You know, I’ve got story lines for comics in my head that I’d love to make, but I haven’t figured out how to make them yet. It’s not exactly writer’s block… It’s artists block. I can’t do the art, so the scripts are practically worthless.
If I lost you on that, try to understand that there are certain limitations to the method I developed to create comics. I’d love to make those dramatic angles and move beyond characters depicted in 3/4 view. Since I’ve had no formal training in art, most of what I try to do doesn’t work right.
So to sum it up, I’ve got these stories to tell, but the look has to be right or it just doesn’t work. In the end I scrapped my original plan and went with what I know.
I’m going with “breathe a sigh of relief”. Even if most people could do it, it’s my dumb luck I’d be among the schmucks who still couldn’t.
Sure, I complain that I’m not as far along as I’d like, but because I’ve stuck with it, it’s a fair bit further along than many others have gotten.
Holy shit… I just realized something… It’s mid-January. That’s this comic’s anniversary… Um… 2017-2004 = 13 years! FlushTwice.com itself will be 14 years old as of May 16th! Woohoo! We’re older than Facebook! It’s like being an internet antique!
Seriously… How much longer will the internet as we know it exist? I should be able to easily live another 40 to 50 years. Will I still be telling jokes and making comics in 2067? Assuming I’m still around, what would Flush Twice even look like that far in the future?
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I lost my beloved orange tabby, Alex, on June 19, 2025. While he had an amazing 16 year run, his passing came much sooner than it should have. I still miss him dearly.
Fortunately cats are pretty easy to come by. All you need is Craigslist and a little patience. After watching religiously for about 7 weeks, anyone could find the exact cat they were looking for... and that's how I got Murphy! Come to think of it, that's kinda how I got Alex as well.
Murphy was born on June 22, 2025. This tasty little hash brown was listed Tuesday night. I texted the number the next morning and went right round to go see him that afternoon. He was perfect, so I paid the $10 "rehoming" fee and took him to be my newest, bestest buddy.
Ten bucks probably sounds like a pretty good deal, right? Well... Yesterday he had his first vet appointment, and the bill wasn't cheap. I already knew he had ear mites because he had been scratching at his ears, so I swabbed them and looked at it under an old microscope of mine. Let's just say they threw in the ear mite cleaning FOR FREE because they were already able to cover a yacht payment with everything else they charged me for!
His follow up booster shot is in 3 weeks. Cha-ching! smh.
As of this Sunday, I've had him a total of about 4 days, and so far he's cost me well over $500! At least he's comfortable and feels right at home. While he can't jump up on the bed yet, his needle like claws allow him to climb up the side of the mattress like Spider-cat, and then he likes to snuggle up with me an Gail... Which kinda worries me, cuz him being so small and all, he's liable to get flattened!
To recap: I got another cat. He's orange, he's smol, and he's a little spitfire. That's about all I have to say on the subject at the moment, but I'm sure there will be more photo ops along the way.
Flush Twice has been around since May of 2003. It started out as a JOTD (Joke of the Day) website. New jokes were published every weekday. Over the years, good jokes were increasingly hard to come by, and eventually they got so rare that I just stopped trying to publish them.
Since 2004 there has also been an eponymous comic. I still occasionally publish a new one on Saturdays. It’s also rare anymore, but sometimes it happens.
Here lately I’ve been posting a “Link of the Day”. For the time being, I will be featuring a new website from my enormous collection of bookmarked websites every weekday. None of it is solicited promotions, and no one is paying me to feature their site. These are just websites that at one time I thought were interesting enough to add to my bookmarks folder.
I highly encourage using some kind of ad blocking extension before clicking on any of these links. You’ll also hear me say this phrase a lot about these posts: “They can’t all be winners.” But it’s better than just leaving the site abandoned.
The jokes were generously provided by friends and visitors such as yourself. I want to express my eternal thanks to everyone over the years who helped contribute to the collection.
So what is it that makes a joke funny?
It all boils down to a sudden shift in perception. The story starts you thinking one way, then the punchline turns that thinking on its ear. The art of the joke is to craft a short story that isn’t overly contrived, then deliver a punchline that suddenly shifts your perception about the story you were being told.
Many of the jokes on this site are offensive, and I make no apologies for it. Offensive jokes work by making the reader uncomfortable through the use of a taboo subject thus enhancing the underlying humor. Without the offensive element, the joke would simply not be as funny.
I so know what you mean about being unable to capture the picture in your head.
I don’t know whether to regret that most humans lack that ability, or breathe a sigh of relief.
I’m going with “breathe a sigh of relief”. Even if most people could do it, it’s my dumb luck I’d be among the schmucks who still couldn’t.
Sure, I complain that I’m not as far along as I’d like, but because I’ve stuck with it, it’s a fair bit further along than many others have gotten.
Holy shit… I just realized something… It’s mid-January. That’s this comic’s anniversary… Um… 2017-2004 = 13 years! FlushTwice.com itself will be 14 years old as of May 16th! Woohoo! We’re older than Facebook! It’s like being an internet antique!
Seriously… How much longer will the internet as we know it exist? I should be able to easily live another 40 to 50 years. Will I still be telling jokes and making comics in 2067? Assuming I’m still around, what would Flush Twice even look like that far in the future?
Pax,
-f2x