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This is the one you’ll hear most from friends after a break up. “Chin up. Come on. We need to get you wasted!”
Not a good idea, though, IMHO. See, I like throwing back the occasional adult beverage or six. For me, getting drunk has always been associated with a lot of good times. Why would I want to start associating drinking with being a crutch when depressed? Alcohol’s a depressant, I’m told. Isn’t that like, a bad idea?
Maybe that’s just me? What do you think? Booze to cure the blues?
Then again, maybe you’re more like Billy…
was that Jack Hannah, animal cognoscente, around the 1:30 marker of this video? Hi-larious. I know a Billy.
I’m usually the very last one to comment on the art – but your dog looks seriously mutated in the last panel.
Ever seen a drunk dog, Paul? Not a pretty site. : )
I may not have seen a drunk dog. I’ve seen a lot of dogs throw up, though.
First they lean their head forwards and make a *Kak* *kak* sound. Then they get the stomach really in on the action, arching their back and compressing their abdomen. At this point you get some *Glurp* *Groop* sounds joining in. Then they open their jaws *WIDE* (still with head pointed downwards) and go for the kill. You get a sort of *Gruuurk* sound and a small (or sometimes huge) pile of something disgusting on the floor.
After the deed is done they often smack their lips* a couple of times and (if you aren’t fast enough) may start licking up the sick.
* Technically, dogs can’t do this. But that’s what it looks like.
I hope this mental image will serve you well if you ever have another dog throw up in a comic.
Heh.
I actually intend to have a dog barf in every one of my books, so these notes are helpful. Thanks!