[0376] Woo’s Lecture
└ posted on Monday, 14 May 2012, by Novil
- Woo: Wolves are one of the most popular species. But in today’s lesson, I’ll prove that raccoons are superior to them in every regard.
- Woo: If you know one wolf, you know them all. Their behavior is as predictable as that of a supervillain in a Disney movie.
- Woo: In contrast, even the brightest scientists can’t predict what a raccoon might do in a given situation.
- Woo: Wolves have no fashion sense, as one can see by looking at their bland gray fur.
- Woo: Raccoons, on the other hand, have an expressive facial mask, a fancily ringed tail and stylish white ears.
- Woo: And let’s not forget that wolves love wallowing in rotting carcasses…
- Woo: … while raccoons are widely known for their good table manners.
- Woo: Any questions so far?
- Woo: Wolves are also easily offended.
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Where did all those wolves come from?
ugh so rude, couldn’t they at least let him finish?
I’m going to put this one down as a potential ‘classic’ strip.
I’m liking these short, funny comic strips as to the story arch ones 😀
Oh, poor wolves. Everyone picks on the wolves.
I have one.
What made you think this was, in any sense of the word, a good idea?
((Also, Novil, did you get the idea for this of a Garfield Cartoon? There’s an episode called “It Must Be True” which has an ending very much like this one.))
Does Ruther save him?
Neospector wrote:
Gah, that should be “Ruth”, not “Ruther”
This one is absolutely charming. I especially like the photo of Lily as a runway model.
Yes, well, a wolf knows when it is outmatched, and will avoid provoking confrontation in such circumstances (unlike many breeds of dog, which don’t have this wolf sense).
As for scenting themselves with rotting carcasses, well, unlike the foxes, they don’t have atomisers to do the job with. >:=)> For reference purposes, here is Dela the Hooda demonstrating how a fox uses an atomiser to apply perfume. (last strip, bottom of page)
That’s not based on actual evidence of wolf and raccoon behaviour; Woo simply happens to be a specist.
Understandably, as the problem of specism has not been addressed yet; I must assume that most of us are specists.
So, we’ve come full circle, it seems. Back to the wolves…
Maybe he should try someplace else with less wolves.
Dude…this one is the best so far…
the reason is, it just made remember the old days of my childhood, when I was watching the Old Garfield Cartoon Show….
there is an episode that Garfield did the same thing talking about how dogs are stupid, and how cats are better….of course, there were dogs
good gold old days…when “CN” was a good….
Even if all of that is true, it seems Woo screwed up somewhere: I don’t see any white ears. XD
Uh, yeah, wolves don’t like to be lectured.
To be fair, they only chased him up that tree because Woo started waving that stick around like he’s the Alpha. How rude, Mr. Raccoon!
Hmmm, in hindsight this was not a good plan on Woo’s part.
I found this quite funny, so I guess there are exceptions to every stereotype.
Also, get with the times, wolves. This is why we have RateMyProfessors.com.
Why does everyone pick on us wolfies? It must be jealousy….we wolves invented ‘cool’ long before humans even knew what ‘cool’ was……
For what I think may be the first time ever I’m siding against Woo. Sorry everyone, but Wolfs are one of my favorite animals
“any questions so far?”
“Ah yeah i have one. Did you think this whole thing through?”
@ Tarq:
Except for the wolfaboo’s. They have their own problems.
@ Landbark:
Don’t make fun of dragons, you’ll only make an ash of yourself.
Pine Squirrel
On the Grassy Knoll
With a high powered rifle!
Ok… what did I win?
This reminds me so much of Professor Jughead’s lectures, and with the same result! Also, Woo, there is such a thing as knowing your audience . . . well, yes, Woo, that is right, you do know your audience . . . too well!
@ ekimmak: But if Woo didn’t tell them, how would they know?
We learned an interesting thing about raccoons recently: they like catching and eating moths.
We have a glass sliding door, my wife was sitting in her chair and noticed movement out of the corner of her eye. After staring a bit, she saw a flash of fur and a raccoon jumping up to grab and eat a moth. We live in the Sacramento Mounts in Southern New Mexico, and it was a particularly heavy moth season, so hopefully our raccoons are well-fed.
Really now? really? .ufff there was so much wrong with Woo’s statements .he sure did deserve what was coming to him.
A wolf trumps a Racoon anytime .Woof.
Excellent! But I still love wolves ^^ (don’t kill me!)
Did you know that in french, a raccon is called a “Raton laveur”, which could be translated by a “washing rat”? These strips approve so much this name 😀
Woo— know thy audience.
You know… if the behavior of wolves are so predictable as he said, you’d think he would have seen this coming. =p
@ Mayliw:
And in (some?) American Indian languages “raccoon” means “small bear”, to which raccoons are in fact related. 🙂
(Wow; I actually remembered something I read! Now if I could just remember where I read it… ;-))
@Bucc-i One deed to the Brooklyn Bridge.
@ DeamoniC:
Or: “Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.”
@ Mayliw:
@ Iron Ed:
In Hungarian it’s mosómedve, which translates to “washing bear”. I suppose that combines what you two just said :p
Woo, have you considered lecturing all animals, you seem to be good at it.(Just don’t get eaten like you almost did here XD)
Okay, this is definitely going to be one of my favorite strips!
Woo, dear, wolves can’t climb. I suggest sticking to the trees for a little while 😉
@ Hfar:
YES!
Now I can set up that toll booth I always wanted there!
If anyone needs me, I’ll be on the red eye to Tribeca.
This proves that in education you should know your audience.
HEY woo that’s cold! a lot of wolves have beautiful silky fur! 😉
Wolf in Bears Clothing (Its the last thing they’d suspect)
I’m questioning Woo’s intelligence. Maybe his survival instinct has just waned since he became a pet?
@ ekimmak:
I was thinking of that episode as well! I thought there was another one that had Garfield hosting a show all about how dogs were inferior to cats.
two words:
WRONG AUDIENCE!
I LOLed so hard at the wolf in that fourth panel.
Try telling Roq that.
nice one – but stolen from “Das kleine Arschloch ” where he sings turkish voices in front of a nazi audience 😉
Woo, you really should work on “knowing your audience.” If you want to present a particular point of view, you have to consider how your audience thinks and will react to your presentation and tailor it to their way of thinking.
Nice cameo of Melissa from the cartoon series The Raccoons.
I am just here to say- Woo, get your facts straight. I still like raccoons, sure, but I personally think Wolves are better.
-Wolves come in sliver, gray, darker grey, brown, tawny-yellow-ish, red-ish, and white pelts, and most of which very pretty.
-Some wolves’ behaviors are unpredictiable.
-Some raccoons DO NOT have excellet table manners.
-You just insulted thier entire speices, of course they are offeneded!
XD sorry, as a wolf fan I just had to put this. (P.S. Dragons are even BETTER. BETTER than PLATYPUSES. And Platypuses are boss.)