Okay, the difference is, this one’s actually funny.

Cidu Bill on Feb 6th 2010

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Leigh Rubin, Rubes, Santa Claus, comic strips, comics, global warming, humor | 14 responses so far

14 Responses to “Okay, the difference is, this one’s actually funny.”

  1. Jeff S. Feb 6th 2010 at 01:17 am 1

    It’s a different type of disaster if the water was that HIGH outside of the globe. Tsunami redux.

  2. Kamino Neko Feb 6th 2010 at 01:36 am 2

    Man, lots of snow was in that globe…

  3. Pete Feb 6th 2010 at 08:13 am 3

    Hang on, is Santa taking a crap down the chimney? Why? Tis is both a Ewww and a CIDU for me.

  4. Powers Feb 6th 2010 at 08:37 am 4

    No, he’s huddled on top of the chimney because it’s the highest point inside the globe, which has filled with water due to the “snow” melting.

  5. Aaron Feb 6th 2010 at 08:45 am 5

    But… but… snow globes are already filled with water. That’s probably the lowest level the water has ever been at in there.

  6. The Bad Seed Feb 6th 2010 at 09:19 am 6

    Wow, the water surface initially looked to me to be a cloud - since it’s not connected at the sides - so I’m glad you guys were here to explain this one to me. But yeah, snow globes are full of water aside from maybe a small bubble at the top (which actually facilitates in stirring up the glitter/snowflakes/whatever).

  7. mitch4 Feb 6th 2010 at 09:43 am 7

    Yeah, literally a snow globe is filled with water (or some other clear fluid), with flakes of some whitish sold substance which certainly is not water-snow.

    But in the world represented in the globe, the surrounding fluid is our air, and the flaky white stuff is snow. So if it warmed above freezing we’d see what’s depicted here. (Well, apart from the additional question of quantities…)

  8. Dave Van Domelen Feb 6th 2010 at 11:45 am 8

    I would buy such a thing. BTW, they make dual-fluid things with the denser fluid dyed blue so that you can have it full of liquid while looking like the cartoon. I’ve got one at my desk at work where little penguins float at the interface between the denser and less dense fluid.

  9. Igelino Feb 6th 2010 at 12:28 pm 9

    @dave #8: I have an hourglass filled with some kind of clear liquid, with less-dense blue-dyed tiny globules. When you turn it over, the blue “sand” flows upward. It was a marketing gimmick for a software company at y2k.

  10. amo Feb 6th 2010 at 02:07 pm 10

    i thought this was hilarious. it’s the look on santa’s face that gets me. i don’t mind suspending reality for the joke.

  11. Rainey Feb 6th 2010 at 04:17 pm 11

    I’m still trying to decide if this is a melting snow joke or an evaporating water joke.

  12. Adam Feb 6th 2010 at 05:12 pm 12

    @amo: I agree, except my laughter is mixed with a little “aww” because he looks so scared!

  13. 1211cr Feb 7th 2010 at 10:11 am 13

    I get it. It’s funny because it ends in world wide destruction. You can make fun of global warming, but only if you don’t deny it.

  14. mitch-4 Feb 7th 2010 at 10:45 am 14

    I just saw this in colorized versions. Much clearer.

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