# Beef With Opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959 "2009-05-19T13:48:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/1 "2009-05-19T13:48:52Z")
Just a quick plug for my webcomic. IT’s called [Hank Watches Television.](http://hankwatchestelevision.com) and at least some of the time, it’s about a gay bull named Hank, his transexual best friend Petunia the Pig, and their lives on the farm. Other times, it’s just about whatever popped into my head that day. 🙂 It publishes seven days a week, and I think it’s keen. Check it out! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/2 "2009-05-19T14:41:47Z")
> [@MichaelJohnBertrand](#): > > IT’s called [Hank Watches Television.](http://hankwatchestelevision.com) and at least some of the time, it’s about a gay bull named Hank, his transexual best friend Petunia the Pig, and their lives on the farm. _Another_ one? C’mon, how many comic strips do we need with that exact same premise?? Ok, to be serious – I don’t know where the slowness issues are rooted, but I can’t get past the first comic. God’s words did make me chuckle, though. Ok, second one just came up, and unfortunately, I was taking a sip of soda at the time. Messy, messy, messy. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/3 "2009-05-22T04:29:01Z")
I wanted to chime in and say that I am following your strip now. I like the Hank character, especially his expression. And I like the artwork quite a bit. There have been quite a few strips that made me laugh out-loud, which to me is a great indicator. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/4 "2009-05-22T04:59:02Z")
If the strip is about the bull and pig, then how come there are a lot of episodes that seem to be in an office? Also, the pig isn’t supposed to be that smart, right? ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/5 "2009-05-22T07:39:06Z")
Nice! Added you to my daily faves… nice mix of humour and insight… nice work FML ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/6 "2009-05-22T12:17:58Z")
From the Registration Agreement (bolding mine): > [@](#): > > This message board is intended as a medium for public discussion. Do not post spam, including but not limited to advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, solicitations, offers to trade or barter, charitable appeals, or other messages primarily intended to promote a cause, venture, organization, event (except Straight Dope-related events), website, or other entity or activity, whether or not money is involved. … **We allow exceptions for worthy causes (in our sole opinion) if you obtain prior permission from a moderator or administrator.** So, **MichaelJohnBertrand** (and anyone else reading who might want to post a link to their art/creative work): we are almost always happy to let you advertise your own work, but you need to CHECK WITH A MODERATOR FIRST for permission. Please don’t make this mistake again. At a practical level, moderators are quite busy. We go through and eliminate tons of spam each day. A post that says only “Go to this website to look at …” is pretty much assumed to be spam (advertising) unless there’s something to alert us that there isn’t. So you run the risk of having your post moved and your username being banned. Yeah, we could correct it later, but why put yourself (and us) through extra work and headache. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/7 "2009-05-22T20:46:42Z")
You’re probably asking for trouble calling the pig [Petunia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petunia_Pig). I mean, you might as well have a mouse named Minnie. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/8 "2009-08-16T16:47:03Z")
> [@CaveMike](#): > > I wanted to chime in and say that I am following your strip now. I like the Hank character, especially his expression. And I like the artwork quite a bit. > > There have been quite a few strips that made me laugh out-loud, which to me is a great indicator. Well thanks! 🙂 Always glad to get positive feedback. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/9 "2009-08-16T16:49:56Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > If the strip is about the bull and pig, then how come there are a lot of episodes that seem to be in an office? > > Also, the pig isn’t supposed to be that smart, right? Uh, yeah. Sorry about that. I’ve sort of… left the premise behind a lot of the time. 🙂 I’m probably going to rename the comic to something more generic at some point. I mean, Hank and Petunia will always be around, but the strip doesn’t really have a premise any more. Most of the time, it’s an open-premise strip with no set cast of characters. It’s like sketch comedy in comic form. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/10 "2009-08-16T16:51:34Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > From the Registration Agreement (bolding mine): > > So, **MichaelJohnBertrand** (and anyone else reading who might want to post a link to their art/creative work): we are almost always happy to let you advertise your own work, but you need to CHECK WITH A MODERATOR FIRST for permission. Please don’t make this mistake again. > > At a practical level, moderators are quite busy. We go through and eliminate tons of spam each day. A post that says only “Go to this website to look at …” is pretty much assumed to be spam (advertising) unless there’s something to alert us that there isn’t. So you run the risk of having your post moved and your username being banned. Yeah, we could correct it later, but why put yourself (and us) through extra work and headache. Oh geez. ☹ Sorry, I didn’t know. I thought this section of the board was specifically for people to post links to their artsy stuff and get feedback. I’ll be more careful in the future. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelJohnBertrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-with-opinions/496959/11 "2009-08-16T16:57:32Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > _Another_ one? C’mon, how many comic strips do we need with that exact same premise?? > Ok, to be serious – I don’t know where the slowness issues are rooted, but I can’t get past the first comic. God’s words did make me chuckle, though. > > Ok, second one just came up, and unfortunately, I was taking a sip of soda at the time. Messy, messy, messy. You;re right, corny premise. I should ad a radioactive rooster who’s a Jehovah’s Witness just to make it complete. 😛 Slowness issues are with my webhost, but that problem has been fixed now. So they say, at least. 🙂 Sorry about the mess. I should put up a disclaimer. 🙂