Apr 26
I don’t know about you, but when I think of animal slaves I hate that everyone just thinks of chimps. If I had an animal slave I’d definitely want a Scottish Terrier bringing me my dinner while a seal pleasures me. Mmm, well maybe don’t draw that – but at least put a seal on there!
Brilliant! Thanks to Noah!
April 26th, 2010 at 9:52 am
I’m struggling to think of what jobs could be given to an otter to be better preformed.
Clean my laundry? Wiggle down that pipe and clean it?
April 26th, 2010 at 10:00 am
No wonder he needs help from a chimp – his arms are so short he can’t reach the control console. ALthought to be fair having to fit the chimp’s stool in hasn’t helped.
I’m not sure that’s an otter. I think its probably a seal. It’s definitely wearing a bow-tie though.
Also:
‘Tin Tin, I’m leaving you – I’m going to join the navy.’
April 26th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Good point about the seal! Changed that now.
And it is wearing a bow-tie!
And the dog is wearing dog-tags!
Wow… this one goes deeper than I first realised.
April 26th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Good thing they’ve kept the controller interfaces so simple — a lever here, a couple of dials there. Otherwise the animals wouldn’t have a hope. “Manipulate a computer joystick? Without opposable thumbs? Are you mad???”
April 26th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Man: Okay Mr Chimp, I need you to calculate the tragectory of that ememy vessel and set a course to intercept it.
Chimp: Ooooooooooh ooooh aaaahhh ahhh. eeeeeee
Man: Mr Terrier, clean Mr Chimps feces off the wall…. well, they’re better than Frenchmen.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
‘,,the UN Navy began drafting animals!”
Equal opportunities for all indeed.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Also — written by ‘Po’ off-of the Teletubbies, I see. I never knew his first name was Frederick.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
I wonder if that guy had that pot-belly before he got his animal slaves? I daresay it’s not been good for his health.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
that is a steering wheel the dog is turning, right?
April 26th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
I’d suggest, btw, that a seal would have a lot of useful jobs in a wet navy. The terrier, though, is thoroughly confounding.
April 26th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
oh god, its a Navy Seal
April 27th, 2010 at 1:32 am
@CSA thats perfect!
April 27th, 2010 at 10:01 am
This *is* Pohl. That pun was surely intended.
April 27th, 2010 at 10:06 am
@CSA – Exactly! We underestimate this cover. I believe we are only piercing the first layer of it’s social criticism.
I also like that he wears sunglasses. “What? I can’t look good in front of the chimp?”
April 27th, 2010 at 10:53 am
“20th Century Pox presents… PLANET OF THE SCOTTISH TERRIERS. Starring Klaus Maria Brandauer as Captain Earmuff.”
“It’s a madhouse! A madhouse!”
May 6th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
The UN has a navy?
July 23rd, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Sir, who must you defy to get a Scottish Terrier to serve you dinner while a seal pleasures you? Why it sounds like the start of an exciting adventure of pure defiance. Unless you meant definitely of course.
July 23rd, 2010 at 1:06 pm
The question is who haven’t I defied to get a Scottish Terrier 😛
Good spot though! Must get around to changing that.
April 14th, 2014 at 10:53 am
– “Scotty dog, give me a full report”
– “It looks like you’ve just blown a seal, Captain”
– “Heh heh…oh wait, that’s just ice-cream”
July 13th, 2015 at 7:21 pm
So THAT’S why they call ’em dog tags!
Nyuk nyuk.
July 13th, 2015 at 10:35 pm
Manpower was in short supply, so the UN Navy began drafting…vegetables!
SLAW SHIP
Manpower was in short supply, so the UN Navy began drafting…minerals!
SLAB SHIP
July 15th, 2015 at 9:15 am
@tyrone: Secret world government needs a secret world navy. Who do you think flies the black helicopters and enforces the communist/fascist agenda?