Yes, Pinky’s Birthday is officially over (say it isn’t so!!!!) but there are So! Many! ‘toons about PINKY!
It is sad, isn’t it, that the current WH resident has taken his legal philosophy from a cartoon panda.
I guess that’s enough of Pinky…at least for now!
Be the Bear
Bob T you can’t ignore Pinky Panda!
Pinky: wait…what do you mean boo boo?
Bubba: ha ha!
Here we go! Don’t worry Pinky. You are in almost all of these.
And now for one of my all time faves!
And then there is THIS one of my all time favorites…
I think we need (at least) one more. We have a lot of cheering up we need to do.
I thought this would be a ‘toon without Pinky, but apparently, there is no such thing!
I hope these ‘toons about Bubba as a baby have helped you make it through the day. The rat fuckery that Mittens his doing with the help of his henchpersons is truly mind boggling, rage making, and honestly I don’t know if we are going to get through this.
I’m hoping to finish a new ‘toon for Thursday and then next week will be all Pinky, all the time! Her actual birthday being Sunday, don’t cha’ know!
Be the Bear
Bob T don’t call mee Boo Boo Panda
We are moving into high Birthday Season for the National Zoo-born bears and you know what THAT means!
Pinky:…um…wait a minute. what do you mean BISCUIT??? isn’t my beardy first?
Well, actually it isn’t! Your birthday isn’t until the 23rd! Bubba’s is on the 22nd, and Bikkie’s is on the 21st.
Pinky: hmmmph. dis. will. not. stand.
Bikkie: yoo shut up!
This one just gets me right in the feels!
Yes, this was one of the early appearances of Princess Pinky Junior!
Wasn’t that heartwarming? Did it help you forget about Mittens for a few minutes? You’re welcome!
Be the Bear
Bob T pass the cake Panda
Well, well, well..what have the little darlings been up to since Pinky dropped the twins at her mommie’s house and skedaddled for parts unknown? She SAID she was going to DC for Binky Li’s birthday, but she hasn’t made it there yet.
How could you be mad at such little angels?
Be the Bear
Bob T oh no, not Mei’s convertible! Panda
As you might have read, things are going from bad to worse on the Mitten’s front. Read more panda satire, watch some panda videos, write your congress people to tell them WTAF, and check your voter registration! Also eat more cookies!
The three youngest kids at the National Zoo were born on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of August! So it only seemed right that the encore presentations this month are all about them! (Pinky: I thought they were all going to be about ME?)
Well, Pinky, I think you can rest assured that even when the ‘toons are not “about” you, they are still ABOUT you, if you know what I mean! (Bubba: oh boy, do wee ebber!)
So let’s see what was happening in August during the applicative years….
I couldn’t resist sharing Bubba’s least favorite ‘toon (and one of Pinky’s favorites!)
It is a sad state of affairs, wherein we realize that even Pinky would have been a better president than Mittens…
Wasn’t that a fun trip down memory lane? Bubba was so cute serving drinks! We’ll be back with a new ‘toon next Tuesday, and some more encore presentations featuring our favorite panda ‘toons from days gone by!
Till next time!
Be the Bear!
Bob T if we close our eyes will “he” just go away? Panda
It has been something of a dilemma of how to advance the ongoing story of the life of the pandas who grew up at the US Zoos, who have been the mainstay of The Panda Chronicles (Mr Wu: ahem!!!) after all the stories about Mr. Wu, of course. (Mr. Wu: that’s more like it) I mean, how can Pinky be a mother while she is still a self centered teenager? What has transpired is a jumbled narrative that is unmoored in time and place.
It is what it is. Happy Birthday, PPJ!
And so, Princess Pinky Jr. has continued to pop in and out of the ‘toons like an alternate reality. Reality has not been all it’s cracked up to be, after all.
Be the Bear
Bob T is not currently fond of reality Panda
Is there anything like summer camp? I mean…is there anything good about summer camp? I guess it depends on who the campers are and who are the counselors…
I’m still trying to get back into the swing of things here back at The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire. I think I’m finally in the right time zone, but my schedule is not quite back to normal yet. Did anything happen while I was gone? No…never mind…I don’t think I want to know.
Be the Bear,
Bob T denial is my middle name even if it doesn’t start with “T” Panda
Word Press (or probably their version of A.I. gave me a writing prompt that I thought was kind of funny:
If you had to be an animal for a week, what would you be?
Um…duh? Also, only for a week?
But I digress. Before I went off on my globe trotting adventures, I started a story about Pinky’s twins being shipped off to their grandparents for an undisclosed length of time. (Mei Xiang: EXCUUUSE ME? WHAT length of time did you say????) You can read the first installment HERE, because it’s been a little while…
We are finally having a little rain here, which is a good thing since it’s been so dry. Our thoughts go out to our friends and neighbors in the north, who are having yet another summer of fire and smoke. I hope you are able to evade the flames and stay safe.
It was very nice to be away and avoid the nooz as best I could, but alas. I am back and reality has come crashing down, although I am trying to avoid the anxiety spiral. Pandas help. So does the adorable little Linh Mai (sp?) heffalump at the National Zoo. She is almost as cute as a panda!
Till next time,
Be the Bear
Bob T aren’t they the cutest little pandas? Panda
Um…you call this work?
So, I have been on a top secret mission to Iceland and Scotland, but alas, there are no pandas remaining in Scotland, although I did see a cow or two that looked like they might be distant relations. I was attending an art retreat, about an hour outside of Edinburgh. It was fabulous! As soon as I get organized (ha ha ha ha ha!) and scan the drawings I did in my sketch books, I will share them, most likely over on Substack, where I am Friendly to Bears. (because of course I am.)
So, it was Tai Shan’s bear-day this week, and he turned 21! But I was not making panda satire back when he was a cubby so I only have a couple references of him in the ‘toons.
I knew there was a reference somewhere about Tai giving Pinky her magical wand!
Be the bear, Everyone!
Bob T waiting for “IT” to happen Panda
Nooz has just been received at The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire, that Zoo Atlanta has just signed a new contract with the Chengdu Panda Base to bring a new pair of pandas to Pandalanta! The new pandas are Ping Ping (not the one I met at Gengda in 2017, but STILL!!!) and Fu Shuang.
I guess it was a good thing I was too tired last night to set up an archive pandapalooza, because now we have a theme for today’s dive into the archives!
One of the early appearances of The Meihems, before Pinky…um…poofed them
Of course there was some amount of rivalry between Pinky and the Meihems, but sometimes they cooperated on projects…
And around the time Pinky was getting used to having a little brother, a new set of twins was born in Pandalanta…Let’s have a big Panda Chronicles welcome for Six and Sebben!
Huh…apparently Six and Sebben started out as well behaved, but…
Sisters!
Well, that’s about all the Meihem we have time for today, but we’ll probably share some more Pandalanta stories from the Sun Sun/ Yang Yang dynasty next week! (If you know who hasn’t blown up the planet by then.)
Be the Bear
Bob T bless their hearts Panda