Greetings From Dogpatch 12: Old Ivory
Ivory! A lot of people thought he’d be some sort of elephant but NOPE this is ARKANSAS he’s a woodpecker tee hee hee.
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An Ivory Billed Woodpecker. I think, it would make sense. And the colouring looks like one.
YESH My bird Nerdness made me comment on your total win here by including the Ivory Billed Woodpecker :)
Sorry folks, I’m going to have to say it…
“The first rule of Heaven is we do not talk about Heaven. The second rule of Heaven is we DO NOT TALK about HEAVEN!”
Anyway, I was thinking possibly some sort of pig creature, or possibly a warthog or walrus totem (“Yeah, I met the Beatles…”). But yeah, it could have been anything.
“…The fifth rule of Heaven: one faith at a time, guys.”
It does make sense from both their perspective and ours though – they’re tired of people asking and we get to fill in the blanks rather than be flat out told their world is one way or another works better for most people.
Sad Hank makes me want to punch whoever made him frown, the little cutie!
And is Ivory just being a jerk calling Hank “Henry”? Or am I going crazy by thinking his name was Hank in the first place?
Hank and Henry are interchangeable I think…
“Hank” is the common short form of “Henry” in parts of the US.
MMm. Cats. And a need for extra strength too. You know, I’m getting worried with the concept of a crazy cat lady with mythical/monstrous cats… Over and above the shenanigans of say the Cheshire cat or the Cat that appears in Coraline…
Not just any woodpecker, but an EXTINCT woodpecker!
Technically the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker isn’t yet declared extinct, but with how rarely it’s been seen (and how many of the sightings are unconfirmed) some people think it may as well be. I’m personally hoping it makes a comeback somehow before it’s officially declared, against all odds…
Great comic, Kory! I love Ivory-Bills, glad to see one in the comic. :D
I, too, hope that it’s not. I remember all the excitement a couple of years ago when someone heard ivory calls, but a population of only a few individuals is not viable.
Hey Kory? Why is it that Henry has wings for his arms, but Ivory has the wings on his back? Does it change between each creature?
I think they can control how the mid form looks to a point.
You have made me break my years-long lurk to scream EEEEEEE, IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER!
I sincerely hope it has not gone extinct.
EXTRA STRENGTH CAT FOOD
Ahm ‘spectin to see Abner or Daisy Mae soon. Or maybe Stupefying Jones. That’d be sumpin.