Single panel cartoons - Noah's Archipelago

November 3, 2022: “Tragic Canoe Accident”

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

Ursula and Grandpa Frank are sitting at the kitchen table, Ursula with her elbows on the table and head propped up on her hands, Frank is engrossed in the newspaper. Agnes stands over them, blathering about family history: "...and then my mother's maternal great-aunt by marriage, Cynthia, bred Himalayan cats for the show circuit. Her son died in a tragic canoe accident..." Ursula groans while Frank, much used to this sorta thing, simply tunes Agnes out and occasionally mutters "mmmhmmm..."

Ursula shouldn’t have said she needed to write an essay on family history if she didn’t want to get a book’s worth of information from Grandma Agnes.

October 29, 2022: Happy Saturday

October 28, 2022October 29, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

Ruth is making cookie batter in the kitchen and Noah comes up to her, holds up the new issue of People Magazine to her and says "Happy Saturday!" Ruth replies, "What? I don't read People." Noah explains, "This issue has your very favorite, Bono. I drove all over town to find it early - most places won't have it til Tuesday." Ruth is pleased and says "Oh wow! Thanks!" Noah then thinks to himself "Happy Saturday night to me!"

Noah will go to great lengths to make Ruth happy… and to avoid Saturday chores.

October 27, 2022: Ursula’s Reading Habits

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

Noah's parent-teacher conference with Ursula's teacher Ms. Fardemar continues. Ms. Fardemar says "I'm also concerned about Ursula's reading. She—" Noah interrupts her, saying "What? Ursula's a great reader!" Ms. Fardemar continues "Reading material, not ability. She's done book reports on 'The Anarchist Cookbook,' 'The Art of War,' and 'The End of School." Noah retorts "So?" Ms. Fardemar adds, "She also keeps asking when we'll learn to make C4 in science class." Completely missing the point, Noah says "I told her 100 times: C4 is the middle note on the piano."

When I was in school, back when the internet was just bulletin boards, one of my pals had a printout of what was supposed to be the Anarchist Cookbook, and we all took turns borrowing it and reading it.

October 25, 2022

October 24, 2022October 25, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

October 22, 2022

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October 20, 2022

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October 18, 2022

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October 15, 2022

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October 13, 2022

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October 11, 2022

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