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A Message from the Ad Girl Let me introduce myself. I am part of the Funnies Extra! publication that you love so dearly. The “Publisher Guy” is my husband of 16 years. I am a mother, Facebook user, gas buyer, shopper for good deals, and educator of my two teens, as well as the advertising sales manager for this monthly paper. My name is Quimby. Heather Quimby. My job of providing an excellent advertising opportunity for businesses is not my only effort. On the first Wednesday of each month, “The Publisher Guy” and I head out early to deliver your favorite source of entertainment. This requires a packed lunch, a whole travel mug of coffee, a doughnut from the Willow Bake Shoppe, and enough fuel to cover 167 miles. A knowledge of the one-way streets of Rockland is helpful and more time efficient, also. I enjoy my work for a few reasons. Being a former hairdresser has me trained to like talking with just about anyone. I

like socializing, checking out the businesses, trying out a new sandwich shop, finding a sale, getting lost on the back roads...well, not that one. Another fun thing about this job and being on the road are the responses people give to seeing the Funnies Extra! magnets on my car. People have literally yelled to me, “I love Funnies Extra!” while I drive by! I like being liked. I also like the business meetings I now have to have with my coworker, Chris Quimby. We do our best thinking at Ralph’s Cafe in Brooks. Their stuffed french toast really get the creative juices flowing! I wonder about the future, though. Funnies Extra! has a good amount of followers now, and I wonder if I will ever figure out those back roads through Hope, Union, and Searsmont to get their copies out to them!

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Sleep Deprivation is a chronic, sleep-restricted state. I’ve identified a condition that’s much worse—Sleep Depravation. I define it as evil and corrupt behavior caused by long term sleep deprivation. The cause of Zombiehood is apparently unknown. Some experts (e.g. loonies) suspect that witchcraft is involved but my hypothesis is that Zombies suffer from Sleep Depravation. Think about it. How do you act when you aren’t sleeping well over long periods of time? Do you stumble around growling and just looking to tear someone’s head off? Do your personal grooming habits suffer? My chronic sleep troubles began when our daughter was born. She didn’t sleep through the night until she was sixteen. When she was a toddler, it would sometimes help if I rubbed her back but then I’d wake up in the middle of the night, wondering where the heck I was and lying on the floor with a Stainmaster facial. The imprint of Berber carpet on your face is unmistakable. My sleep troubles have only worsened over time. Each morning my wife asks, “Honey, how’d you sleep?” My response is always just a matter of filling in the blanks of a three part Cause/Effect statement: “Well, when I went to bed, <cause>, so I <effect> and then just when I was finally drifting off to sleep <cause> so I <effect> which made me wide awake until just before dawn when <cause> and so I <effect>. There are three categories of Causes: Kids, Animals, and Acts of God. The first word of each Kid Cause begins with one of three names (changed to protect the innocent): Josh, Ashley, or Zach. First words for each Animal Cause come from a much longer but predefined list since we have five pets (Ben, Blondie, Skitty, Zukko, Carlos) and live in a forest (fox, elk, skunk, raccoon, bear, mountain lion, magpie). For the Acts of God Cause the list is pretty short: Thunder, Lightning, Rain, Hail, Snow, Wind. There are just two categories

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for Effects: Dad Reacted Well or Dad Reacted Poorly. These are short, freeform phrases but fairly consistent in wording. Examples under Dad Reacted Well include: “Whispered I love you” or “Watched TV until I got sleepy” or “Got out of bed and took care of it” or “Just said the heck with it and started my day early”. The responses under Dad Reacted Poorly are generally more colorful: “Laid there for hours pondering the existence of mankind” or “Hollered at (him, her, it)” or “Woke you up and told you to take care of it” or even “Opened the window and threw a boot at (him, her, or it)”. This could be a really fun game but we’re talking real life here, not reality TV. Here’s a pretty mild, but typical version of a completed Cause/Effect statement from a summer morning: “Well, when I went to bed, you stated snoring, so I whispered I love you and then just when I was finally drifting off to sleep Zukko puked up a hairball on the bed so I got out of bed and took care of it which made me wide awake until just before dawn when magpies started cawing at a fox and so I just said the heck with it and started my day early.” Pretty tame right? Well, it could have just as easily been this: “Well, when I went to bed, it started thundering like the Apocalypse so I laid there for hours pondering the existence of mankind and then just when I was finally drifting off to sleep Ashley’s date dropped her off late so I opened the window and threw a boot at him which made me wide awake until just before dawn when raccoons knocked the trash cans over and so I woke you up and told you to take care of it. In any case, the outcome is the same. I wake up feeling like a Zombie, which makes me think: Instead of destroying a Zombie’s brain, maybe all we need to do is shoot him or her with a dart full of liquid Ambien and slip a pillow under their head as they fall. After a good ten or twelve hours of uninterrupted sleep I suspect they’d wake up and start doing things like helping little old ladies across the street or working in soup kitchens. I know I would.

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A Message from the Publisher Guy Chris Quimby is a husband, father, and publisher of Funnies Extra in Maine. A graphic designer and standup comedian, Chris has over ten years experience in the print industry. Chris and his wife, Heather, are excited to offer Funnies Extra to Maine, offering a fun and attractive departure from the norm. Chris can be reached at chris@chrisQuimby.com or facebook.com/ChrisQuimby

Thinking Inside the Box About the Issues by Chris Quimby One of the goals of Funnies Extra is to provide content that is largely apolitical and noncontroversial. For one, I am thankful these days to do anything to keep myself protected from all of the hateful, divisive rhetoric on every side of any issue. That is not to say that reading comics keeps everyone safe from arguments and strong opinions. For example, I am pro-Garfield. I have come out publicly and revealed this to peers and have received a mix of support and rejection. I should clarify that my enjoyment of Garfield is not an endorsement of his behavior, for I believe strongly that all lasagna should be obtained legally and with consent of its owner. I believe caregivers should be treated with respect and do not appreciate his Michael Vick-like treatment of Odie. That being said, I do find his exploits rather amusing, and choose to keep myself abreast of his latest endeavors. This has been displeasing to some, who conclude that my ap-

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preciation of the popular feline is indication of my mental simplicity. I find that rather unfortunate, as I can provide many other, more reliable, evidences of such a condition. On the other hand, I am a passionate opponent of Mark Trail. As far as I can tell, Mr. Trail is an admirable individual, but I am entertained very little by a mystery regarding who might be poaching gophers. I also have little interest in following a story that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin and end in three frames. You may say that I have a short attention span and should have more commitment to follow things through, but (I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like finishing this sentence). I understand the popular ethic of keeping out of other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business and simply cleaving to my own convictions, however, it would do the world a lot of good if it was rid of the benign goings-on of Hi

and Lois. I have no personal problem with most of the characters, although I do think having a name like Hi would cause one to enjoy an inflated sense of self-importance while engaged in normal greetings with the general public. GENERAL PUBLIC: Hi. HI (thinking to himself): Wow. They know me. The son is a bit irresponsible, although not nearly as bad as the kid from Zits, who Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to personally volunteer to spank until I developed carpal tunnel syndrome. One of my biggest concerns for the family is the baby who talks to the sun. That is not to say that I have anything personally against the sun, which Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found generally to be warm and reliable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that I would like to hear the sun respond

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once in awhile, maybe involve itself in a heated debate, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much to ask of a heavenly body that is millions of degrees. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spoken so far only of comics that we do not carry in Funnies Extra. We do offer nationally popular strips BC, Pickles, Tundra and Wizard of Id, but most of the others are the creative work of many artists from America and beyond, who wish to have an outlet for their crafts. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the excitement of being involved with this publication. In the process of creating a living for myself and providing harmless entertainment for the area, we are helping provide exposure for many cartoonists in the world, who one day might be able to make a living by working all day doing something they love while never having to change out of their pajamas. They may even be sporting night clothes with their own creations on them. Have you ever wondered if Stan Lee wore Spiderman pajamas? Rest assured that we will continue in our effort to provide this resource as one that provokes smiles and laughter rather than ulcers and aneurysms. Do you have a favorite comic here or one that you consistently donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to get some feedback. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to express your opinion, please shoot me a message at feedback@nachotree.com.

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