Lily Sure Is Patient

This is a repeated title of Lily Sure Is Smart and Lily Sure Is Greedy. This is going to be the last strip this year–I didn't think of the rest of this week's strips fast enough (But there will be a strip on New Year's).

Ponder...

I wanted to do something a bit different this Christmas. I wanted to show that Christmas isn't just about the presents, but still include them in the strip somehow. Once I knew what I wanted, the strip pretty much happened by itself.

Z Again

The title is a repeated title of Z, where Moe also draws a big Z on the wall over his head (in the same spot, too!). But that time it was to get him to sleep. This time it's to fool his mom.

He REALLY Passed Out In The Last Panel

Don't go searching for last year's Christmas strip where Moe passes out for lack of yadda yadda yadda. It doesn't exist.

Unused, Unopened, and In Perfect Condition!

No X-Ray

Always Shrinking

Nice Try, Moe!

If you look closely at the thought translator, you won't see a line (representing no thought, or a silent sound wave) in the screen. If it's on, it'll be there.

It Really Isn't Christmas Yet!

The title is a repeated title of It's Not Christmas Yet!

Richter Scale

Short Special Day

His Head Is Smashed Into the Ground Again!

I say "again" in the title because Julia smashed Moe's head into the ground in Uper-say Uper-day E-day X-ay Our-fay Ousand-thay.

He Bumped His Head Hard

The title is an unintentional repeated title of He Hit His Head Hard.

He Stowed Away

Julia Was An Elf?!

Dog and Tree? ...You Know the Drill.

The title is a repeated title of Dog and Fire Hydrant? ...You Know the Drill. My original title was going to be, "Look away, everyone!" But then I thought of that time Merlin did this to the Nermian fire hydrant, and I subconsciously decided to make this title a repetition of that one.

You Asked!

...I Hope

I'm Telling You!

Whatever You Say

Yay!

It took a while for me to think of a good Christmas opener strip, considering how simple it is.

The Letter Game

Wings!

I've had this idea for a while, but not long enough to qualify as a "long-lost."

Finshake

FAINT

"Wow! Then the movies could be installed directly into our brains!"

SDH

I've had this idea literally for a couple years (the blog was up when I had it, so it wasn't THAT long ago). This is why it's listed as LONG-LOST.

I've Never Drawn A Merman Before

Snatch!

Yes, I know I've had Bubbles talk in a past strip. That was an accident.

Meanie

Watch Your Language, Moe!

This is the third time we've seen Moe's blue eyes.

That's a LOT of Food!

The title is a repeated title of That's a LOT of Twisty Puzzles! and That's a LOT of Sea Urchins!

I Don't Want To Know What That Tastes Like

He's Drooling Again

The title is a repeated title of He's Drooling.

No Songs...Yet

I'm the same way, but I'm even stricter—I don't sing Christmas songs until December.

Play vs. Be

5 1/2?

Fred Meyer

Like some foreign names, the V in Bourshevitz is pronounced like a W.

That's A Fast Heartbeat!

You're Fired.

Legally But Not Motherly

It's Dripping Out!!!

Like so many other strips, I put this under "long-lost" because I've had the idea for so long, and only recently remembered it.

Nine Point Five Years?!!?!?!?!!?!!!?!!!???

It looks like I've abandoned the statement from the last Nermia Day strip, that it was "just a movie, so we can't be here." This is foreshadowing for the next Nermia story. I need to finish the seventh part of the Dusk Rider!!

The Automatic Pie Thrower

Remember when I mentioned that Moe got a pie thrower in an older strip? I finally thought of a design that didn't seem to reference Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs! The light on the front was flashing red when Julia started moving. That light is the motion detector.

WARNING! IF YOU READ THIS POST YOU WILL TURN CRAZY

Moe's Not A Servant!

Mr. Elephant

Actually, Mr. Elephant is a real...er..."game." And yes, it is a free download. Everything in this strip described about Mr. Elephant is true. At least the facts are. The opinions are still a matter of, um, opinion.

The company that made the "game" is called Curious Media, so if I were to add another panel, I would have Moe say, "Curious Media is right!"

Regretting

Friends With A Possible Impossibility

Poor Used Car Lot!

For Michelle's line about what used to be there, I accidentally kept writing "a used parking lot."

Where Can I Buy One Of Those?!

We are now selling the Thought Translator!

This strip was shortened to fit the format. When I was sketching this out, I just let the characters go where they wanted to go. This is my favorite way of writing strips.