Friday Funnies: So That's What's In It

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[invisible furry hand]

Nicole Richie doesn't look very happy

[UnCivilServant]

IFH, have you been hoarding copies of my book? Because half of my overseas sales have been in Australia.

[invisible furry hand]

So you've sold two copies overseas? Well done

[UnCivilServant]

Actually it was ten copies, but I did have a nice chuckle at that. I've sold five in Australia, but only one in Canukistan. Given the relative populations, I'd have expected more to sell to the neighbors oop north than the cousins downunder. Go figure.

[invisible furry hand]

Refresh my memory with a link and I shall attempt a sociological analysis of your sales

[UnCivilServant]

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00LD8IRG2

There you go.

[invisible furry hand]

Your protagonist lives in New Port Arthur. There is a Port Arthur in Tasmania. Perhaps Australian fantasy fans are lured in by a mistaken belief you are one of us, and then stay for the story. And although we have a smaller population than Canada, about one-fifth of Canadians are not likely to buy English language books.

Or we're just suckers for a pretty face

[UnCivilServant]

Maybe.

Though there are also Ports Arthur in Manchuria, Minnesota, Texas, New York, and Battletech.

As for the Quebeqis, I've sold as many units in France (1) as in Canada (1). (The Germans bought 2, the UK 5, but then returned a bunch). Though the Canadian sale was probably to a normal Canadian.

[UnCivilServant]

*yes, I deliberately misspelled 'Qu?b?cois'

[invisible furry hand]

I know there are Port Arthurs all over the place (Janis Joplin was born in the Texan one) but it's a bit prominent in Australia, as it's a notorious former penal colony and later a site of a mass shooting.

I note you don't dispute my other theory. Typical.

[UnCivilServant]

Refuting it would require confessing to not having a pretty face. I ain't ugly as sin, but I won't win any beauty contests.

[Ted S.]

Helen of Troy had the face that launched a thousand ships. I've got the face that broke a thousand cameras.

[UnCivilServant]

If you'd stop head-butting people who try to take your picture, you wouldn't get so much optical glass in your cheeks.

[Bobarian]

as it's a notorious former penal colony and later a site of a mass shooting.

Doesn't this describe all of Australia?

[Restoras]

normal Canadian

Citation needed?

[UnCivilServant]

There is a type of Canadian who's regarded as typical of the people. They might not be 'normal' outside of that frame of reference, but still.

[Ted S.]

There are normal Canadians?

[Restoras]

I like the odd selection of books under the 'also viewed' heading

Still though, it's cool you could publish.

[UnCivilServant]

I don't get to pick my readers, but so long as they pay, I'm not going to criticise their choice in reading material 🙂

[Restoras]

I enjoy the serendipity.

[Ted S.]

Damn you; that was my first thought too!

[UnCivilServant]

That's all right Ted, there are far worse people to find yourself accidentally thinking like than IFH. Me, for instance (but then again, we have had a lot of simulteneous posts in the past...)

[Swiss Servator, Alles Klar]

Yeah, as long as you don't start thinking like Nikki, you will be OK.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Just wait until Christine Baranski turns it over and reads what's on the other side.

[UnCivilServant]

Massive cheek piercings are vogue in DC these days? Who knew.

[Rock Action]

James suspects Amanda...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjt-KkHoi2Y

[Florida Man]

Why is that lone boob in the background? I need a label to explain it!

[UnCivilServant]

It's to symbolise that the country's gone tits-up.

[Will4Freedom]

DC is sinking under it's own weight! Everybody is leaning, including the buildings!

We can only hope.

[Wasteland Wanderer]

Good god, it's hideous.

And Bok's drawing style isn't that great, either.

[Restoras]

With all the money the Koch's are undoubtedly paying Bok you'd think he would get some friggin' drawing lessons.

[invisible furry hand]

Or at least procure an orphan with a crayon

[gimmeasammich]

Maybe Captain Mark is for-hire. I've always thought that the Friday Funnies could use a little more alien landscapes and a "YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH" here and there.

[Libertarian]

Are you kidding?! I couldn't tell if Pelosi was a drawing or a photograph.

[Swiss Servator, Alles Klar]

Why on Earth does that man in the first frame have a door handle on the side of his head?!!

Oh, and NEEDZ MOAR LABELZ!!!

[AlmightyJB]

Those are hooped earrings. That's Kennedy's dad.

[db]

Ted Turner has finally gone too far with colorization.