Who among you have seen the original Vincent Price classic, The Fly? If you have, you may have heard a tiny voice when you watched the Vice Presidential debates the other night. What did the voice say?
Help Me! Hellllllllllppppppppp meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (said in your best Vincent Price as tiny fly voice.)
Help meeeeeee! Help meeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Be the Bear!
Or the FLY!)
Bob T Panda
This week we continue to wait to hear about the gender of our nation’s newest baby panda (XT4: dat mee!) AND for the 1ST “presidential” debate. Well, it will be “presidential” on one side and PRESIDENTIAL on the other.
So it seems like a good subject for today’s ‘toon encore presentation roundup should be…
Well, it is kind of funny, isn’t it?
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
“You are all Losers!” – Mittens the Cat
Pinky is beginning to look positively presidential!
“This is not a loser tail!!!!!”
Poof!
Is it just my imagination or does Mittens look even more crazed than before?
Mittens is really back.
Pinky, please do not get your brother all wound up!
It’s not a party till the pandas start a brawl!
“Just run along and put these brochures where people will see them!”
You knew Mommee was going to get angry, didn’t you?
Remember the song “The Eve of Destruction”? That’s what today feels like.
Be the Bear
Bob T Are-you-registered-to-vote Panda
I’m sure by now, everyone knows: Ruth Bader Ginsberg has left us. I believe she tried so very hard to stay until (hopefully. Goddess willing) Joe Biden is inaugurated as our next President. I swore loudly,, then cried, then swore some more, when I read of her passing.
People often say: “But what good does my one vote do? I am only one person.” Well, Ruth Bader Ginsberg was one person and a tiny one at that. I mean, my left leg probably weighs more than she did. And yet, she accomplished so much in her 87 years, work that had long lasting, revolutionary outcomes. Don’t believe me: Read Heather Cox Richardson’s tribute to her. (Have handkerchiefs handy!)
Upon hearing of Ginsburg’s death, former U.S. Attorney and law professor Joyce Vance tweeted, “We should honor the life of RBG, American hero, by refusing to give in, refusing to back down, fighting for the civil rights of all people & demanding our leaders honor the rule of law. This is our fight now.”
So I hereby refuse to give up, give in, or back down. I may only be an artist, shouting into the cyber void, but if I can use my talent to further the cause of justice by speaking out here, as a panda, then, by gosh I will.
At least through this election, I will not hold back my opinion on politics, justice, or anything else I feel strongly about. I’m not saying there will be no heartwarming panda stories, but I feel I need to be able to speak freely. If this is going to upset you, this may be a good time to take a break from reading The Panda Chronicles. I can’t fault anyone for that. There are a whole bunch of things I can’t read or watch or listen to right now.
I only ask a couple of things.
1. VOTE! If you’re not registered, please register as soon as you can
2. Understand that as an artist, I will not water down what I do for anyone, even if I like you.
3. VOTE
4. Support democratic candidates however you are able to.
and finally…
5. VOTE as if all our lives depend on it. Because they do.
Meet Ruth Panda Ginsbear
She’s small
She’s cute.
Don’t mess with her.
I’m sure they are all innocent, just like Mittens!
Paws off those bears! WE R endangered!
Don’t listen to Pinky! Vote for BOB!
In case you were wondering, that is a burrito sitting on the desk in front of Bubba
It’s nothing that a little cocoa can’t fix!
You can’t get more socially distant than sending everyone to their room!
You can always count on Frank and Mikey for the best advice about bears!
Is FEMA stealing marshymallows too?
Here comes Meihem!
Thank you for those who have already ordered! I decided to make a $10 donation to Vote Save America to help get the vote out, for each RPG that is ordered through the 15th of October. (including those already ordered)
The Notorious RPG Felty pandas made by me! (Even the GLASSES!!!)
Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda
The West is on fire, the pandemic is still raging, and our so-called “president” is raving. The only bright spot in the world at large is baby panda season! Our own Baby P (aka XT4, aka Four, aka Sweet Pea), born to the REAL power couple in DC, is now 3 weeks old. No news about prince or princess designation, Mommee Mei only relinquishes her cubby at night when she feels certain her treasure will not be plundered.
To celebrate (and to forget, at least for a few minutes, all that is wrong in the world) I’d like to share some baby panda ‘toons from the archives.
“Howdy do! I’m Mr. Wu! Who are you?”
Yo ho ho and a bottle of BooBeer!
Mr wu is up the creek without a paddle…
An explorer’s work is never done.
Pinky tests her powers….
oops.
Oh Princess Pinky, mom has a trick or two up her paw, I think…
Huzzah! a guest appearance by little Po!
Never say “No” to a Pinky!
PP: um, dis is not going to interrupt my presidential campaign, is it?
He’s small for now, but Bubba Bei Bei is shaping up to be a whole lot of panda!
I didn’t THINK that Pinky knew the “share” word.
Panda on!
Bob T Panda
Uh oh! It’s another one of those angry, political posts! But what is a bear to do? Make felty pandas, I guess! And write angry ‘toons!
Is it any wonder why Bob is going postal?
sigh.. be the bear
stay safe everyone as fires rage in the west, hurricanes in the south and east, and the maniac in the WH
Bob T Panda
PS: if you are looking for a good, fun read, I just started Christopher Buckley’s Make Russia Great Again. Yes, you read that right. Satire about our current dilemma makes the world go round!
Bears do NOT have things easy. For one thing there are not nearly the number of unattended picnic baskets left in easy reach of bears that there should be, and the dearth of unlocked cars with boxes of donuts left enticingly in plain view is just shocking. (Bears have an excellent sense of smell, you know.)
But the person who put a tRUmp sticker on the tracking collar of a black bear in Asheville, North Carolina has gone several steps too far. AS a spokes bear for the organization from Help Asheville Bears (HAB) said, that the person responsible for the sticker placement had “apologized for their actions and promised not to have any contact with any bears in the future.”
Surely they didn’t mean Frank and Mikey! Who could resist them?
Nobody could resist Frank or Mikey! Dis definitely will not stand!
Be the Bear
Bob T Panda
While we wait, here is a conversation that was overheard outside the playroom of Six and Sebben…
Sebben: it’s our birfday today! will we get cakes?
Six: well, it is my birfday an’ not yoors.
Sebben: what you mean it’s not my birfday? wee is twins
Six: dat’s just what mommee and daddee told yoo.
Sebben: well I get cake an’ pressies.
Six: no yoo don’t.
Sebben: I am gonna ask mommee.
Six: go ‘head. shee’ll tell yoo. she din’t want to tell yoo before, but no yoo are old enough to know
Sebben: know what?
Six: I can say no more
Sebben: MOMMEEEEEEE!!!! six is being meanie again!!!
Lun Lun: sigh…now what?
Yes, we have passed the first week of our new cubbies life. We are relieved, but not complacent! No. A new panda cub is a fragile thing, but so far all appears to be going well. XT4 is getting round, loud, and well loved by Mommee Mei.
I am going to hold on to this good news as hard as I can. I managed not to watch or listen to the RNC #FascistFest, but it was almost impossible not to hear some of the clips or analysis around the inter webs. If people vote early, and are not prevented from voting, we can wrest our country back from the grasping claws of tyranny. We must vote, we must remind our friends to vote, we must correct the vision that the forces of evil want to convince us is real.
(This toon appears by popular request:)
Well *bleep* and take your *bleep* and stick it *bleep*!!!!
Whats a protest without pandas?
Hey, save some cuppycakes for me!
Uh oh…it’s the Pinky Revenue Service!
What could be in a letter to Pinky?
Mei is certainly ready for summer vacation, but maybe Bubba needs some summer duds!
Unhand my Banky Pig!
What a wonderful surprise! Um…NOT!!!!
But some pandas go both ways!
Be careful Ping Ping! The Panda House might not be…um…completely safe.
Ha ha! Oh that Pinky!
“It was just a suggestion”
Okay. That was just WAY too scary.
Ha ha! That Pinky is so clever!
Will Pinky EVER quit tormenting her brother?
trouble…trouble…trouble…It starts with “T” and that rhymes with “P” and that stands for Pinky!
I couldn’t resist.
I guess Pinky and the GOP have something in common, as much as it pains me to say…
Pinky: “rules are for other pandas.”
I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane! Buckle up panda fans. The next two months are going to be a bumpy ride! If you need the voting information for your state, you can find all you need HERE! You can also go directly to your state’s voter information to check your registration!
Panda On!
Bob T Panda
What week we had! We could almost (almost) ignore the rantings of HWMNBN while we basked in the good feeling glow of the Democratic National Convention. And if that was not enough…
Pinky: ahem…
Yes, Pinky, we KNOW today is your birthday.
While we wait until I have a chance to create the introductory ‘toon to welcome our new arrival, we do have one or two (ahem!) more ‘toons to celebrate the birthdays of Pinky and Bubba. Mei Xiang, panda mom extraordinaire, had her fourth surviving cub* on Friday, August 21st at 6:35 PM. Do you think she planned so that these 3 siblings would have their birthdays on three consecutive days?
The Spirit of Halloweens yet to come is not a spirit to be messed with, right?
What the well dressed panda cub is wearing this season!
How IS this different from Pinky’s normal bossiness?
Bubba is having so much fun with his new friends!
Hey! Where did Bubba and Mr. Bun go?
Pinky is just so sensitive….
Oh, Mr. Bun! Where have you been?
Did Unka Justin write this letter?
What goes around, comes around…
Pinky, do you really think that Bubba will fall for this?
Mommee Mei puts her foot down.
Oh those red pandas! They are such characters!
Who would ever imagine Pinky would do something to offend someone? #ClapLouder
Mebbee Bubba and Ping Ping can help…
Mittens can’t really do that, can he?
Mittens did WHAT??????!!!!????
Dis. Will Not. STAND!!!!!
I don’t want to end on this somewhat depressing note…off to look for one more ‘toon about Pinky and Bubba!
Watch out, Bubba! Pinky is on the loose!
Panda On!
Bob T Panda
Ya kind of have to wonder. Are they all smoking weed at the WH? I mean, where do they come up with the things they tell people at press conferences and interviews? Is it really necessary to attack scientists and other experts who are trying too…IDK…keep us all from dying in the streets?
DC Boopsie’s name has been changed to protect the innocent (me) from the wrath of large toy companies you know who I mean.
Masks made from Spoonflower fabrics by PandaChronicle
Panda On
Bob T Panda
Unka Justin has the right idea. I mean, if people around the WH are going to swan around without masks on, probably coughing and sniffing indiscriminately, then he is just better off staying home. But You Know Who would rather…
Please, please PLEASE, Canada! Won’t you annex Whidbey Island? Please?
*Now over 4.5 million cases and over 156,000 deaths, and I only wrote this cartoon about 2 weeks ago.
Hey, head over to the Buy Stuff with Pandas page and see the new layout and new felties! There were starting to be too many felties for everyone to have their own picture. All the other info is the same!
And for those who sew (and even those who don’t) both cotton material and ready made masks are available over at my new page on Spoonflower! They are more substantial than the masks available on Redbubble. I like the Redbubble ones when it is warm, because they are so light weight, but if you prefer cotton and wan’t a little more coverage, these might be just the thing!
Masks made from Spoonflower fabrics by PandaChronicle
Be the bear!
Bob T Panda