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When Hippos Attack!

Hungry Hungry Hippos, for those of you who don't know (you poor, poor souls), was this game where youd roll a bunch of marbles into the middle of the board, and the frantically hit a button, operating the mouth of a plastic hippos, which would gobble up the marbles. Whoever could mash the button the fastest and gather the most marbles won.
So I was wasiting for a pizza with some of my friends and I was whine cause I was hungry and our food hadnt come. Then I said, Im a Hungry Hungry Hippo! and made the gobbling motion with my hands, setting off a chain reaction bumping my plate, silverware, and glass together in a loud CLANK and spilling water everywhere. People stared. I decided I wasnt a hungry hungry hippo anymore. Also, I tried some more illustrations. What do people think?
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8 comments:

  1. Eldorm6/15/2011 4:20 AM

    I find no.2 more visually appealing. But I think they are both missing the appalled reaction of those around you. :D

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  2. Unknown6/15/2011 4:35 AM

    Nice drawings. Is that Sketchbook pro?

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  3. Awkward Engineer6/15/2011 2:42 PM

    Yep, Sketchbook pro on the iPad2. It's not quite pencil and paper, but using a stylus makes it better. I also tried using Art Studio, but I mostly prefer Sketchbook because the interface makes it a little faster to switch brushes.

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  4. Smily6/17/2011 10:32 AM

    The first one is much more awesome. It might just be the font, but I think it's more than that.

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  5. Awkward Engineer6/20/2011 9:45 AM

    I'm a fan of www.theoatmeal.com and they were giving away some free fonts. I think it's called "Burst My Bubble".

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  6. andrea6/21/2011 9:34 AM

    the second image is more obvious regarding the action, but I prefer the colors in the first.

    But I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who occasionally refers to themself as a "hungry hungry hippo."

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  7. Awkward Engineer6/21/2011 2:58 PM

    I think #2 is winning right now. thanks for the feedback!

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  8. Smily6/22/2011 1:47 PM

    LOVE theoatmeal. Anyway. I think the reason the first one is more appealing to me is because it's more detailed and gives a more complete picture of what's going on. In the second one, for instance, only the glass is knocked over. In the first one, the glass is falling, the fork is flying, and it has the color and the detail of other stuff on the table. It's just funnier. And the font lends itself to the situation better. (IMHO)

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