I suppose I’m already crazy. (Writing one-panel comics will do that to you.) But one of the things that drives me even crazier is trying to get the wording of each gag exactly right. One word can make a huge difference.
For instance, I originally wrote this comic so that the last line of dialogue was, “Unless I catch you, of course!”
But then it hit me. This woman trusts her man do to only one thing—to cheat on her. So, it’s not a matter of “Unless.” It’s “Until!”
That’s funnier…I hope!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story “Loves Lovely Mirage” in FIRST KISS #36, 1964.
Transcript:
MAN: So, I promise to always be faithful!
WOMAN: And I promise to always trust you! Until I catch you, of course!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
36.1.2.2.
WOMAN: And I promise to always trust you! Until I catch you, of course!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
36.1.2.2.
My undergrad was in Organismal Biology, with a minor in sexual chemistry.
So you majored in organismal and minored in orgasmic. Interesting.
I’d ask the housemother/chaperone in the background if she’d like to make $14 the hard way.
With thanks to the writers of Caddyshack and the immortal Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik.