(you can click on all these to make them bigger.)
It started off with my well-meaning father (at that time with longish hair and beard) attempting to introduce me (at age five/six or so) to the wonderful world of reptiles. I was not afraid of reptiles, but apparently my parents had a tremendous fear of all things Barbie and Princess, so I was raised to play with animals instead.
-----» read more about this tomorrow, with another somewhat-decent comic and a really good explanation of why my personality is so wigged out.
I looked at the snake. I liked the snake. The snake and I were destined to become great friends, I was sure of it. And then — o joy —I held the snake.
The snake was not pleased. It probably knew that in the near future I would be imprisoning its cousins in fish tanks-turned-terrariums.
So it acted.
My dad was not pleased. He probably expected me to burst into tears or fling the snake away or scream bloody murder or something.
I did not.
The End.
ps: in case you were wondering, garter snakes have no teeth. Or fangs. Or venom. Or any of that stuff. So I was not injured and thus not traumatized.
ps: in case you were wondering, garter snakes have no teeth. Or fangs. Or venom. Or any of that stuff. So I was not injured and thus not traumatized.
I am not sure whether to laugh or cry. Since I'm laughing, let's go with laugh. That seems like the right thing to do. This is crazy, bizarre and interesting.
ReplyDeleteYou totally made my day! I'm a good friend with reptiles too. :)
ReplyDelete~Avy
Bahahahahaha!!! Olivia, this is hilarious! I can't believe this is a true story. If that was me, I would have asked my father to exact revenge.
ReplyDeleteYou are the bravest and toughest gal I know! Seriously.
By the way, are you scared of spiders and cockroaches? Just wondering.
haha oh my gosh, those are so cute. love the last one. ♥
ReplyDeletelaugh out loud.
ReplyDeleteLOL!!! SO you-ish! :D
ReplyDelete@Hazelnut: Spiders, no... cockroaches, YES. And earwigs. And lakes. Can't stand lakes.
ReplyDeleteLOL,I would probably just fling,and be like aw man it bit me. Or stare at it in surprise!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I love this.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! Love it! SUPER FUNNY! =D
ReplyDeleteHow hilarious - & your cartoons are so adorable. :)
ReplyDeleteDo you own any reptiles now?
Oh, my goodness! That is SOOOOOOOO funnny!!! lol! I wouldn't have touched the snake in the first place. :P
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm like you! My sisters freak out about snakes, but I've always loved them. Yesterday I was swimming in the creek and a water snake was about two feet away, and I just watched it swim to the side. After all, they're probably more afraid of you than you are afraid of them. =P
ReplyDeleteCute story, by the way! ;)
Lol. This is great.
ReplyDeleteI cracked up. :)
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Oh my word!!!!!!!! This was ah-mazing!!!!!!! I laughed SO HARD!!!!!!! :D
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kim
Oh my goooood! That was WONDERFUL!! I luv all things reptile, too!
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha haaaaaaaa! Awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove the drawings - I love Hyperbole & A Half too.
pahahhaha that made me giggle! That's awesome
ReplyDeleteLOL! Too funny! :D
ReplyDeleteHeh, I loved the illustrations. I was bitten by a garter snake once too, and even though it hurt, I wasn't near as freaked out as my mom was. ;P
ReplyDeleteHaha! This is just hilarious. I love your illustrations. Thank-you for making me smile :)
ReplyDeleteHaha awesome. Hyperbole and a Half is such a great blog.
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Ohhh my goodness!! Olivia, this is so super hilarious. And the drawings are adorable!! Cuteness!!
ReplyDelete~Lucia
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This is absolutely adorable :)
ReplyDeleteAHHHHHH! OMGoodness! I LUVVVVV your handwriting! mine, let's just say it's not as good as yours.
ReplyDeleteLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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