The Birds

Heheh! Now that’s a special talent!

I think I like Zelda’s collection better. Plus, if in danger, I think that could come in handy.

LOLROTFLMBO!!!

Samantha, that is a winner! Anything else added to it would have taken away the punchline panel. It has to be your best and funniest to date, darlin’.

Keep up the excellent work. Have you thought about putting previous strips in a “dead tree” edition?

I know someone who I have thought, on more than one occasion, that her voice could summon bats. I would imagine that my singing along with the radio would summon Zelda’s collection of birds…

Well done!

I love crows and ravens, but they do have a tendency to make the world their toilet (even worse than pigeons!).

Very cute comic.

Tina’s expression in Panel 3 is priceless!

If I would try to sing i’d prolly lure some flying dinos in. ^^;;

Have you heard of Florence Foster Jenkins? This woman is one of the worst singers ever! She believed she was spectacular. Some people should be discouraged from singing. She was: it didn’t work. She would sell out concert halls and people would come to laugh at her, and she was completely oblivious to it. A few months ago, the radio show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” featured her in a quiz segment, then played a short snippet of her murdering Mozart. The host referred to the piece as the “Drag Queen of the Night” aria! It must be heard to be appreciated. Check out her entry on Wikipedia. Don’t have any glass nearby!
I have a sweet sounding voice and a 2 1/2 octave range. (Yes, I can sing the Star-Spangled Banner.) I always could sing. It just came naturally. It brings me such joy to be able to make music. I sympathize with those who can’t.
I would say that when I sing, I’d attract unicorns, but I’m no longer qualified to find out!

I am afraid my singing is more like Zelda. You have such a sweet voice, it is hard to imagine that you can’t sing. Er, I mean Zelda can’t sing.

JoanH: I know just what you mean. I love to sing as well, but would murder SSB, as I am a bass/baritone with just a 2 octave range. A lot of the people I sing with in choir or chorus use me to stay on pitch/part and I don’t even have perfect pitch!

The vulture is a nice touch…

Well, there’s nothing worse than dodo doodoo!

I love vultures, but we don’t get a whole lot of them in the Bay Area. I might need to move somewhere else to make building a bird feeder stuffed with roadkill worthwhile!

Samantha: Are you sure they aren’t telling you to get a life? (Get it? Vultures like carrion, dead things? OK, I’ll shut up now.) -_-’ -_o ^_^

Also the crow is considered to be a rather handy totem, at least in Shadowrun system, since it can help you in urban settings and outside of them. ^^ /endgeektalk

That just means she’s more talented. BTW, I knew Zelda wore a hat for a reason

Aww! Bats and crows are some of my favorites. <3 [With a name like Nycteris you have to like bats, though I didn't realize it was a bat genus when I picked the handle.]
Vultures… well I already sent you the vulture link. There is a spot near (within a half hour) me where I can see a tree FULL of dozens of them, with nests. I wish I could get close enough to photograph it, but I'd have to park on the side of the road and go through some stranger's land.

And that isn't to say I don't like bluebirds, but my clearest bluebird memory is of finding one dead in the chimney.^^; I felt so AWFUL!

Samantha: My last chemo session was Dec. 30. My first follow-up appointments went well. Now I have to work my way back into Work. And wait for my hair to grow back.

Frosting is good! Frosting Rules!!

Dale: I was in the high school mixed choir. For one of our shows, I was at the inside edge of the sopranos, and our baritone soloist was standing behind me singing “I Got Plenty Of Nothin’ ” in my left ear while I was singing the soprano part. People asked me afterwards how I could sing with that going on. I am able to latch on to the music and keep going–as long as I concentrate on my part and ignore the rest. Not easy, but it can be done. If they accepted older contestants on “American Idol”, I’d be tempted to try out. Tempted, not crazy!

Now, as to birds pooping on people…. I lived in England for a few months. They have wood pigeons. Think rock doves on steroids. Near the tube station I used, there was a three story building that the pigeons would roost on. I learned not to disturb the birds as I walked past. Talk about fallout! I was usually successful. Remember to let the, ah, “fallout” dry before brushing it off your clothes.

@JoanH
/cheer Glad to hear that you are getting better there!

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Samantha
I decided to take this as a compliment.