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Chinese whispers

By That's life

google translate

Google translate is a wonderful tool,

…especially when travelling or simply having a bit of cartoon fun.

I used Google translate to see what would happen if I entered a simple english sentence into Google translate and then take it through the 103 languages on offer.

I started with the cartoon whisper of, “What would happen if we were to put this whisper into Google translate?” and then translated it in alphabetical order, starting with Afrikaans and ending in Zulu. I checked the english translation each time so I could see the jump for each language and took the best ones for cartooning purposes – English, Arabic, Dutch, Lithuanian and Zulu.

If you’re feeling inspired as to what else Google translate can come up with, why not watch YouTuber Google translate sings, singing Africa by Toto. Enjoy!

January 28, 2020
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A discartoon

By That's life

Opposite cartoon

If I succeeded in my discartoon,

you should have fallen asleep from boredom before you reached this sentence. But if you’re still awake, let’s discuss prefixes, shall we?

English is a funny language that is full of rules that seem to work about 80% of the time. Take prefixes for example.

A prefix as defined by the Oxford dictionary is “a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.” So dis means not and by placing it in front of say like, changes the meaning to not like. The key thing to note here is that when you remove the dis from dislike, you end up with a recognisable word – like. But here’s the 20% catch – you can’t take this approach to all words starting with dis. Take the following:

  • Discreet – What I’m about to tell you is no secret. Please be creet about this information and share with everyone you meet”
  • Disrupt – The dogs stopped barking allowing me to sleep rupted all night long.

Can you think of any other prefix anomalies?

October 25, 2019
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The Devil’s wheel

By That's life

In creating this cartoon I explored all those little things in day to day life that drive you crazy or simply make you feel that things could be better.

Obviously, my life is rather tough (not) when the first thing that comes to mind is to list decaf instant coffee as a day breaker. However, I do think that the ‘no data and no wifi’ is a breaker when I reflect on my children’s response to the internet being down.

What’s you’re breaker?

Fear not – no breaker is too small!

 

September 17, 2019
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Emoji Maths

By That's life

the mathematics of emoticonsIf you can do emoji maths, then you probably can do emoji art, right?

And yes, once again Google has shown me all things ’emoji art’ at the click of a button.

Check out LA artist Yung Jake who has taken emoji art to a fine art status with his celebrity portraits which typically include 15,000 to 30,000 emojis.

If you’re feeling a bit creative, then access the online emoji.ink app that Yung uses to create his masterpieces. You’ll be welcomed by the following screen of what appears to be an endless selection of emojis. Select one, and click to start drawing. then hit any key to return to the emoji selection page to change emojis. Enjoy!

Emojiink

July 9, 2019
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It’s the elephant

By Animals

I was involved in a three day workshop this week where we tackled the elephant in the room head on. Much to all our surprise after ten minutes of open discussion, he quietly left the room, pleased to be released out into the open at last.

Have you ever confronted the elephant?

 

February 2, 2018
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William Tell

By That's life

William Tell and the iPhone

Hear the words ‘William Tell’ and probably the first thing that comes to mind is the apple on a head and Tell shooting his arrow through its centre.  Well, at least, that’s how it is for me. But after drawing this cartoon I realised I knew very little of this Swiss folk hero.

Tell was a 14th century crossbow marksman who assassinated Gessler, the tyrannical Austrian bailiff of Habsburg (royal house of Europe).  Gessler’s demise unwittingly started with the very first action he took when first placed into power. Symbolically, he put his hat on a tall pole and demanded all that pass bow to show their respect. When William Tell and his son visited the town, Tell refused to bow. Outraged, Gessler set a punishment. A choice of execution or Tell could shoot an apple from the top of his son’s head. Tell suceeded and was granted pardon. However, the plot thickened, as Gessler was curious as to why Tell had two arrows, instead of one. Tell indicated it was a spare, should the first miss, but later the truth was revealed. The second arrow was marked for Gessler, in the event Tell missed the apple and killed his son instead.

Upon hearing this, the pardon was overruled and Tell was captured. A ship was to take him to the castle Küssnacht dungeon. However, a storm broke and the seaman fearing their own safety allowed Tell, an accomplished sailor to steer the ship to safety. Naturally, he chose to return to a ‘dungeon free’ shoreline, where he jumped ship. Gessler tried to hunt him down, but was assassinated by Tell.  This spurred others to start a rebellion to the Austrian rule. Eventually, the Swiss won and formed the Old Swiss Confederacy.

So, a rather long preamble, but I’m interested in understanding…

How far would you go to save your phone?

December 1, 2017
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The internet

By IT and Computer Stuff, That's life

National broadband network Australia

This is one of those cartoons where context is all. So if you don’t live in Australia, you probably are not aware of the National Broadband Network (NBN) debacle currently going on here. According to NBN’s website, NBN

“was established in 2009 to design, build and operate Australia’s new high-speed, wholesale local access broadband network. Underpinned by a purpose to connect Australia and bridge the digital divide, nbn’s key objective is to ensure all Australians have access to fast broadband as soon as possible, at affordable prices, and at least cost.”

It’s fair to say it has not lived up to their bold vision. Rather than go into the nitty gritty details, I thought these Newsline headings would provide a flavour of the issues faced.

“ACCC to review NBN after complaints about network soar… THE consumer watchdog has launched an inquiry into NBN Co’s standard of service as complaints about the network continue to rise.” News.com 2 Nov 2017

“NBN’s constipation: Problems go much deeper than a lack of fibre…EVERYONE thinks they know the problem with the NBN. The truth is, it goes far deeper than we know – and it can’t be fixed.” News.com 25 Oct 2017

“Almost half NBN users report problems, with delays and slow speeds top hurdles.” Courier Mail 23 Oct 2017

“NBN director Michael Malone says complaining customers should be sent ‘to the back of the queue” Business insider, 30 Oct 2017

From my perspective, I only wish we hadn’t converted. Our internet drops out regularly (2-3 days vs once a month on the old system) and often when it’s running, the bandwidth is so tight that only one person can use it at a time.  Bring back the good old days, I say…

What do you miss from the ‘good old day’?

November 3, 2017
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Office cubicle freedom

By Freebies

Thinking outside there work cubicle

Yes, it’s another fabulous DIY freebie

Inspired by a cartoon from earlier this year,Think outside the box

this simple template will allow you to add a splash of fun to your work station. Download it here and get cracking and once you’ve finished it, visit our Freebie page to download some more DIY fun.

 

October 17, 2017
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