Gary Larson got the same question about his frequent use of cows. His response was that everything about them was funny. The white with black spots; the dim, placid eyes; the udders; and just the word “cow.” The word sounds funny and those particular letters in that order just have a strange visual comedy about them. Moose is kinda like that. The big nose; the tall, awkward posture; the broad, dopey antlers; the fact that they’d charge a locomotive; and then there’s the word. Say “moose” and try not to giggle. Now say “goose” or “loose.” They don’t work, do they? The secret must lie in the “m.”
I remember the show Invader Zim used mooses as comedic fodder. What do you cartoonists see in them?
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Gary Larson got the same question about his frequent use of cows. His response was that everything about them was funny. The white with black spots; the dim, placid eyes; the udders; and just the word “cow.” The word sounds funny and those particular letters in that order just have a strange visual comedy about them. Moose is kinda like that. The big nose; the tall, awkward posture; the broad, dopey antlers; the fact that they’d charge a locomotive; and then there’s the word. Say “moose” and try not to giggle. Now say “goose” or “loose.” They don’t work, do they? The secret must lie in the “m.”
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moo.
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