Pencil Philosopher Pillows

'I didn't feel answers were necessary. All the questions seemed rhetorical.'

'No, we can never actually see the big cartoonist, but he's everywhere.'

"Miss- my pencil's unleaded!"

'Cartoonist thinking'

"No Timmy, I don't think your pencil has system requirments or upgrades you can download from the internet."

Hamlet in the craft shop.

"I need a special pencil for math...one with a lot less wood and a lot more eraser."

Accountant Manqué

Cello player with pencil instead of bow

Today's alpha-lesson is "Keep a journal." The average person lets life pass them by. The events of their lives fade into nothingness. An alpha knows that long after they're gone, their thoughts and experiences will be of great interest to historians. That's not an original thought. I read it in the papyrus Randus Maximus XIV left in a safe deposit box after he helped conquer Judea.

BIC TAYLOR MAKES A HORRIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE CHILLING CLIMAX TO 'PLANET OF THE PENCILS.'

"I don't think my parents have a lot of confidence in me."

Pencil sharpeners in hell

"That Melinda Alvarez thinks she's so smart! Well, I've been studying, and I'm gonna teach her a lesson on the test we have today!"

'Yes, the wood on this pencil is from a renewable source.'

Man reading on top of giant pencil being carried by others.

Cow cartooning block.

Budget cuts were beginning to bite at the local council

"Getting a little thin on top and dull below, eh Pop?"

'Before computers and word processors, we were nerds with slide rules and very sharp pencils!'

"I'll pencil you in for recess."

"To give him credit...normally I think these staff 'consultations' are a complete waste of time...but he's been in his office all morning working on our ideas."

The Cartoonists

A lumberjack leans against a giant pencil that reads "Giant Sequoia Brand No .2".

Small Business Loan of Pencils

Henri Matisse

Man sharpening giant pencil with his sword

Samurai - Accountant.

BOOKSHOP, 'We're pushing our do-it-yourself kit today, sir -- a ream of paper and a dozen pencils.'

'Am I the only one who still enjoys the glide of a perfectly sharpened #2 on a fresh yellow legal pad?'

"And the Haves, you might say, are divided into the Gives and Give Nots."

Self-Portrait

Writing

The cartoonists with a giant Pencil

'I'm gonna have to get Rocky to rub ya out!'