tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:08:36 +0000SafetyDuck and CoverMole-MenEd HelmsNew YorkHandfeetTeam Silver BulletY2KPeanutsCrackpot SchemesStatisticsCrimePersonal EffectsPhotographyJugheadAstroturfParty Like It's 1999ComicHappy New YearBlogiversarySeems LegitSantaProduct PlacementPsychoWeb DevelopmentGamesKoalas are evilCSSIHElectronicsParental InstinctsEspionageCoup SuitShrubopediaPoetryOxgloveReligionMoustache EtiquetteIMOffice SuppliesWhat is it? A company? A kingdom? A gardening tool? Does it contain some kind of hidden, ancient, ninja power? The answer, friends, is none of the below.http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Roboshrub Incorporated)Blogger342125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-6448475221604901801Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:36:00 +00002011-09-30T22:30:43.564-04:00<!--started 9/26/07 10:36 PM-->You’ve got big feet — admit it. And it’s hard to find the time to care for those feet right and proper, is it not? Are you constantly shuffling, trying to circulate blood through those podiatric pests? Do your footfalls get heavier over time, the stubby toes of your youth gorged to a pasty and callused husk as those sub-abdominal albatrosses fatten themselves?“Just http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/09/product-9511-70a-state-stockings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/RN3PAz9o2x4" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-6332657770164700919Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:00:00 +00002011-08-31T23:00:00.304-04:00Duck and CoverIf you are receiving this post, then I have failed to create an adequate tale of hardship and eventual triumph this month, due to forces beyond my control. As I write, the remnants of Hurricane Irene, and the infrastructure left ragged in her wake, conspire to again blot out the flow of satiating electricity that courses through this hungry keyboard. While the sporadic loss of power is not as http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/08/outages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/kIIPxa2sdvw" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-6864114902140001578Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:41:00 +00002011-08-01T00:30:35.052-04:00Seems LegitDuck and CoverI know what you’re all thinking: New York isn’t over a subduction zone, or a hot spot. So why should its inhabitants worry whether the numerous mountain ranges are volcanic in nature? Well, let me tell you about another place, in another time, that thought it was impervious to volcanoes. This far-off land never gave a second — indeed, a first thought, to their beautiful mountain being a geologic http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/07/volcanoes-of-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/nMEDNgu9zn8" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-7218812368655171832Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:50:00 +00002011-06-22T23:59:09.880-04:00BlogiversaryI bet you thought I forgot about all of you, our loyal readers, who have tuned in for intermittent inanity. Well, I did. Or rather, I was forced to, by forces beyond the bounds of perception or grammar or grammar. People who didn't (and still don't) "get" what makes us great.For all of you naysayers who never thought it would work, who spat on our valiant effort to quell global warming by runninghttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/06/six-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/Ukk8pQnvK0s" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-1175282441647979669Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:40:00 +00002011-05-31T22:07:42.324-04:00PsychoYes, you may call me an idealist, but when I set my mind to it, I expect something to get done. When I stare point-blank at a wall, I expect it to get painted. I expect grass to grow, pensioners to shrink, and tectonic plates to make with the bust-a-move. So you can imagine how upset I was to hear that, despite my best efforts, a watched pot did (most emphatically) not boil. This was http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/05/idealist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/mpUbnbNS9qg" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-3454315060313471235Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:09:00 +00002011-04-30T10:14:32.138-04:00PoetryDeparting storm cloudsBringing less and less rain toDarken my doorstep.http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/04/springtime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/Eprn0N3SSA0" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-6040619589572097184Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:23:00 +00002011-03-31T23:20:56.241-04:00PsychoIt’s still March. That was the joke, in case you were wondering.Now, I’ve heard that there are some members of the audience who were born on the first of April. Is Lenny Greene here? Lenny? Yes, you! Stand up, m’boy! Take some pride in yourself, you’re an old man now! How old are you, bud? 37? Time flies, doesn’t it? Hey, you don’t have to tell me. It seems like just yesterday that I was an http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/03/april-fools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/o7u4mTG2jE0" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-8556321279049434663Sat, 19 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-02-19T00:00:01.251-05:00See, I wanted to, but that rascally scanner up and left. I sent out fliers, trying to find the scamp, but there's no trace of him. I searched high and low for almost an entire afternoon before calling it quits. And if I ever see that scanner again, I'll box his ears.In place of a comic, I'd like to present you with a parable, which I call The Cowboy and the Snake:One day, as it happened, a cowboyhttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/02/no-comic-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/4OZyfEhIa3M" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-3491257070462536509Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-02-16T00:00:00.114-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/02/insane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/bsLJDm6_ZRM" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-5038590679936941539Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-02-12T00:00:02.014-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/02/getting-ready.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/WiGg2zjSM6U" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-5781446198937766270Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-02-09T00:00:02.385-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/02/allowance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/Tmfu5gTW4DM" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-3005240400864492034Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-02-05T00:00:01.743-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/02/well-played.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/yvt-Vvl-OlU" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-6425145928112668891Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-02-02T00:00:06.363-05:00To celebrate the first month of continual comic goodness, I thought I'd post a photo of the first time I drew the dad character.He looks a little sad, possibly hungry. I'm guessing it was because he was sharing a whiteboard with this guy instead of his son:That's Mister Heartmann, a boss archetype who chose to have his head surgically sculpted into the shape of a symbolic heart for a corporate http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-month-anniversary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/VAQuW8NBCM4" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-1503258296831845245Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-29T00:04:13.654-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/duck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/h9IcrQjJ87k" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-5168941585866031698Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-26T00:00:08.024-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/plumb-dumb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/JUP6ZkBcWJY" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-4570337376943838568Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-22T00:00:02.439-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/recycling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/QvYHThRKwSw" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-7560243582438373231Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-19T00:00:03.854-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/family-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/Ld5cZ_n0kdQ" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-595951312613695012Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-15T00:00:03.581-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/traumatic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/523S0v6b8Vk" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-3281680869402334237Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-12T00:00:07.533-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/slow-learners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/3rNYpKonYko" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-7229796405942392011Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-08T00:00:00.271-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/fortunate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/f_ANRA4__xk" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-4057268442871397782Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-05T00:00:03.813-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/lovely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/a6Nl_lgpbOc" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-211836148781196336Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +00002011-01-01T00:00:08.262-05:00Happy New YearComichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2011/01/resolute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/HocbjScIRRs" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-5054674294713709545Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +00002010-12-29T00:00:05.187-05:00Comichttp://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2010/12/big-brother.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/7abmc0YK44w" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-1088844841696263818Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:25:00 +00002010-12-25T22:29:55.754-05:00ComicAfter my Thanksgiving post, I came up with a ton of ideas based on a father/son dynamic that only exists in the fevered imagination of an overripe onion. I've decided to change the format of this blog from a once-a-month rage against the dying of the light to a biweekly comic, starting today! Let's see my strawman onion top that!http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2010/12/neither-milk-nor-cookies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/E9TkBeBNty0" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877217.post-8467271087152099182Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-12-29T17:51:40.892-05:00ComicParental InstinctsWhat would Thanksgiving be like without relatives? Experts agree: it would be exactly like Arbor Day.http://roboshrub.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gyrobo)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Roboshrub/~4/214L-emzJKY" height="1" width="1"/>