those bird cartoons
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A book of cartoons and stripsTRANSCRIPT
Keep a lookout
for elephants
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Those Bird Cartoonsby Mick ElliotM i c k E l l i o t t a k e s a l o o k a t l i f e t h r o u g h t h e e y e s
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What's that?
i phone twittering
it's what i do!What are
you doing? cool
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Remember before the recession when
we used to fly everywhere?
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You look a bit down
It's my wife, she wants me to get a
job
what for?
says she's sick of
living on crumbs
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What's everyone
waiting for?
crumbsseeds
bugs
nutsworms
the burger man
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what's with the shorts?
my wife made them
what for?
She says my legs are
too skinny
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that's how humans make love - fancy
giving it a try?
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we'll need to get a
wardrobe
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watch out for that hawk, it can see us
from more than a mile away
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what hawk?
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let's not get carried away by the
moment
fancy making some eggs?
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wanna see a grown man cry? yes
Any response?
he's running... waving his
club!
we have tears
this should do it
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are you flying
south for the
winter?
not flying - train, ferry,
hire car
why not fly?
easyjet hand
luggage policy
bastards
you got that right
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you go ahead, I'll
give it a miss this morning
another dawn
another chorus
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yo, dude
yo, man
Nice shades,
dude
Thanks, man. but they keep
falling off
why's that
dude?
no ears, man
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Can you play the Guitar?
No, but I'm pretty
good on the piano sorry,I
really need a guitar player
how about
the violin?
I just need a guitarist - not a freak show
What a loser!
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what's with the
kilt?
Scottish ancestry shouldn't
you have a sporran?
that would look silly
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no...
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why won't you buy me a
guilded cage?
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They're not all they're cracked up
to be
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promise not to laugh?
bastards!
ha ha ha
he he
he he he
ha ha ha
do it again,
promise we won't laugh
go on, do it again
please
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Why didn't you use home
delivery?
Where did you
get that?
Tesco Internet's not working
Have you tried switching it
off... then on again?
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I wonder what gave
them the idea that we
liked peanuts
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don't you listen to the bbc
No, why?
you're in a no-fly
zone
what's a no-fly zone ?
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I hate migration
... I've got another 2,000
miles 0f this
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left a bit.. no right... no left
left... left - sorry... it's right!
mind that cloud... no, the one on the
left.....
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What's wrong
with you?nothing
come on, something's
upsetting you
I'm fine
really
Just tell me - it can't be
that bad
ok - I don't like
yellow!
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This is how it works, everyone gets into the cage and does
really silly things
the winner is the last one left
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each week, we throw out the
least silly of you
what's the prize?
brief celebrity status...
humiliation... breakdown...
me
me
me
me
me
me
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absolutely
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do you think these glasses make us look
more intelligent?
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That's the 747-100. capacity of 366 first and 452 second class passengers, Rolls-Royce rb211's with
50,000 lbs of thrust, 185,000 litres fuel, maximum range 6,100
miles blah blah etc....
Get a life, dad!
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It needs a lot of
work
I'm thinking
of making it into a
nestand?
I'm not sure - it's
a big commitment
Just do it!
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And nothing
My Brother got hit by
one of thosejust a
few feathers
and?
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Very cute - but I couldn't eat a
whole one!
I agree, it's
definitely a Share
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Yeah Right
It's a bit slow but it's cheap and the ride is silky
smooth
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OK... say something
funny
Can I be in a
cartoon?
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too sexist
two chicks come into a bar...
wooa! racist!
OK - a sparrow, a pigeon and a..
Not as easy as it looks
- is it?
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I wish he'd mow the lawn - I
haven't seen a worm for
weeks
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I am a bird
sorry - only birds allowed in
these strips
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er,,, tweet tweet?Prove
it
Ok - but don't bring any of your weird
friends round
woof woof!
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ThaT'S THE THiRD ONE TONiGHT. Do
you think we ought to tell
someone?
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well it was your idea to move to the
country
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I can't see a thing in
here... and it's full of
creepy crawlies
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It doesn't pay much but the
publicity's great...
he tells everyone to watch the birdie
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wow! lets fly up to that
branch and get a closer look
The edge of the universe is 90
billion trillion miles
away
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OK, Team, we're 15 nil down in
the first half... any ideas?
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smaller Ball?
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there should be government
legislation on the use of
pruning shears
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What kind of emergencies?
what's the parachute
for?
emergencies unexpected ones
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it's a fun ride but he has
absolutely no homing instincts
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These feeders are all very well but i
always feel a bit sick after dinner
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we're covering all our options
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MORE BIRD TABLES
NO MORE BIRD TABLES
?
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Have you had your cup of tea this morning?
my kettle's brokennot
yet...
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are you on facebook?
w w w and all
that
you have to admit, he is cute
facebook?
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internet?
You know, the
internet
OH www of course woof woof woof
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fancy a dance?
No thanks, i think dancing looks a bit
silly at my age
pretty please
coolcoolcoolcool
He's rubbish!
oh all right
still got it
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It's a horse shoe... they're
meant to be lucky
cool, lets look for the
other one
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What's an
agent?Are you
an agent?
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Sounds good will you find one for
me?
Someone who sells your talents and makes you rich and famous
And what are your talents?
Apart from asking silly questions.
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it's his first sureal
cartoon... works
rather well don't you
think?
mmm!
Oh the pain... the pain
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whats an omlette,
mum?
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are you going to
tell him? or shall i?
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fancy a day out, do lunch
somewhere?
Train, car or bus?
coolcoolcoolcool
I thought i'd fly
actuallyyes, why not?
can't afford public
transport
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why don't you fly
anymore?
coocoocoocoo
lost my nerve
what's a bike?
but you're a bird, flying's something you never forget
like riding a bike
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er - what about the
last cartoon?
He'll think of something,
come on let's get a cup of tea
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