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Born Again	[[Aaron and Harold are laying in the grass, looking up at red leaved trees.]] / Aaron: I've had a change of heart. I now believe in God. / Harold: So you've accepted His love and realized we're all here to serve His higher purpose? / Aaron: I needed someone to blame for everything that's wrong with... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=121
Edumacation	Harold: Thomas Jefferson said that the key to democracy is having an educated public that can make informed decisions. / TV interviewer: Governor, what steps would you take to alleviate the current sub-prime mortgage crisis? / Gov. Palin: We'll fix it for Joe six pack and hockey moms! We're... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=122
Red Lenses	Ferdinand: You're a pretty good artist. Do you think you could draw anything? / Harold: More of less I guess. / Ferdinand: Okay, then draw red / [[ silence ]] / Harold: I'm holding a #2 pencil! / Ferdinand: Excuses, excuses. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=123
The Media	Aaron: The media is in the unique position to ask presidential candidates questions to better inform voters. Instead reporters just pander to them. / Aaron: There are so many competing news outlets that they're afraid a candidate will choose a competitor. / Harold: C'mon, it's not that bad. / TV... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=124
Working for a Living, Part 1	[[Alp and Harold are standing in Alp's lab.]] / Harold: The classifieds?! / Alp: My invention supplies are low, so I need some cash. / Alp: Working for a living is going to suck! / Harold: What about the American Dream* of building success through one's own hard work? / Aaron: Maybe you didn't... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=125

Working for a Living, Part 2	[[Harold and Alp are walking through the forest.]] / Harold: How's your job hunt going? / Alp: Terrible! / Alp: I got a job as a band teller, but they fired me the first day. / Harold: Really? How hard can it be to process deposits and withdrawals? / Alp: I fell victim to what's probably a common... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=126
Working for a Living, Part 3	[[Alp is sitting at the dining room table reading the paper when Harold walks up.]] / Harold: Alp, you still don't have work? / Alp: well, I got a job at the Gap, but they let me go. / Harold: What happened? / Alp: Apparently they don't like their employees to be honest to their customers. / [[Alp is... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=127
Working for a Living, Part 4	Alp: My interview for the engineering position didn't work out. / Harold: Really? Given your background with inventions I figured you'd be perfectly suited. / Alp: Yeah, but they required an advanced degree for consideration. / Alp: I tried to fool them, but somehow they caught on. / {{ alt text:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=128
Working for a Living, Part 5	[[Harold and Alp are looking at a computer]] / Harold: Looking for jobs on the internet? / Alp: Nope! My money troubles are over! I'm ready to start inventing again! / Harold: What?! Just last week you were broke and desperate for work! / Alp: But that was before I got this email from a Nigerian prince.... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=129
That Ain't No Honey	[[Ferdinand sees a beehive]] / Ferdinand: Yum... honey! / [[Ferdinand throws a rock at it.]] / [[Ferdinand is chased by bees. Next panel shows Ferdinand watching TV with Aaron, with a puffy face]] / Ferdinand: Guess what? If you throw rocks at a beehive, you're goin' to get stung! / Aaron: Some people... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=130

Designer Shirt	Ferdinand: How do like my new $300 designer shirt? / Aaron: Do you realize you could have fed an entire African village with that? / Ferdinand: The villagers eat fabric? http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=131
Don't Get Too Comfy	[[Aaron and Harold are walking along a perilous looking bridge.]] / Harold: It's such a strange and foreign sensation ... / Harold: ... the election is getting near and I'm not even dreading it ... / Harold: ... I actually feel a glimmer of hope and optimism ... / [[Aaron holds Harold back from walking... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=132
Conflicting Principles	[[Harold and Ferdinand reading newspapers at the table]] / Harold: Even with a deficit and a dangerously widening poverty gap, conservatives want tax cuts for the wealthy. / Ferdinand: You bet! The government can't tell us what to do with our money! / Harold: And with a crisis of sick and uninsured patients,... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=133
Tomorrow's Election Day	[[Harold and Ferdinand walk through the woods. There are weird rock formations with red-leaved trees.]] / Harold: Tomorrow's election day! There's a lot of important stuff to vote on this year. / Harold: Have you been informed on all the key issues? / Ferdinand: Yes, I read plenty of bumper stickers. / [[Harold... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=134
Where's the Change?	[[Ferdinand and Harold watch the news]] / Ferdinand: Okay, where's all this change I've been hearing so much about? / TV: It's an honor to be elected president. / Harold: Obama still needs to be sworn in on Jan 20th! / Ferdinand: I knew those campaign promises were too good to be true! http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=135

Old People	[[Alp and Ferdinand are walking trough the archtypical countryside at sunset]] / Ferdinand: Alp, have you ever noticed that it seems like old people grow SMALLER? / Alp: Yup, They're like SHRINKY DINKS! / Alp: It's a REAL EFFECT Ferd. Loss of bone density with age plus the constant strain of gravity causes... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=136
Headphones	Harold: Aaron, why do you always wear headphones? Aaron? / Harold: Can you hear me Aaron? Aaron?! / [[Harold leaves]] / Harold: Never mind. / Aaron: Exactly. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=137
Bumper Sticker	[[Aaron stands watching Ferdinand put a sticker on his car that reads Obama '08]] / Aaron: What are you doin'? / Ferdinand: Putting a bumper sticker on my car. / Aaron: What?! The election ended over a week ago! / Ferdinand: I like to be on the winning side. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=138
Agnostic	[[Harold and Aaron are sitting at the foot of a tree on a mild autumn day. Harold is sitting up with his hands on his knees, and Aaron is relaxing with his arms behind his head.]] / Harold: Some people fanatically believe in God and all that implies... / Harold: ...atheists fervently contend that God... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=139
Names	Aaron: I'm terrible at remembering names. What can I do to improve? / Harold: Look into that person's eyes and take who they are to heart. By realizing what makes them special you will have a unique reminder to associate with their name. / Aaron: Never mind then. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=140

Cooperation	[[Ferdinand and Alp sit fishing on an island]] / Ferdinand: Have you ever seen those little birds that pick the crocodile's teeth? / Alp: Yup, the Egyptian Clover. Their chirps also alert the crocodiles of impending danger. / Ferdinand: A beautiful example of a symbiotic relationship. / Alp: You bet. It's... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=141
Fight	[[Harold and Aaron sit on a bench hanging from a tree. Harold reads a newspaper.]] / Aaron: Every day, all we do is fight. Fight traffic, fight the crowds, fight our neighbors, and fight our families. / Harold: And after all that pointless fighting, we all die. / Aaron: Hey, don't try to cheer me up. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=142
Boundaries Broken	[[Harold and Aaron walk in the forest at nighttime]] / Harold: Have you ever heard of the phrase "breaking the fourth wall" when discussing comic strips? / [[They both walk across a bridge]] / Aaron: Sure, that's when the comic characters are actually aware that they exist within the confines of a comic. / Harold:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=143
Utopia Tree	[[Harold and Aaron are sitting at the base of a tree.]] / Harold: Can you imagine a world without religion? / [[The camera pans back to show that the tree leaves are bright red on this autumn day, and the sun is setting in the background.]] / Aaron: Or as I like to call it... heaven on earth. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=144
Light as a Feather	[[Harold and Alp are standing on top of a tall building. The sun is setting in the background.]] / Harold: Wow, what a long way down. / Alp: People look like ants from up here. / Harold: Imagine jumping from here. Free-fall must be an amazing sensation. / Harold: You're light as a feather, with the weight... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=145

It Came from the Drain, Part 1	[[Harold and Alp in the kitchen, Alp pouring something down the drain.]] / Harold: Alp, What are you doing? / Alp: Disposing of old bacon grease. / Harold: Jeez, how much bacon do you eat? / Alp: You know, the usual. Bacon omelets, BLTs, bacon cheese dip, bacon on salad, on my potato, chocolate... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=146
It Came from the Drain, Part 2	[[Harold and Alp in the kitchen, Alp pouring something down the drain.]] / Harold: Alp, you can't just dump toxic waste from your experiments down the drain! / Alp: Great! Just another example of liberals trying to stifle the innovative American spirit! I'm trying to invent things that... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=147
It Came from the Drain, Part 3	[[Harold and Alp watching TV.]] / Alp: Watching TV is great! It's like reading without literacy. / [[A greenish something appears over Alp's shoulder.]] / Alp: Hey Harold, I know we're friends, but it's a little creepy when you slobber your tongue on my face. / Harold: Alp, I would never... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=148
It Came from the Drain, Part 4	[[A gelatinous mound of sludge and garbage rears it's "head"...]] / blob: BRARRR!! / Alp: This is definitely not spiffy! / Harold: See Alp! I told you not to dump all your garbage down the sink!... / Harold: ... Now the toxic chemicals from your experiments and the old food have reacted together... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=149
It Came from the Drain, Part 5	[[The blob has Alp in its clutches!]] / blob: ROARRRRR!! / Alp: Harold! / Harold: Alp! / Harold: Stop! That thing's taking Alp! Help! Anyone help! / Harold: Wow, I can't believe that Alp's gone. / Harold: After all these years of wishing he was out of my hair, that was surprisingly unsatisfying. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=150

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