I first sketched this idea out over a year ago, but haven’t committed to it until now. I decided that the best way to express this idea was NOT to worry about a punchline and to use narrative boxes to express my thoughts. In truth, my thoughts on this are COMPLICATED, and I decided that that internal conflict would be how I would address the situation. At the end of the day, these kinds of signs DO bug me a just little bit for the reasons described, but I also get that this is an evolving discussion and I don’t want to alienate people that are on my side because I took something lighthearted and fun too seriously. And maybe if we embraced a bit more whimsy in certain situations, it might be better in the long run. Or maybe I figured out, for my own sanity over the last few years of this process, that I can’t take EVERYTHING all that seriously. This strip is all ABOUT my ability to find humor in crappy situations, after all.
