19 May 2007

The Art of Negotiation

In today's Dinette Set, Burl demonstrates his prowess at negotiation; by contrast the following things demonstrate very little prowess at anything:
  • Burl's embrace of form over function, which flies in the face of everything we've ever learned about him.
  • The rather poor decision to include a "red" toaster in a black-and-white line drawing.
  • A lamp which is dated for reasons passing understanding and includes a lamp shade made of pinball's favorite fabric.
  • The Redwing knock-off, whatever the hell that is.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Re: Burl's idiosyncratic behavior.

Lazyness triumphs again. If the author isn't going to put any effort into the drawings, why should we expect consistancy of character?

(PS: Why would the intended use of an item change the price of it, in anyone's mind?)

Anonymous said...

It's not just a screen-door lampshade, it's a magic levitating screen-door lampshade. Unfortunately, it hasn't quite figured out how to center itself over the bulb.