Deaf

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“Why so glum?” asked Rice.

“I have Deaficus-Maximus,” sighed Red.

“What’s that?” enquired Rice.

“Means I’m going deaf,” replied Red.

“Oh dear!” exclaimed Rice. “Can you describe the symptoms?”

“Sure,” said Red. “Homer is fat and yellow, and Marge has blue hair.”

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40 thoughts on “Deaf”

  8. Question: Is Rice, like, a hivemind, then? Or are there a thousand Rice siblings? I don’t know why that’s what I’m fixating on, but I’m super curious!

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    1. Hiveminds of independent portions of rice would explain the great rice war of 1998, when the Golden Noodle Box on my local high street closed for 7 days for no apparent reason…

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  10. This is quite funny – what’s your process like for writing jokes like this? (PS the sly editing on the photo is hilarious as well)

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    1. Thank you. 🙂

      Punchlines are inspired by 80s British comedy to be honest. The horror shorts are inspired by the old British horror and the Twilight Zone. I tend to do 6 doodles and write 6 tales a day. Posting one a day here. Process is to think of the worst punchline I can think of, then write a story around it. 🙂

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      1. Wow, that’s amazing output. So for jokes you work from the punchline backwards, to the setup? I’ve heard that’s a smart thing to do when writing comedy and I’d like to learn more about the craft.

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      2. Heh. T be honest, with all my flash fictions, horror, humour and drama, they are so short the last line is almost always the vehicle for the entire story. 🙂

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