool You? T Panda

It’s Fabulous Furry Friday!

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Yes, once again it’s Fabulous Furry Friday, not to mention Good Friday (not at the Panda Kindergarten, mind you, since they are rarely good) AND it it is not only Easter Eve Eve, but also April Fool’s day Eve Eve! I bet you didn’t know those were a thing.

Before we get into today’s encore presentations, I wanted to thank our good friends Ellie and Edmond for giving a shout out to the Panda Chronicles! Huzzah! They host a natural science for kids blog, and yesterday, their feature presentation was about…ta-da…PANDAS!!!!! Cool, huh?

Now put down that chocolate bunny and stop stuffing your mouth with peeps so you can read today’s ‘toons!

What’s Black and White and carries cuppycakes in a basket?

A tiskitt a taskitt , a great big wheelie basket!

Kitty Sue and the Three Pandas can be seen in our latest collection, The Pinky Defense!

Do you smell smoke?

This was way too much fun. :o)

Panda On
Hop-a-Long Bob T Panda

Huzzah for the Young People!

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WE are ALL endangered!

Can we talk for just a minute, about all the hundreds of thousands, and maybe millions of people who turned out for The March 24th #MarchForOurLives? As someone who came of age in the late 60’s and early 70’s and spent my fair share of time marching and protesting, I was so proud, so heartened (is that a word?) to see these very articulate young men and women get up in front of 100’s of thousands of people in DC and other cities around the country and around the world.

For those of you who think that these teenagers can’t possibly be this smart, this articulate, this organized (and I know that is not anyone who regularly reads these pages) I say, you are living in a dream world. Who more than this generation, raised on social media, over-scheduled and over organized within an inch of their lives, who could be better equipped to lead this movement? Emma Gonzales moved me to tears with her speech and her silence, representing the amount of time it took the gunman to kill 17 of her classmates and teachers. She is my new hero.

The Times They are a Changing…sing it, Bob!

WE will accept NO support from the NRA

Panda On, as if your life depended on it. (because it might!)
Bob T(he other Bob) Panda

Pinky Knows How to Work a Crowd

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Recently, one of my friends in the Pandasphere suggested that Pinky would enjoy crowd surfing, and that got me thinking…

And speaking of a crowd…..

Way to go, to everyone who attended one of the March For Life events around the world. I was so glad to see there was a large turnout in DC, with estimates of over 1 million people! I think Seattle had a good turnout. Our local demonstration was small, but enthusiastic. Now we need to make sure all these potential new voters get registered and vote! The times they are a changing, indeed!

Meanwhile, what is Pinky up to?

Thank you to Anne Lane for this great idea!

Panda On!
Bob T Panda