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JOKE-OGRAPHY:
The angel Gabriel says, "Hail, Mary," when he meets Mary for the first time. In the original Bible story, this phrase is a greeting ("hail" means "hello" or "salutations"). In this cartoon, however, Gabriel's signature catchphrase is instead used to answer Mary's question about the weather ("hail" can also mean "frozen rain"). You might be worried that Mary will get hit by more hail if she doesn't get inside, but I assure you that's nothing compared to the mix of compliments and life-changing revelations Gabriel's about to shower her with.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
This is yet another Tomics Resurrection, where I've taken an old cartoon -- so old that it was stored on a cassette tape -- and remastered it, quite masterfully. See the original below. You'll notice Gabriel is dressed in black, which I originally thought would contrast well with his wings. I was technically correct, but not spiritually so. Meanwhile, Mary has a veil that covers her whole head. Ah'uh'nuh what kinda hats they had in the Bible days, but this one was hard to draw when she moved her head, so I destroyed it, as I do all things which displease me.
Quiet snowy day mood for this outfit, pairing a flowery yukiwa (snowflake) obi, with a serene kimono depicting yukimochi nanten (snow-covered nandina/heavenly bamboo).
The arare (lit. hail) ground of the kimono look like falling snow - very chic!
WOOOOOO!!! This just took me the better part of four entire days to make, and I am SO happy that it is finally done! 🥳
This comic was inspired by a recent Facebook memory (read below). At the end of Encanto, Pepa made it hail when she was happy, so I thought why not have hail when she laughs too? Makes sense, right? 🙂
My Facebook memory from March 15, 2021:
Don't ask how I ended up knee-deep in a tumbleweed in a Sonic drive-thru... because I will tell you.
My roommate and I stopped by Sonic on our way home from the store this afternoon. She had just placed her order and pulled forward when a large tumbleweed rolled in and blocked the drive-thru. I got out and tried to move it by hand, but it was too prickly, so then I tried kicking it. Emphasis on tried.
Did I mention it was hailing at the time? Because it was hailing at the time.
About nine years ago I was on my way home from work on my bike. I saw a huge storm behind me coming, the clouds were outrageous. I'm fine getting rained on going home in the middle of summer, it can be refreshing.
Unfortunately, this was a hailstorm, about golfball sized, so when it hit I was far enough away from work and trapped in an area with no cover. I was pelted all over, bruises forming on my legs, arm and torso. I saw a man in the distance standing in an auto garage and I rushed over to finally get cover.
That was the worse hail I have ever experienced, so I wanted to ask: