Keyboard 

The Customer 

Caption: No ... I'm afraid our special on Dragon tattoos ended last week.

The Third Wish 

Caption: No, no — I got it the first time — you want the city haunted by...

Buckle Up 

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

One Horse Town 

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

En Route 

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

Irony 

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

Roarhide 

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

Sometimes 

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

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.

Psychological Warfare 

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

The extra mile 

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

Shake 

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

Nails 

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

Now we wait 

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

Captain Merkin 

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

Pets 

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

Hans 

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

Stan 

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

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 ...

The Red X 

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

The Survivor 

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

Dee 

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

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.

4 Days Later 

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

The Bird 

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

Ants 

Caption: Andy loved killing-time with the ants.

Control 

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

Red Meat 

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

Sinking Feeling 

The Sculpture 

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

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?

The Joyride 

Caption: The joyride ended badly, especially for Daisy.

Mown 

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

Frozen Dinner 

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

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.

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.

Navel Warfare 

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

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?

Escape 

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

Table Tennis 

Caption: Extreme Sports #5 – Table Tennis

Art 

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

Talent Quest 

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

Vacuum 

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

Abacus 

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

Wild 

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

Hand Washer 

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

Remote 

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

 
OMG! You’ve made it this far?  You’d better keep that to yourself?    The Sharp End
 

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