Jan11
RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH PUCK!
Celebrate the New Year and the end of 2020 with Puck and Phoebe!
As for this comic…
Vaguely based on a true story from my wife’s family. Her dad sported a rather full mustache for a good part of her childhood (it was the 80’s and mustaches were the law), but then one day he decided to shave it off. My wife’s little brother, who was quite young at the time, considered this loss of his dad’s mustache to be one of the worst things in the world and refused to even speak to him for many weeks.
Kids can be unforgiving.
She’s even sprouted freckles in defiance!
She’s had limited freckles for a while now. You just usually can’t see the, well when there’s no closeup shot.
I figured 🙂 In any case I approve of more freckles in the world!
Gotta agree with Miranda there.
You’re a harsh critic.
yeah, colin looking all preppy is just…..wrong
“New Colin”?! Oh noes, does he really mean that?
Well, ‘new Colin’ as in ‘shaved Colin’. That’s the only change.
After I shaved my beard, my eldest daughter was afraid of me for a week.
Pretty common, I think.
My toddler granddaughter repeatedly said that to her father when he shaved his beard off.
Just art imitating life, man.
Your father-in-law broke the law.
No wonder his son did not want to talk to him.
Exactly. How dare he openly flout the Reynolds/Selleck statute?
Smart kid.
Well, she’s smart enough to know what she wants.
I read the comic and just knew this was a real world inspired event, even before I read the description.
Yeah, it’s that kind of joke.
No is actually one of the first words children learn. They don’t use it themselves until a need arises, as here.
True enough. They hear it frequently.
They keep trying to kill themselves and poke the dog’s eye out. People worry about child-safe dogs, but what about dogs that are safe FROM children?
I got to agree.
Oh poo! Shaved Colin is wonderful.
[translated] Easier to draw
Not really. In fact, because I’ve been so used to drawing him WITH a beard, it’s become challenging for me to draw him without.
Wow, she really takes after her mother, doesn’t she?
Was there ever any doubt?
The princess hath spoken. Welp, nothing left to do Colin but glue your beard back on.
See, monarchies don’t work like that. In a kingdom, princesses hold no power. It’s the queen who really makes the decisions.
Well, perhaps it’s a principality?
Ooh, a nice theory. But I still think there’s only one power broker in this house. And it’s not the kid.
You’re right, you’re right. We all know that Puck’s freckles are the real leader.
I have a full beard. If I trim it at any given time, my girlfriend gets pissed.
Doesn’t matter if I just trim it because it’s uneven… I am not allowed to. She hates it.
Yeah, I can understand Colin’s pain in this.
In a bit of the same boat here. I have a neatly trimmed beard. My reason for the beard is the fact that my wife likes it. I don’t mess with it. I know better.
Come on, Colin, all children know the word “no”. It’s practically their first word.
As for the “mustache” rule, my dad had one in the 80s/mid 90s, shaved it off after the divorce to meet women, then grew a full beard after meeting his current girlfriend. And I must say the beard looks best on him; it’s got that salt and pepper look that makes an older man look wise and distinguished.
Some guys just look better with a beard. I’m honestly on the fence in the case of Colin.
Would a two-day growth be a good compromise?
Of course, then Colin would be “scruffy-looking”.
Just as there are people who look better either shorn, a neatly -trimmed beard, goatee, or full-on Duck Dynasty, there are those who look better with a bit of scruff.
Then there’s Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as “Lemmy” from Motorhead. Lemmy ONLY looked good with his facial hair…
The two day growth is what I officially refer to as “Youtuber stubble”. So many Youtubers go for that look, and honestly, it’s not a bad look. I’d go for it myself if I didn’t think it really looked like it’s trying too hard.
First, today’s comic is brilliant. It is like Miranda spoke for us all collectively. Damn it Collin, suck it up and Shaggy it down! Second, the voting incentive, is somehow even better. Puck at her best and most dangerous, while still being the incredible doll she is and Phoebe looking…well, a man should not feel this way over a well drawn web comic character. Just sayin’…for a friend. In case anyone was wondering…ahem.
A man can feel however he feels. You tell your friend that.
My housemate’s little girl had a strange look on her face after I shaved. Like “Okay, something isn’t right here. I should KNOW this face but I haven’t seen it.”
Though in her defense she is “native Canadian” and not a lot of pure blood natives are known for having facial hair. I’m a novelty to her.
Facial hair. Its existence (or disappearance) always weirds them out.
When I was a little tyke, my dad shaved his moustache. I literally didn’t talk to him for weeks…
You, sir, are what this is all about.
She’s a toddler. She knows no.
And that’s the old Colin. Not that she knows that.
Miranda and Pearl, neither like to see change in their parent.
Miranda doesn’t know it’s the old Colin, but HE really should. New Colin my a—-.
Indeed! 🙂
From the mouths of babes?
Indeed.
As the Fred vote goes, he’s already 1/4 in the hole going in. He’d better get to rocking that ascot for the swing states but soon, or this Fred election is over.
Well, this isn’t a democracy by any stretch of the imagination. It’s a monarchy, and only one vote counts. I don’t think I need to explain whose vote.
Is it . . . Satan?
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I reportedly cried as a little kid when my dad shaved his head.
That sounds kinda horrifying, really. I’d cry too.
He looked fine, lol. Just… weirdly smooth.
“Weirdly Smooth.” That’s a great descriptor for something. Maybe peanut butter. Or John Stamos.
You meddle with forces beyond your control.
Don’t you see?! By the time you realize, it’ll all be too late!
Just felt the urge to say that, and I hope it carried well into text.
well when the kid brings out the never before used word to emphasize their distaste its usually a sign. little ones will tell you harsh truth about you when you dress bad.
Well, kids just don’t like things that they haven’t seen before. Never trust a kid’s judgement on clothing. Ever.
Case in point: me. At age 5 I outgrew my beloved “mountain boots” – real leather with a mountain logo stamped on the side! How I love them still!
My parents got me replacement shoes that fit perfectly well, but were not my Mountain Boots. When boys are bunked in an unfinished attic, it’s easy for things things to accidentally fall into the spaces between the walls. Thereafter I happily crammed my toes into Mountain Boots two sizes too small until they saved up enough to have me properly shod.
I still feel guilty about that. But it’s a lesson.
My son is still wearing the worn blue runners he’s grown out of for that same reason. They’re too small, and he’s got brand new runners that are the right size, but they’re not what he’s used to.
At certain ages you can at this age maybe, maybe not.
My (now-ex) wife cut her hair rather short, compared to her usual style, and our son, who was about 3 said “It’s okay mama, it will grow back.”
Uh oh. The dreaded mom haircut. My wife purposefully refused to submit to the social and practical pressures of getting a mom haircut. I am thankful.
@EG, hair today, gone tomorrow. 😉
Never mention hair being gone tomorrow to a guy over thirty. It’s a terrifying prospect.
Mom told me that both me and my sister had the same reaction at Miranda’s age when dad shaved off his mustache.
Man, everyone’s dads lost mustaches at some point. Everyone’s dads!
(“No!” expanded:)
“That strange man does NOT look like my Daddy! Get the bum outta here!”
Harsh. But accurate.