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| Darwin's Other Theory | [[Aaron and Alp are sitting on a park bench. Alp appears to be eating something.]]
/ Aaron: The rat is a despised vermin with a multi-million dollar industry dedicated to its extermination. / Aaron: The squirrel is a lovable critter that old ladies enjoy feeding in the park. / [[The camera pans back... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=211 |
| Breakfast Is Served | Harold: Springtime at the farm is great! Did you see the little piglets?
/ Raymond: Yeah, they sure were cute! / Harold: It really makes you appreciate the magic of life.
/ Raymond: Ferd and Alp are doing some appreciating too... / [[ Ferd and Alp, hanging over the pigpen.]]
/ Ferd and Alp: Mmm... Bacon!... / {{alt... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=212 |
| Swine Flu | Ferdinand: We'd like to apologize for our previous comic.
/ Harold: With the current swine flu crisis we shouldn't be glorifying bacon consumption. / Ferdinand: Well, at least we can still eat ham!
/ Harold: Ferd, ham comes from pigs. / Ferdinand: Really? ... Okay, but I can have baby back rigs, right?
/ Harold:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=213 |
| Poetry in Motion | [[Alp and Raymond sit beside a tree. It is twilight.]]
/ Raymond: Alp, what are exploding stars called?
/ Alp: Supernovae. / Raymond: What are zero resistance conductors called?
/ Alp: Superconductors. / Raymond: What's the greatest symmetry in particle physics?
/ Alp: Supersymmetry. / Raymond: Scientists... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=214 |
| Mensa Shmensa, Part 1 | [[Aaron and a woman from MENSA are standing across from one another. They are apparently out in a forest. The woman has glasses that are reminiscent of a character from the Simpsons.]]
/ Aaron: So you belong to MENSA, huh?
/ MENSA Woman: Yes, it's an elite club that requires its members to have IQs within... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=215 |
| Mensa Shmensa, Part 2 | [[Aaron and a guy from MENSA are standing across from each other. The guy has a tweed jacket and a bad comb over.]]
/ Aaron: Hey MENSA Guy! Have any of your members ever won the Nobel prize?
/ MENSA Guy: No. / Aaron: Have any important scientific contributions ever been made by a MENSA member?
/ MENSA... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=216 |
| Mensa Shmensa, Part 3 | [[Aaron and the guy from MENSA are standing across from one another.]]
/ Aaron: Don't be sad MENSA Guy, you're not completely useless.
/ MENSA Guy: I'm not? / Aaron: A physicist told me this slip of paper holds the key to all of the secrets of the universe. If only someone could decode it! / [[Aaron... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=217 |
| A Better Way to Travel | [[Ferdinand and Alp sit in a car, Ferdinand is driving.]]
/ Ferdinand: We aren't moving at all. You need to think of an invention for traffic jams. / Alp: I do have one idea. Make the streets into giant conveyor belts. Even if traffic is stopped, you still keep moving. / Ferdinand: Brilliant! I... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=218 |
| Bad Investments | [[Harold and Aaron are walking through the forest. The sun is setting behind them.]]
/ Harold: Remember in the mid-90s, when everyone thought they could get rich with comic books?
/ Aaron: You, the bottom sure fell out of that market! / Harold: That's what happens when speculators invest in comics as... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=219 |
| Mensa Shmensa, Addendum | Aaron: Time to answer some reader mail. This one is from Barbara concerning our recent comics on MENSA. / Harold: Why would you attack this particular group? I have to assume you tried to join and the rejection letter hit you hard! / [[Harold and Aaron stare at each other.]] / Aaron: Barbara, thank... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=220 |
| Just Scratching the Surface | [[Aaron and Alp are walking through the forest. The sun is rising in the background.]]
/ Alp: Scratch'n'sniff is one of the most overlooked technologies. The possibilities are endless! / Alp: Restaurant menus could use it to help customers choose their order. / Alp: It's perfect for blind people. ... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=221 |
| A Matter of Degree | Aaron: I think that will just about do it, Josh--
/ Josh: Josh?! That's Doctor Anderson to you! / Aaron: Dr. Anderson? Your name tag says Josh.
/ Josh: I know what my name tag says, but I have a Ph.D. and I deserve some respect! / Aaron: Who cares if you have Ph.D.? I'm not calling you doctor.
/ Josh:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=222 |
| Environmentally Unconscious | [[Ferdinand stands in a forest spraying a can of product into the air. Aaron walks in.]] / Aaron: What are you doing spraying ozone depleting chemicals into the air?! / Ferdinand: I want a suntan.
/ Aaron: But you're covered in fur. / Ferd: Well, the first step is the acid rain... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=223 |
| Guest Comic by Michael Firman | {{Guest-drawn comic, by Michael Firman who does the hilarious webcomic Moe.}} / Ferdinand: Check this out, I'm going to make Aaron look like a fool! / Ferdinand: Aaron!
/ Aaron: Yo.
/ Ferdinand: Did you know the word "gullible" is not included in dictionaries? / Aaron: No, it is. / Aaron: In fact you're... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=224 |
| The Elusive Question | Harold: I've spent all my life trying to please everyone, but no one's ever happy. / Aaron: Then why don't you do what makes you happy? / [[Harold ponders, as Aaron walks away.]] / Harold: But what makes me happy?! http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=225 |
| Messiah and Dictator | [[Aaron and Harold are sitting at the dining room table with newspapers in front of them.]]
/ Aaron: Why would so many blacks fervently follow the rules decreed by a Jewish man? / Harold: Are you referring to the preponderance of Christian African Americans? / Aaron: No, the NBA. http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=226 |
| I Tweet, Therefore I Am | Aaron: Get a load of that nutjob over there preaching Bible verses. / Aaron: Does he really think anyone's listening? Does he realize no one cares?
/ Ferdinand: Seriously, huh? / [[Ferdinand pulls out his iPhone and starts typing something.]]
/ Ferdinand: I gotta twitter about this! / {{other keywords:... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=227 |
| Watch Out for a Bloody Nose | [[Ferdinand and Raymond, a pile of white-ish powder between them, Raymond holds a straw]]
/ Ferdinand: Hey, do you mind if I have some?
/ Raymond: Be my guest / Ferdinand: < http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=228 |
| Getting Into Not So Hot Water | [[Alp reads a book titled: Blackbody colors and temperatures]] / [[Alp stops reading, appearing to think about something.]] / [[A running shower, the curtain obscures us from seeing who is inside.]]
/ Showering entity: Ahhh! / [[The curtain is pulled back, revealing Aaron in the shower. He points... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=229 |
| Impossible Dreams | [[Harold and Ferdinand are walking along a stream.]]
/ Harold: Ferd, if you could have anything in the world, what would you choose? / Ferdinand: Let's see, a Lamborghini, a pyramid, ten million dollars in gold bars, and a harem of supermodels. How about you? / Harold: I'd want inner peace, a sense... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=230 |
| Being Frank | [[Alp works on a gadgety box with lights, switches and mysterious protrusions.]
/ Aaron: What are you wasting your time on now?
/ Alp: This! It's my newest, spiffiest invention. / Alp: I call it the honesty machine. It forces people to always tell the truth. Wanna try? / Aaron: That's the dumbest... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=231 |
| Be Prepared | [[Ferdinand and Harold are out in the forest. Ferdinand is standing on one leg.]]
/ Harold: Why are you balancing like that?
/ Ferdinand: You never know when you might lose a leg. Gotta practice! / Harold: That's horrible! Not only is it totally impractical, it's insulting to anyone who's actually lost... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=232 |
| Lil' Calamities | {{The strip is titled "Lil' Calamities," owing to the usual characters being present, but in a flashback to when they were kids.}} / Aaron: From time to time we'll take a look back at when we were young.
/ Harold: We call this new feature: Lil' Calamities. / [[The kids are in school.]]
/ Teacher: Good... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=233 |
| Lil' Calamities and Bullies | {{As part of the "Lil' Calamites" sub-series, the characters are presented when they were kids.}}
/ Lil' Alp: What's the matter Harold?
/ Lil' Harold: Those bullies stole my lunch. / Lil' Harold: I don't understand how people could be so cruel! Can't they see that we all have to share this school together?... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=234 |
| Lil' Calamities and History | [[A classroom. A teacher stands in front of a chalkboard.]]
/ Teacher: Children, put your books away. Time for a quiz. / Quiz: Why was Christopher Columbus important? / Lil' Aaron: Columbus brought whites to America, initiating the brutal oppression of the Western Hemisphere that persists to this day.... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=235 |
| Not-So-Hypothetical Question | [[Ferdinand and Harold are walking through the forest at dusk.]]
/ Ferdinand: If someone has a tattoo across their breasts and a low cut shirt, is it rude to look? / Harold: Maybe, but you can't really blame someone, right? / Ferdinand: Jeez! I guess I won't be gettin' my breasts tattooed! I don't... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=236 |
| Redwoods | [[ Aaron and Raymond walking through the woods. All that can be seen of the trees are just tall trunks.]]
/ Aaron: It sure is amazing to walk through the Redwoods.
/ Raymond: I Agree. / Raymond: The Redwoods stand so majestically. They remind us how amazing the life force is. / Raymond: It is this... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=237 |
| Redwoods from a Different Perspective | [[Harold and Raymond walking in the woods. All that can be seen of the trees are their trunks.]]
/ Harold: I always feel a great sense of serenity when walking through the Redwoods.
/ Raymond: Me too. / Raymond: The Redwoods are so still. They have an amazing calming presence. They are the spiritual... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=238 |
| None of the News That's Fit to Print | [[Aaron is standing across from a stereotypical newspaper reporter.]]
/ Aaron: What's the matter newspaper guy? Why so down? / Newspaper Guy: I'm so depressed! Newspaper circulation continues to plummet! Everywhere newspapers are collapsing! / Newspaper Guy: Once all the papers are gone, how will... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=239 |
| Don't Be a Twitt | [[Aaron and Harold are walking through the forest.]]
/ Aaron: With the Iran protests Twitter has really come into its own. / Aaron: It's been key for organizing the resistance, as well as providing breaking news to leading media outlets. / Harold: But is it possible that Twitter is too powerful? Is... http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=240 |
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