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Tuesday, 9 December 2008

It is late on Christmas Eve, Malcolm sleeps soundly until…

by Firstdog

10 Comments

  1. Cathy
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 6:10 pm | Permalink

    Hells bells Frank it IS! I can’t believe he’s still floating around even in nightmares.

  2. Chris
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 2:28 pm | Permalink

    Wonderful, But I dont understand the joke about the cane toad, please can someone explain?

  3. Venise Alstergren
    Posted Thursday, 11 December 2008 at 6:51 pm | Permalink

    Dear First Dog, the cartoon is great. Especially the bit about the cane-toad. Malcolm’s ghost looks v v similar to out late, unlamented CANE-TOAD who inflicted an eleven year plague on this benighted land.

    Memo to Julie Bishop from her local veterinaria, Robert Strauss F.R.A.C.S, (Berlin), B.V.M (Ontario) B. M. V. S (Prague).
    As per your inquiry about the lean buckskin in stall four, I would suggest the following treatment.

    She needs a bit of attention to her off- side front hoof, a tranquillizer, and a drench. Her teeth could do with a bit of work, and I would recommend worming her, and I’d keep an eye on the off-side hind fetlock. Then I turf her out into that nice restful paddock of yours, the one facing South East, for at least a year.
    If she has to be brought out of the paddock at any stage I’d recommend something peaceful (the back bench might smarten her up a bit) and her near-side hind has a bit of foot-rot but I’ve cleaned that out. I’m a bit worried about her poverty line. If it doesn’t fill out a bit I’d recommend another peaceful stretch in the paddock.

    Sincerely,

    Robert Strauss

    Julia Gillard can have most people for dinner-I think she’s terrific-perhaps Tony Abbott could have the shadow treasury brief. I would love Julia to do him in. I think she could handle this Jesuit bore.

  4. Bpace
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 1:47 pm | Permalink

    Today’s first dog on the moon is fantastic… I am still laughing…keep up the good work.

  5. Diana Simmonds
    Posted Friday, 12 December 2008 at 9:05 am | Permalink

    If this were in a dinosaur newspaper I would be able to cut it out and stick it on the fridge to amuse me until the next one. But I can’t … this is v frustrating. How about having a downloadable pdf component to the site and to 1st Dog so I could do this … please. If you check your records you’ll see I have faithfully bought badges, tea towels and was surely one of the first to suggest a 1st dog anthology … carn!

  6. paddy
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 1:37 pm | Permalink

    Ah premier pooch, you’ve done it again.
    Such sweet memories of Christmases past.
    Plus, that koala’s really beginning to look the part.

  7. Ev
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 1:20 pm | Permalink

    Surely a “reasons why I love Julie Bishop, despite what I keep saying about her” cartoon is coming up FD?

    Love the sand paper canetoad.

  8. paddy
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 3:24 pm | Permalink

    Chris, cane toads have a long history with fdotm.
    Check here.

    http://www.firstdogonthemoon.com/CrikeyMar08/EarthHour.html

  9. Frank Birchall
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 4:49 pm | Permalink

    Very original and genuinely witty, First Dog. I wonder who the “heinous apparition” reminds me of??

  10. Chris J
    Posted Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 2:56 pm | Permalink

    Truly brilliant!! Roofing iron and rat poison? Oh its like an 8-year-olds spack attack in the playground. And isn’t the grey koala taking on Malcolmtent’s character. Well done FD.