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30 of my cartoons

Back when I started The Sharp End, I never would have guessed that this might happen.

So right now, in The Sharp End cave, there’s a red light blinking on the master console…

You just made my day!

— Robert

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Buckle Up 

Caption: Everybody loves pranks at work, until someone goes overboard and spoils it for everyone else.

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One Horse Town 

Caption: Not looking for trouble, Emmett slowly rowed his horse into town.

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En Route 

Caption: Damn it ... what have you guys done with my banana?

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Irony 

Caption: Ted, the arsonist with OCD, kept returning to make sure he'd left the iron on.

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Roarhide 

Caption: The bare-backed  bear-back  bareback riders of the West.

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Sometimes 

Caption: Sometimes, 'All you can eat' is a double-edged sword.

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Face Hugger 

Caption: The manual button to drop oxygen masks was removed in 1979, after cabin crews kept pressing it during in-flight screenings of Alien.

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Psychological Warfare 

Caption: I know you think it's funny Walter, but anthropomorphising the house really rattles mother when she comes to stay.

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The extra mile 

Caption: You know... Sid really goes the extra mile to make this Hell.

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Shake 

Caption: I have no idea what's inside, but the instructions on the box  say to give it a big shake before opening.

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Nails 

Caption: Why'd the kids make this lid from a blackboard?  Oh!

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Now we wait 

Caption: And now we wait ...   it'll be a day or two before they discover there are no power outlets.

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Captain Merkin 

Caption: Let's test the resilience of Captain Merkin's comb-over...

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Pets 

Caption: Oh Wow! ... I've never thought of myself as exotic before!

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Hans 

Caption: Accusations of bullying are a serious matter, but you're excellent players, so ...  I want you boys to shake Hans.

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Stan 

Caption: What's that you say?   Stan peed where?

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The Insomniac 

Caption: Let's see what we can do for your insomnia — you are feeling sleepy... very sleepy ... you are falling into a deep sleep ... falling ... falling ...

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The Red X 

Caption: Hand me the shovel ... his treasure's behind this red X!

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The Survivor 

Caption: He moved. I saw him move — he's alive! Hang on mister... we're coming down to get you!

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Dee 

Caption: Please tidy up while I'm away James.

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The Cure 

Caption: A morbid fear of sharp objects? Oh, that's easy to fix! All you need is an injection of this ... in both eyes.

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4 Days Later 

Caption: No, not again!  This damn compass is useless –  we're just going in circles.

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The Bird 

Caption: I was about to say let's go find a bigger castle to raid, but now...

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Ants 

Caption: Andy loved killing-time with the ants.

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Control 

Caption: Everyone kind of forgot about the planes after Larry started making aeroplane noises under his breath again.

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Red Meat 

Caption: Advised to cut her red meat consumption, Gnash decided she'd take it one knight at a time.

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Sinking Feeling 

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The Sculpture 

Caption: Okay... who's the joker that removed the plaque?

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Open Wide 

Caption: Well heck... this one's fine too!   By the way, did I mention how much we all 'enjoyed' that last cartoon you did about dentists?

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The Joyride 

Caption: The joyride ended badly, especially for Daisy.

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Mown 

Caption: People who live in glass houses, shouldn't mow stones.

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Frozen Dinner 

Caption: What's for dinner? I thought I'd thaw a puddy tat.

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Hand Picked 

A work-man holding a pick in one hand, feels the helmet on his head with the other hand - there's a second helmet impaled on the end of the pick. Behind him, just visible, is someone's leg.

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All But Cured 

Caption: I'm dusting off my bowling ball tonight guys! Doc said I should try leaving the house now my spider phobia's all but cured.

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Navel Warfare 

Caption: The British and French spent quite a bit of the 17th century engaged in navel warfare

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Too Small 

Caption: It could be a terrorist camp or a village.  The picture's too small to tell — can you blow it up for me?

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Escape 

Caption: Jeb made his daring escape from the sheriff on foot...

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Table Tennis 

Caption: Extreme Sports #5 – Table Tennis

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Art 

Caption: What an amazing fusion of Installation and Op art... in the middle of nowhere!

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Talent Quest 

Caption: We're on next.  I've got butterflies in my stomach! Oh wait...  that's just my maggots wriggling.

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Vacuum 

Caption: The sudden death of their cheerful cleaning lady left an unexpected vacuum in William and Camilla's life.

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Abacus 

Caption: It's been arranged to look like he slipped on the abacus. But I tell you Johnson – it doesn't add up...

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Wild 

Caption: Frank loved running his fingers through Beth's wild hair.

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Hand Washer 

Gordon, the serial killer with OCD, washes his hands compulsively...

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Remote 

Sitting there, Jim couldn't help feeling a little remote...

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