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Giganto-Schism

While the people of St. Tropezia were still somewhat bemused by the dire calamities promised by the Trans-Catholic Church, they found themselves drawn irresistibly to the gigantic women of their saucy little planet, and formed the Giganto Creed. Continue reading →

Pete and Dud: Aversion Therapy

I thought another sketch from these guys may be in order: Alltop is aversion therapy for boredom.

When a man loves a woman very, very much…

This cartoon on SMBC reminded me of this Dudley Moore, Peter Cook sketch: The Facts of Life. (Sorry, YouTube wouldn’t let me embed it.) Alltop still believes in storks.

Ask General Kang: I have a hot date tonight — should I wear boxers or briefs?

The General can tell you’re a guy. Only a human male would frame the question in such a crass way. What you’re asking, essentially, is how you should prepare yourself for having sexual congress with this hypothetical human female. In … Continue reading →

Always look at the fine print

Yeah, but can the lawyer turn itself into a little blue monkey? Alltop only sees little blue monkeys when it laughs.

Film Review: Transfer

Like all good science fiction, Transfer takes one technological change and hypothesizes what that would mean for society. And it does so very well. The new technology is a process which allows the Menzana Corporation to transfer an old person’s … Continue reading →

Dr. Tundra enters a bar …

Dr. Tundra enters a bar and orders a drink. The bar has a robot bartender, with great drink-making and conversational algorithms, but no facial or voice-recognition software. The robot serves him a perfectly prepared Peyote Sling, and then asks him: … Continue reading →

Cheese Pyrates! Revenge of the Crimson Parrots

It were 2011, and a year had passed since the Le Fromage de Satan had sunk our frigate with an exploding cheese, killing all hands except for meself, Jim Quinn, and the chef’s assistant, Paul Le Whisk. Arrr! Le Whisk … Continue reading →

Cheese Pyrates!

The year were 2011 and I joined the Navy for one reason alone — to get me vengeance on Le Fromage de Satan, and her scurvy master, Captain Jacques LaBung. LaBung and his crew of plugged-up sea-dogs were known all … Continue reading →

Pirate Monkey

Tiny Pirate, Monkey of The Seven Seas, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr. Combining two of my favourite things in one cartoon! Only three more sleeps until Talk Like a Pirate Day. Alltop be waiting…