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First Dog on the Moon’s Christmas Spectacular!
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Join in the seasonal frivolity with the Official First Dog On The Moon Christmas Spectacular! Hooray! Kevin Rudd’s pets embark on their most ambitious adventure yet, a daring night time raid on the innocence of Australia’s kiddies. Oh no! The Prime Minister’s furry little friends with have you chortling with glee if you like that sort of thing and not if you don’t. Contains considerable quantities of unnecessary swearing. You can also download a low resolution pdf version here.
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29 Comments
Absolutley magnificent, a lab with tourette’s syndrome, what a hoot !!
my cheeks are sore! Just lovely,
Merry Christmas
FirstDog, you had me at “die arseface”
This is the dogs bollocks!
I hope you are all very pleased with yourselves. Kevin has stopped talking to both First and the bloody Cat.
Appalling behaviour. Need P Reith to fix it all up.
Bad Dog
MASSIVE SHOCK!!! MAJOR CONSPIRACY ALERT!!! BRING OUT YOUR TINFOIL HATS!!!
How is that you refer to Abby as a labrador, Annabel Crabb (who knows everything there is to know about anything) refers to Abby as a labrador, and I’m pretty sure Kevin Rudd refers to Abby as a labrador, and yet certain recent photographic evidence points to said labrador being a ring-in! Peruse the before and after photos below and you will see that the labrador of 2007 has morphed into - wait for it - a golden retriever! No true labrador has a nose that black or fur that silky or an expression that bewildered.
To wit:
Exhibit A, one labrador - Abby circa 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/the-thing-about-therese/2007/04/23/1177180562164.html
Exhibit B, one ring-in! Abby circa 2008 (not the animal with the eyes of satan, who goes by the name of Jasper but is truly named Beelzebub)
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/01/19/1200620271936.html
Annabel had a story on our Kev’s Christmas card, featuring Kev, Therese and this strange panting creature (but no kids and no cat) in Saturday’s SMH. It provides further evidence of thoroughly un-labrador characteristics in this supposed First Pet!
Where is the real Abby? What have the Rudds done with her? This rivals the Fine Cotton affair as the greatest dodgy-ring-in-where-the-bloody-hell-is-the-real-mutt-christ-i-hope-they-haven’t-eaten-her-she-probably-wouldn’t-taste-very-nice-but-who-knows-with-people-these-days scandals of modern times.
Wonderful, just wonderful.
I do believe Mark Twain is right. Abby is a golden retriever, the story in exhibit B says so (and she does look remarkably like one in the photo).
That’s a shame, labradors are so much nicer. Maybe that’s why all the swearing?
Great comic though!
Gold Star, Firstdog, Gold Star.
Good dog
Inhumanly funny, which is what you’d expect from a dog. I love your Gerard Henderson stuff. Reminds me of the one you did of his note on the fridge for his wife.
thank you dogs, you made our day - couldn’t stop laughing. 1st time we’ve seen the Lodge dog swear. Where do we send the cheque. Whatever you’re paid - you deserve more. Have a great Xmas and all our best for 2009. xx
Absolutely brilliant. All hail to a humourist/cartoonist who can keep it UP for sooo Long. And with the disadvantage of coming from the dead-legged lair of Yarrville!
What a hoot.
Complete. Work. Of. Genuis.
The only thing missing was that zombie Bishop. Any chance of a first dog style “Night of the Living Dead” T towel featuring Julie B as one of the undead?
First Dog and Rundle are worth the price of the Crikey subscription on their own. Many thanks for a wonderfuly entertaining 2008.
‘Genital warts’ - oh my giddy aunt, where do you get these treasures? Please take warning from the sad saga of the once-funny John Cleese and never, ever go into therapy.
Dear Mr Onthemoon, thank for a year of merriment and delight, and all the best wishes of the season to you and yours.
Dear Mr Onthemoon
Alice the Abigail-clone and I felt much better after reading your end-of-year Canberra adventure story - and we’ll never forget your US election day scoreboard. We think you are wonderful and want lots more next year.
My favourite cartoonist is still excelling himself! Thank you FDOM, and Crikey, and I hope you can keep up the stories for jaded oldies like me for ever! I’m sure if my cats were more computer literate they too would love your work and empathise with your ‘family’.
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I love you First Dog. Will you marry me?
Happy Xmas First Dog
That beats the lot so far. I have your teatowels and love them. While you’re cartooning for Crikey I’ll subscribe! I’m disappointed in Abigail. She has let herself down (can’t blame her altogether though).
I come from a family of animal lovers. An early childhood memory is great Aunty Lizzie telling everyone to be careful when taking a spoon of sugar so that we didn’t hurt the ants. They were leading happy lives in the sugar basin. I was fascinated. So I have deep empathy with ants, as I can see, do you!
Brilliant and hilarious.
I’ll give you floral border you………… arsehat!
Merry Xmas and enjoy the holidays.
First Dog, you make life worth living! All the best of the festive season to you, you arsehat, I mean you delightful clever person!
Onthemoon you load of carp snot, how dare you steal my cat’s personality for your cartoon!
BRILLIANT AND SHINING!!!!!!!!!!! How many wives do you need?
rrow! i’m so bored at the thought of a firstdog-less holiday, i’m going to go and spray chris mitchell’s shoes. unsurpassable. merry christmas
Who’s a good boy!
If you could inform me of the exact date on which Jasper will consume Miranda Devine’s head, I will begin planning the picnic basket. A rug, cupcakes for the ants and extra booze if Philip Adams decides to join us. A nice vial of parvo if Peter Reith comes too.
Woof!
All Hail FirstDog, who makes our lives worth living!
Congrats on a first-rate 2008. LOVED the Xmas spectacular, particularly the homage to Stan Cross in the opening frame. FirstDog knows his vintage cartooning!
Best wishes to the whole OnTheMoon family for the festive season.
Brilliant!!!!!!!! The highlight of my day. How about a comic strip book of 1st dog’s best eg. the death of capitalism and the Klu Klux Klan one with sly reference to the Q’land Police
FD - you’ve just brought the holiday house down!! It’s a blow-out of sensational imagery and humour and we want MORE!!! Applause and encore for such hilarious, witty work. We love Abby - not that Jasper sets a paw out of place and the parade of skewed characters passing through your narrative. Have a wonderful Xmas and New Year.