Last week’s cartoon is about things that go bump in the night. and where it might actually come from. Thanks for so many shares on that one, everyone.

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When I first heard the term, “desert crawler,” I was puzzled. I had already been cartooning for a few years, but had never seen this description before.

As it turns out, it was probably started by cartoonists themselves in the fifties, the heyday of cartoons in magazines, and thus the proliferation of cartoonists back then (99% male) who could actually make a living at it.

Desert crawlers are the poor thirsty guys you see only in cartoons, desperate for water, and no doubt the cartoonist will make it hard for them to get what they want. 🙂

In this particular cartoon, the one guy is a little suspicious of what’s in the canteen. I’ve seen men react this way to new foods, haven’t you?

I’ve actually thought this way myself in new situations from time to time. Even though someone is offering me something I might want, or need, what’s in it for them?

Paranoid, or just cautious? In any case, let me just say…. Thanks for the lessons, Dad!

PS. I don’t care for most plain or vanilla soy milk, but I really like the Westsoy Unsweetened Chocolate Soymilk.

Next up: Yes, it’s really okay to be selfish!