Mike and I wrote lots of notes to each other in high school. Here is a short Talking Boxes strip he drew on one of his notes way back in 1996.
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So What’s the Deal With Amberjacks?
Arugula Day is an excellent tradition in Boxville. Every year on March 21st, we honor the noble arugula by steaming lentils, hanging harmonicas from our gutters with kite string, dressing our dads in barley, making Dirtmen out of sod, and depositing sacrifices of leafy vegetables into a dumpster behind a White Castle (or similar establishment). The amberjack is the official fish of Arugula Day because of its chivalry, erudition, and (perhaps paradoxically) its well known lack of any associations with arugula. On this grand Arugula Day, here are some facts about the amberjack that everybox should know:
1. The Amberjack is a member of the family Carangidae.
2. It lives in the Atlantic.
3. Plays bongos.
4. Amberjacks can fly, but they don’t because…eh.
5. Juveniles are called pilot fish.
6. Geriatric individuals are called plarns or floops.
7. It has stripes.
8. Drives a sweet Bonneville.
9. Cannot qualify for a boat loan but makes up for it by being an awesome fish.
10. Amberjacks love Tom Petty. Love him.
Appreciate an amberjack today!
May Amberjacks Smile Ever Upon You
It’s finally Arugula Day! The smell of lentils steaming, harmonicas hung from every gutter, people digging giant balls of sod from their yards to make Dirtmen, dads wearing barley – are you in the spirit, friends? Hug an ambjerack for me today!
Thought For the Day
The Talking Boxes is on the cutting edge, and what we are cutting is salmon.
Old Sketches
The Talking Boxes in my old sketchbook, along with a bespectacled character named Dawn and a long-necked reptiloid who I think is named Mitch. Before returning to The Talking Boxes full-time, I experimented with other strips. Dawn and Mitch are characters from a strip I drew called Murphy, which was very weird.