Category Archives: the essential pandaness of being

A Bear By Any Other Name Would Smell…well, that’s it.

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It is spring time and pandas are in the mood for loooooove.  From San Diego Z00 (where they let the panda cam show some RATHER personal stuff, if you ask me, to Edinburgh, Scotland, where the happy (panda) couple have been hired to promote….deodorant.  No, I am not making this up.   The Royal Zoo in Edinburgh Scotland has played let’s make a deal with manufacturers of deodorant, to have the Scottish Pandas appear in their advertising.  I can’t make stuff up this good, no way.  Since I am not able to receive TV commercials from Scotland, it was, however, left to my imagination to bring you the commercial.  (OK, I DID make this up.)

A bear by any other name, would still smell pretty funky.

Stay tuned this week for more panda product placement!

Be the Bear

Bob T. Panda

More 2012 Previews! Huzzah! AND a Roll of Honor Inductee!

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 I have to start this post by thanking a tireless promoter of all things panda on Facebook.  DoxieMom Pandamonium (not her real name, I would guess)  posts compilation videos from the panda cams streamed from the US zoos, often Zoo Atlanta, since that is the home of our nations youngest panda.  This is a huge amount of work, as she has to watch hours of videos to get these little 1.5 minute gems.  Every once in a while she mentions that she doesn’t know how much longer she can do this, so we all whine and plead and then she relents and keeps doing it.  She often gives these videos really clever names that leave me laughing out loud, and Mehitabel glaring at me from her perch on my drawing table, because I’ve disturbed her beauty sleep.  Her most recent one was so funny (and such a great video that I’m not even going to admit how many times I have watched it) that the only thing I could think to do was steal the title for this cartoon.  But I’m putting her on the Roll of Honor, so I hope she will forgive me.

DoxieMom Pandamonium : you are da Bear! Welcome!

So without any more fol-der-al, here is today’s 2012 Panda Preview of upcoming cartoons!  (I stole this idea from Doonesbury ….if you are going to steal stuff, steal from the best, I always say!)

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

2012 Preview continues!

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Oh, the pandas are busy this spring!  Here are some more of the exciting stories we will be covering soon!  I would also like to jump about and clap my paws with glee ( which produces a kind of muffled, fuzzy sound) because there have been over 21,000 views of the Panda Chronicles!  Huzzah!

The panda kindergarten: bringing chaos the world over!

 

We can’t tell you how sorry we are not to be at Pandapalooza at the San Diego Zoo this year,  but we will be there in spirit, and start making plans for next year.  (maybe with a book???)  We did send along a few goodies for prizes at the conference.  I hope YOU are a lucky winner!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Another boring repeat!

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Yeah, yeah, I know, this is from the FALL equinox, but really, the equinox thing…it’s really the same, except that the days are getting longer instead of shorter.  Alright…it’s not exactly the same, in fact, it’s completely different, but that does not matter!

spring back...fall forward...it's so confusing!

 

What’s important is that I can re-run this cartoon so that I can draw some new cartoons to bring you next week, and not have to work ALL day on saturday.

Don’t forget to turn your clocks…um..is it forward?  I’ll find out if I’m late for yoga tomorrow.

Be the Bear!!

Bob T. Panda

PS…Did anyone hear about the cuppycake ATM on “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” this morning?  Huzzah! cuppycakes make National Panda Radio!

The 2012 Preview!

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Well, here at the Institute of Contemporary Panda Satire, we have big plans for 2012!  I thought it would be a good idea for the Panda Chronicles  to let you know what is in store for this year. Here is the first of the 2012 previews!

We’d also like to give a Roll of Honor shout out to Sue F. and Lucilla T. for alerting me to the Cuppycake ATM (with sprinkles!)  I sure wish that there was one around here! Huzzah!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

I’m sorry, but the party you wish to speak to is all tied up…

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The panda kindergarten is "busy" ...can you call back later?

We at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire have long been big fans of Lynda Barry.  While she may not have invented the use of “inappropriate quotation marks,”  she excels in their use.  As I see it, she uses them to shift the meaning of a word or phrase to be more ironic, or to emphasize the word’s inappropriateness.  How cool is that?  I also have always loved how she shines a light on the demeaning jobs that most artists take at the beginnings of their career.  Lynda, you are da bear!

Meanwhile, back at the panda kindergarten,  Mehitabel has gotten her …um…revenge on the panda kindergarten.  But don’t worry, they are working their way loose, even as we speak!  Prepare yourself for Bob’s presidential campaign, more of Babette‘s travels (Italy!!!!!), the 2012 Panda Olympic Games, and Panda Idol, the new Reality TV show about pandas that is sweeping the nation!

Till next time, Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

I’m sorry, but the party you wish to speak to is all tied up…

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The panda kindergarten is "busy" ...can you call back later?

We at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire have long been big fans of Lynda Barry.  While she may not have invented the use of “inappropriate quotation marks,”  she excels in their use.  As I see it, she uses them to shift the meaning of a word or phrase to be more ironic, or to emphasize the word’s inappropriateness.  How cool is that?  I also have always loved how she shines a light on the demeaning jobs that most artists take at the beginnings of their career.  Lynda, you are da bear!

Meanwhile, back at the panda kindergarten,  Mehitabel has gotten her …um…revenge on the panda kindergarten.  But don’t worry, they are working their way loose, even as we speak!  Prepare yourself for Bob’s presidential campaign, more of Babette‘s travels (Italy!!!!!), the 2012 Panda Olympic Games, and Panda Idol, the new Reality TV show about pandas that is sweeping the nation!

Till next time, Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

And the envelope please…..

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We here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire are pleased and excited to announce that our new fil-um, Your Brain on Pandas: the Movie, is now showing on Youtube, and not only that, it’s been nominated for an Oscar!  (In the category of Best 2 minute film about cartoon pandas.)  be sure to watch it at:

www.youtube.com

We will be back later this evening when our lazy and indolent cartoon-ographer brings you the story of Pandas Fat Tuesday.  (OK, OK, every day is fat something for pandas, but no need to rub it in!)

Till then, here is an earlier panda movie that had rave reviews:

panda movie

panda movie

Till tonight,

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda


Procrastination is a many splendored thing…..

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Hey, remember oh, a month or so (or so…) ago and TheRubbe gave me the versatile blogger award….well, I did part of the required dealy-bobs you have to do, thank the giver of the award, tell 7 things about yourself that the bloggosphere doesn’t know, and then pass the award on to 7 more people.  Well, I kept putting off granting the award to more people, which, like my usual response to chain letters, drops it dead in it’s tracks. Part of my procrastination had to do with I wasn’t sure if there were 7 blogs that I follow, and then there is all the technical stuff of looking up their addresses and putting them on the blog and contacting them and blah blah blah.

Not nearly so much entertainment as playing with the panda kindergarten.  But fulfilling these duties is part of that which makes the blog world go round.  Some of the things I like about this place is that:

1. People accept me as a cartoon panda. (HA HA!)

2. I’ve connected with people who are cartoonists or writers or just interesting and those connections feel real, not virtual.  Maybe that is an illusion, but it is a comforting one, nonetheless!

3.  I have insinuated the word “cuppycakes” into common usage.

Is that cool or what
So, Here is my list of blogs that I recommend, with perhaps a short note about why I like them.

 

The Traveling Writer : great advice about creative work.

http://alexisgrant.com/

The Ugly Moose:  Because it’s funny, and who wouldn’t love this name?

http://theuglymoose.wordpress.com

Ashley Jillian

http://ashleyjillian.com/

Stowaway Train

http://stowawaytrain.com/

Pretty Feet Pop Toe: because London isn’t all about the BBC and people with cool accents.

http://prettyfeetpoptoe.com/

Just Outside the Box Cartoon:  Cartoons! Huzzah!

http://justoutsidetheboxcartoon.com/

Kitty Blogger:  who doesn’t love cute pictures and cartoons of cats?

http://kittybloger.wordpress.com/

The Daily Misfortune:  Short, to the point, and cynical as hell.

http://thedailymisfortune.com/

 

And of course, a few pandas to get you through the night:

panda on rocking horse Be the Bear!

Bob T. (I’ll get to it, quit nagging) Panda