I thought it would turn out to be a parody of the “Circle of Life” from “The Lion King“, but when I looked up the lyrics, there wasn’t any similarity at all (except for the final line), so that idea’s out.
Apparently Id is here in Minnesota. Who knew?
Freud?
Freud? …. well, Schaden-Freud….
It’s just referring to the annual cycle of hope and disappointment. Nothing else.
So woozy, you’re a small captain Haddock now? I was just getting used to you being a purple pattern…
“When all night long, a chap remains
On sentry-go, to chase monotony
He exercises of his brains
That is, assuming that he’s got any”
The joke is that the sentry is trying to be philosophical, but is just proving that he hasn’t “got any”.
But, there’s just enough in what he says that makes us think there’s something more to the joke, if only we could figure it out. There isn’t, but we keep trying. Wizard of Id now has its own Cow Tools strip.
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It kind of reads like song lyrics, but I dunno.
I thought it would turn out to be a parody of the “Circle of Life” from “The Lion King“, but when I looked up the lyrics, there wasn’t any similarity at all (except for the final line), so that idea’s out.
Apparently Id is here in Minnesota. Who knew?
Freud?
Freud? …. well, Schaden-Freud….
It’s just referring to the annual cycle of hope and disappointment. Nothing else.
So woozy, you’re a small captain Haddock now? I was just getting used to you being a purple pattern…
“When all night long, a chap remains
On sentry-go, to chase monotony
He exercises of his brains
That is, assuming that he’s got any”
The joke is that the sentry is trying to be philosophical, but is just proving that he hasn’t “got any”.
But, there’s just enough in what he says that makes us think there’s something more to the joke, if only we could figure it out. There isn’t, but we keep trying. Wizard of Id now has its own Cow Tools strip.
Here I sit, broken hearted …