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Nishi Day, 12/15, the day when I traditionally set off driving west from Columbus OH to Palo Alto CA for the winter quarter; and the day before Image may be NSFW.
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the December Birthfest (celebrating Ludwig Beethoven, born 1770; Jane Austen, born 1775; and my excellent friend Ned Deily, born 1952)
In today’s Comics Kingdom feed, two strips that turn on formulas, but of two very different kinds. First, a Rhymes With Orange that illustrates a POP (phrasal overlap portmanteau), a joke form that manages to combines two strikingly unrelated elements whose names happen to overlap — in this case a postmortem medical procedure (called an autopsy) and a confused, disordered state (referred to as topsy-turvy). And then, a Wayno / Piraro Bizarro cartoon, yet another of their forays into the Psychiatrist cartoon meme, set in a psychiatrist’s office and involving a patient on an analytic couch plus a therapist, in an adjacent chair, taking notes on the session; the patient or the therapist or both are astonishing characters, and the setting allows for all manner of jokes to be worked into their encounter — in this case, an everything-bagel patient and a baker therapist, confronting the patient’s anxiety at wanting more (Wayno’s title: “Too Much is Never Enough”).
But now, to the toons!
The Rhymes.
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(#1) autopsy + topsy-turvy = autopsy-turvy; the examining table and the surgical instruments, all in disarray
The technical term autopsy plus the vividly playful topsy-turvy, for a nice little clash in tone, in addition to the silly juxtaposition of referents. On topsy-turvy, from NOAD:
adv. topsy-turvy: [a] upside down: the fairground ride turned riders topsy-turvy. [b] in or into a state of confusion: the world has, indeed, gone all topsy-turvy.
adj. topsy-turvy: [a] placed upside down: the bookmark showed a topsy-turvy flag. [b] being in a state of confusion: the topsy-turvy months of the invasion | the topsy-turvy presidential contest.
noun topsy-turvy: [in singular] a state of utter confusion: this economic topsy-turvy has been set in motion by employee ownership of public companies.
ORIGIN early 16th century: apparently based on top ‘highest point’ and obsolete terve ‘overturn’.
The Bizarro.
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(#2) Baker therapist examines bagel patient, for whom everything is not enough (if you’re puzzled by the odd symbols in the cartoon — Dan Piraro says there are 6 in this strip, not counting the bagel on the couch — see this Page)
On the bagel, from Wikipedia:
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(#2) An everything bagel (photo from Wikipedia)An everything bagel is a type of bagel baked with a mix of toppings. The exact ingredients vary, but recipes often include garlic flakes, onion flakes, poppy seeds, sesame seeds [and caraway seeds] and kosher salt [AZ: that is, allium flakes, tiny seeds, and salt]. The bagels are made with regular dough and the name is independent of additional fillings such as cream cheese.
The everything bagel inspired other bread creations with similar toppings, such as everything bagel chips, everything croissants, everything rolls, everything roti, everything fusilli, and everything hot dog buns. Even mixed nuts have been flavored with the mixture. It is offered by many bakeries and fast casual restaurants. Its origins are disputed, but it was likely first created sometime between 1973 and 1980.
The bagel in #1 is unfulfilled; what it needs is a filling, in particular, cream cheese.
My bagel lies under the onion,
My bagel lies under the seeds.
Oh bring back, ah bring back,
Oh bring back my cream cheese to me.