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Over and out (for the moment)

I think it’s over, and yes you were in it. I quite enjoyed it. Not sure if L did.

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #15

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Got knotted

Back together. J pulled the string tight, tied a knot and gave me a bit of a clip.

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #14

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All present and almost correct

Almost right. Just need to get my head screwed on the right way.

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #13

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Hair today

What do you mean, ‘It’s lucky I didn’t get the hair cut’?

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #12

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What a nightmare

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #11

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J strings me along

Hope she gets everything in the right place

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #10

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Coming apart at the seams

Just falling to pieces. Next thing J will be telling me to pull myself together. I would if I knew where the string was.

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #9

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Haunted

Maybe I’m being haunted.

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #8

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Haunting

The whole ‘be funny’ thing is haunting. I can’t be funny on demand. I mean, I’ve never been funny before!

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #7

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Be funny!

And they all want me to be funny. This time I am drawing the line, the answer is no, no and no again.

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #6

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The Smiling Demander

J is so demanding. Smiles sweetly, but so demanding. I may need to draw the line!

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #5

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Is it five or six?

Grumpy as all get out. That’s me, not Chummy. And confused. Aren’t we up to series six?

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #4

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J’s looking for you

Syd’s back. Out of the blue, no less.

Coming apart at the seams | Series 6, #3

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Out of the blue

Very happy. Retired from cartooning. Haven’t seen Syd for yonks. Life’s good, mainly a morning sleep in, quick lunch, and an afternoon nap. What can possibly go wrong?


Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #2

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It’s spring

Coming Apart at the Seams | Series 6, #01

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Existential threat

Series 5, #11

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Capital …

Series 5, #10

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Going mad?

Series 5, #9

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Dumbcluck

Series 5, #8

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Dumbfounded

Series 5, #7

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A dose of the quits

Series 5, #6

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Blood pressure

Series 5, #5

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Hair-raising

Series 5, #4

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Voices

Series 5, #3

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Get on with it

Series 5, #2

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Worried sick

Series 5, #1

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Announcing . . .

Announcing Series 5

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Happy Christmas everyone

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Going home for Christmas

Mostly everyone is over the moon

THE END

Series 4, #24

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Sudsie gets a rark up

Series 4, #23

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The editor appears

Chummy goes full chook brain

Series 4, #22

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Chummy twigs the sizzle!

Help! Help! I need the editor!

Series 4, #21

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J and Syd press on

Pizza won. Still, Syd’s got my light so I’m sort of there.

Series 4, #20

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The call of the pizza

One leg says follow J, the other says go for a pizza.

Series 4, #19

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Syd hears the call of the chip

Series 4, #18

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Following Syd

You go on. I’ll just have a quick breather.

Series 4, #17

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To the rescue, almost

Got everything? Just need to find my headlamp.

Series 4, #16

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Keep your heads

Don’t run around like a headless choo. . .

Series 4, #15

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Aghast

It’s worse than yikes.

Series 4, #14

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The first weigh-in

Series 4, #13

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Home to roost

Home to roost? Roast . . . maybe?

Series 4, #12

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Hightailing for home

Yikes! Sizzlers! Chummy’s for the chop!

Series 4, #11

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Sizzlers

Sizzlers? What’s a sizzler?

Series 4, #10

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We hear from Chummy

Great news. Chummy’s at a health farm for chooks. Maybe Syd can visit?

Series 4, #09

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A health farm for chooks

How lucky can I get? A health farm for chooks.

Series 4, #08

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Sudsie tells a whopper

Series 4, #07

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Things look up

At last, something to write home about

Series 4, #06

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Lonely days and lonely nights

Series 4, #05

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Where we got to in Series 3

Despondent and disheartened, Chummy seeks a new perch

Series 4, #04

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Posters appear

Series 4, #03

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Chummy’s ever hopeful

Series 4, #02

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Breaking news

Series 4, #01

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The news is bleak: #016

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Chummy flees: #015

Sudsie puts in his bob’s worth.

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Chummy departs: #014

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Pale with shock: #013

Chummy figures out both drum sticks and marinades.

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Murky waters: #012

Sudsie! What a thing to say. I just hope Chummy didn’t hear.

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Buckets of Paint: #011

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Syd draws cartoons: #010

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Better late than never: #009

After two days of nothing, Syd finally delivers his first batch of cartoons.

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Draw and run: 08

Mystery solved! It’s Sudsie!

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Editorial woes: 07

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Who drew Chummy? #06

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No thumbs: 05

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Sydney the new cartoonist: 04

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It gets worse: #03

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Just useless

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Out in the cold

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They’ve all gone! SGV 017

Where’s everyone gone?

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Someone’s never been happier: SGV 016

J gave me the boot. Sydney’s AWOL. Chummy’s scarpered. And a new cartoonist (from Canada) starts in a fortnight, right after quarantine. All that J will say is ‘don’t alter your settings’.

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The end of an error? SGV 015

The boot, she gave me the boot. Chummy never fronted. I said you can’t do this, she said watch me.

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Chummy and I front up: SGV 014

Vacancy? Cartoonist? What a hoot! And she missed out the ‘n’. I’ll give her a ribbing about that once Chummy has fessed up to the whopper. That sign will be gone before lunch. Now, you go in first Chummy.

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It’s the putting right that counts: SGV 013

Chummy is very sorry for telling J a shopper. She is determined to put things right. We’re going to tell J together. Chummys a brave wee thing at heart.

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Hens don’t crow! SGV 012

Chummy did say ‘that’s a dopey hair do’! Hens don’t crow! Chummy told a whopper and I’m the one being punished.

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Maybe a hair cut will help: SGV 011

J’s as grumpy as all get out. Chummy just bangs on. It’s a series of disasters connected by misfortunes. Maybe a haircut will clear my head.

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Under the bus: SGV 010

Chummy’s off the hook. Nothing but a clucker from way back. Me though? I am firmly wedged under the bus. Publish and perish, didn’t think of that!!

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The bus is on its way: SGV 009

Chummy says she said ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’ not ‘what a dopey hair do’. And she reckons I said ‘publish or perish’. Talk about chucking me under the bus!

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Summoned to a meeting: SGV 008

Chummy asked me to come with her. No idea what it is about.

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Going rogue: SGV 007

Publish or perish. Chummy and I agreed that J is an editor, not a censor

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Red-carded: SV 006

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Still not published: SGV 005

Nothing’s appeared yet . . .

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Red-penned: SGV 004

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Chummy is imaginary: SGV 003

What a nightmare. Chummy the chook doesn’t want to be chicken tonight. I said it wouldn’t happen because she is imaginary, as in not real. Chummy is very confused.

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Exploding phone? SGV 002

Forget 60, it’s gone to 81. I read that if it gets to 100 the phone explodes. Where’s Syd? He’d know what to do. J’s no use, just keeps muttering we are having chicken tonight.

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Syd’s gone viral: SGV 001

 

Sixty, can you believe 60. Syd’s gon viral and he’s hopped off somewhere. What a calamity.

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Gone but not forgotten: SS015

Syd’s gone. J and I are very worried. We can only hope for the best. It is so difficult to imagine life without him.

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Syd’s hopped it: SS014

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Revolting chooks & editors: SS013

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Chooked: SS012

Oh no! Syd’s been chooked!

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Disgruntled chooks: SS011

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A snitcher: SS010

Syd’s got a snitcher with the chooks.

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Chooks: SS009

Chooks stride and strut? Horrors!

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Still confused: SS008

After hours of instruction, the sparrows remain as confused as ever.

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Losing heads: SS007

I hope J doesn’t see this. I am not following Syd. No idea who the heck is following me. We seem to have lost our heads.

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Confused: SS006

The sparrows are very confused. They just don’t get stride and strut.

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Time to unimagine: SS005

The sooner you unimagine that bird the better. He can’t spell. Nothing but trouble and strife.

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Fiddlesticks: SS004

Fiddlesticks. Thinks he’s superior, all because Red Beaks don’t hop. Says they stride and strut. And the fool can’t spell. Just fiddlesticks.

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Red Beaks superior? SS003

Red Beaks are superior because they stride and strut, not hop like sparrows.

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Shouting, shouting: SS002

Shouting at everyone: ‘Stride and strut, stride and strut’.

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A bee in the bonnet: SS001

Syd’s got a bee in his bonnet. I wonder if he’s running a temperature.

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