Alright, this idea was mostly from my friend Ian, who I went to high school with and who helped make me who I am today.
Why did you make me a cartoonist, Ian? What the fuck were you thinking?
Ian has kids, so that could be part of the inspiration (kids are all real into letters) but he also wrote a song in high school and most of the lyrics were “Why isn’t Y a vowel?” and so he’s just got a thing for the letter Y.
This is even better than I could have imagined Ali!!
Also you get double extra props for including the diphthong – which could have had it’s own show…..(do I smell a spin-off?)
Having known you since KINDERGARTEN (yeah I have the photos…) I must say you made yourself into a cartoonist (a damn good one by the way) and are simply one of the most awesome and cool people on the entire planet – drawn or real.
This… I love this.
I just read all your comics dating back to the first one in one sitting here at the office. Some made me laugh out loud…Thanks!
Thank you for telling me! I like the idea of making strangers laugh in their offices. Out loud: even better.
I lived much of my life under the incorrect assumption that Y is a consonant… But also under the correct assumption that Y is not a vowel. Turns out “consonant” and “vowel” don’t apply to letters, but to individual sounds; vowels not having any obstructions of air and consonants having them. Y is used in both situations.
So to all those with whom I’ve ever argued about Y being a consonant… I was wrong. However, to those same people, saying it is always or sometimes a vowel is also wrong! Which means you’re still wrong! Gwahahahaaa!
MIND = BLOWN
I like drawing funny letters. With eyebrows.