# Rate my one-panel comic idea 1-10 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 1, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621 "2016-03-01T11:44:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/1 "2016-03-01T11:44:50Z")
This occurred to me in the shower this morning, out of the blue. I am not an artist, so I’ll have to rely on conveying my cartoon in words: A cowboy/rancher type guy is leaning against a wooden fence, picking his teeth with a piece of straw (think Gary Larson style of drawing). At his feet are two Dachshunds, going at each other viciously, teeth bared. The caption: “Why can’t you get along, little doggies?” Amusing? Or not so much? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/2 "2016-03-01T13:10:37Z")
amusing, but I’m not sure how to vote. I would vote it as Larson quality, but one of his lesser ones. So if 0 is not funny at all. I’d give it a 4. If you think 5 is not funny, and anything less is sickening, then I’d give it a 6 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/3 "2016-03-01T13:37:18Z")
Objectively amusing, but not very clever. And possibly too dated to be understood by those under the age of 35. Yeah, I’d give it a 4 also. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/4 "2016-03-01T14:34:44Z")
I laughed out loud. I rarely do that. Don’t you love it when an idea comes upon you like that? Even if you don’t quit your day job to become the next Dan Piraro (“Bizarro”), you should chuckle to yourself for days about this. And feel proud of yourself. In this age of recycled experiences, you had an original idea. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/5 "2016-03-01T14:43:53Z")
I would change the caption to simply “Get along, little doggies.” Cowboys gotta keep it simple. But still pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/6 "2016-03-01T14:56:32Z")
I went a 6; great art would pull that to maybe a 8. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/7 "2016-03-01T15:23:11Z")
That’s what you think about in the shower? ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/8 "2016-03-01T15:52:30Z")
It’s a ziggy! You charlatan. I chuckled, not laugh out loud funny but not bad. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/9 "2016-03-01T15:59:23Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Objectively amusing, but not very clever. And possibly too dated to be understood by those under the age of 35. Yeah, he should make it more timely. Like, have one dog look like Rodney King and a bunch of other dogs dressed like cops that are beating the shit out of him, and the caption is “can we all get along, little doggies?” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/10 "2016-03-01T16:50:58Z")
Isn’t it “dogies”? /wet blanket ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/11 "2016-03-01T16:53:11Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Objectively amusing, but not very clever. And possibly too dated to be understood by those under the age of 35. I’m 33, and I chuckled. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/12 "2016-03-01T16:55:52Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Yeah, he should make it more\*\* timely\*\*. Like, have one dog look like \*\*Rodney King \*\*and a bunch of other dogs dressed like cops that are beating the shit out of him, and the caption is “can we all get along, little doggies?” Old Fart 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/13 "2016-03-01T17:22:21Z")
I liked it. Of course, the secret of success in the comic strip business isn’t coming up with a good gag. It’s coming up with a new good gag seven days a week for fifteen years. Or having a merchandizable animal character. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/14 "2016-03-01T17:34:59Z")
Cute. Grandma joke. 5/10. ---
**Author:** ![Saffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saffer/32/6440_2.png) [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/15 "2016-03-01T18:48:17Z")
Let me be the first to say “huh?” ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/16 "2016-03-01T19:00:47Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > That’s what you think about in the shower? Now that’s funny! That I’d give an 8! Perhaps if you out the two together, you’d have a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/17 "2016-03-01T19:02:43Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Yeah, he should make it more timely. Like, have one dog look like Rodney King and a bunch of other dogs dressed like cops that are beating the shit out of him, and the caption is “can we all get along, little doggies?” Timely? That was like 25 years ago, dude. Damn, Daniel! That’s timely. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/18 "2016-03-01T19:11:15Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Now that’s funny! That I’d give an 8! > > Perhaps if you out the two together, you’d have a winner. **Panache** is already out. I don’t know about **MMM**. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/19 "2016-03-01T19:13:40Z")
Barest crack of a smile, but understanding the humor. 3/10 from me. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621/20 "2016-03-01T19:17:18Z")
I gave it a 4. A Larson like artist could bring it up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-my-one-panel-comic-idea-1-10/747621.md?page=2)