#735 – Onager
I don’t remember hating specific foods when I was a kid but I do remember wanting to go do other things rather than eat my dinner. There was one occasion where I was the last person to be sitting at the table because I refused to finish my hamburger. “You can’t go outside to play until you finish your food.” my dad said as he got up to leave the table. As soon as he was out of sight I took my hamburger into the kitchen and buried it in the trash. “Done!” I said as I raced into the living room to put my shoes on. Unfortunately my dad had a better understanding of the passage of time than I did and knew it took longer than 10 seconds for a kid to eat what was left of my meal. He found my dinner in the trash and I spent the rest of the night watching the sun slowly setting from my bedroom window.
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April 6th, 2009 at 12:04 am
OMFG! Biff jr…
April 6th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Wow, Lil’ Biff looks weird! And that’s compared to his adult body!
Also, congrats on 3 years of eyebrow goodness. My own comic hits 1 year tomorrow! ‘Tis a good week in general.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:13 am
So, his eyebrows get shorter over time then?
April 6th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Three years, huh? Man, time goes by like greased lightning, doesn’t it? My own little blog is turning two next month… Feels like just yesterday I wrote that first review…
Anyway, about the comic: Little Biff is adorable in an incredibly bizarre way. Any kid that can build a fully functioning catapult of such small dimensions is an instant hit with me.
The Duck Has Spoken.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:22 am
AWWW! BIFFLET!
That is all.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Today my web link is to my site’s onager page. Enjoy (and note how Biff does not have an onager, but it is close. No torsion bundle, and a sling would be nice)
April 6th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Oh, and hide the Broccoli in the milk! My Brother and I liked that one. That does look like a glass of milk there.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:46 am
We were never forced to eat together as kids, so we saw “formal meals” as a treat at my house.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Hey, is that the mashed potato mesa from Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
April 6th, 2009 at 12:55 am
Also, I guess Biff’s love of green walls comes from his early years. Either that, or he lives in his parents’ house. Maybe inherited?
I’m tempted to paint my walls this shade of green now.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:58 am
…and thanks to Craig’s comment, I now know what an onager is. Had never seen that word before.
April 6th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Haha, his taste in shirts hasn’t changed much. ‘Lil Biff week anyone?
April 6th, 2009 at 1:16 am
It is Kid Biff week! See the previous comic.. well I reckon it is anyway.
Beside that, I don’t think I could make a catapult that well. Kid Biff sure is constructive!
April 6th, 2009 at 1:38 am
i like what biff did to his potatoes, how he turned them into a tiny devils tower just like in that movie with the aliens. so cute!
April 6th, 2009 at 2:15 am
baby biff week?
April 6th, 2009 at 2:18 am
@Chris – You manage to keep reinventing the concept, despite of how recurring the “kid memories” and “food stuff” themes are. Kudos to that. It’s yet another funny little piece of Biffness.
Thinking on it, it’s surprising how long it took for a young Biff strip to show up, considering once again, how often this stuff is based on childhood moments.
You either have a particularly interesting childhood, or you’re just very good at showing what is there. Or both.
So, Happy Biffday®!
Now people, bear with me…
@Kurast – I’m not good at giving up, so…please? Read this? Tell me where you got your nickname from? Diablo 2, or somewhere else?
April 6th, 2009 at 3:23 am
chris, i had a similar hamburger story when i was a kid; i refused to finish my burger one day (it was huge for a 7 y/o to eat) and consequently went on a multi-year burger strike because of said huge burger. my parents had to get hot dogs for me when everyone else was having burgers.
little biff is awesome, btw.
April 6th, 2009 at 3:58 am
I did hate Kidney and Liver. Even today I refuse them when I’m invited over.
April 6th, 2009 at 5:32 am
Hehe love the mash potato sculpture sneaking in there too…
April 6th, 2009 at 5:38 am
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
Biff jr is sooooooo sweet
=)
April 6th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Aww! Little Biff! Wait… is this week…childhood Biff!?
April 6th, 2009 at 10:03 am
One time I threw away a whole chicken quarter in the bathroom trash. I got in a LOT of trouble!!
April 6th, 2009 at 10:25 am
My parents learned by the time that I was 10 that I couldn’t normally eat a large meal, so now Mum will usually give me less and leave enough for a second helping if I feel like it.
Awesome little Close Encounters reference there, too.
It’s weird to think that this site is already three years old…time flies, I guess.
April 6th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Eat your greens tiny Biff.
Also, congratulations on your three years Chris and Biff.
April 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Gods… This one flashes me back!
Did you know that applesauce remains in a coherent lump when launched from a spoon-a-pult? Did you know that applesauce will cling to the overhead quite well..? Did you, further know, that neglected apple sauce lumps will set to the consistency of silicon caulking putty..? And will even take a coat of paint?
Yes, there is a house out there, which even to this day has little lumps of fossilized applesauce embedded in the ceiling paint. Some day, an archaeologist is going to be very, very puzzled.
April 6th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Awww!! Little Biff is soooo cute!!!!
April 6th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Little Biff looks like a guy I would’ve hung out with when I was young.
On the contrary, Chris, I refused to eat anything that wasn’t chicken or mac ‘n cheese. My parents eventually resorted to ‘Just have two bites’ so I had a bite and a half and left.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Dang, and I like broccoli…
April 6th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Let me guess…. Childhood Experiences wekk, it just has to be. Ive had alot of fun childhood experiences too…. well, memorable anyways. I used to be a skeleton with bones when I was little. I barely ate anything. The dctors office was more like a horror flick than anything XD
April 6th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
It’s either Li’l Biff week or food week ( wasabi, mexican food, lasagna, chinese takeout, spaghetti and meatball, and now a childhood dinner.)
Also, congrats on #3 Chris! May your un-Biffish April Fools comics outrage me for years to come…I mean that in a good way.
April 6th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thanks for all the kind words everyone.
April 6th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Sorry for the double post.
I meant to put “year 3″, no idea why I put “#3″
And, I just checked the date of the first Biff comic…and I’m pretty sure it said January 2, not April 6.
April 6th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
@steve-o – thebookofbiff.com launched on April 9th 2006. (Check the date of the first comment on the first comic.) There were 43 comics available on that first day with this one being on the homepage:
http://www.thebookofbiff.com/2006/04/07/coffee/
April 6th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Heh, I was kinda like you as a kid. I always had better things to do than sit down and have dinner with everyone. However, instead of throwing food away, I’d clean my plate faster than anyone else at the table. It usually didn’t matter what they gave me to eat, I’d wolf it down and be done in about 5 minutes, then I’d be back out to play. Ticked my family off something fierce, though. I can’t tell you how many times I got the “You need to enjoy your food, not just inhale it” lecture as a kid.
April 6th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Did Biff have those eyebrows at birth then?
April 6th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
the first time of young Biff…
Now i am going to picture that in all your childhood anecdotes Chris.
April 6th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Baby Biff!! Maybe… 3 years old Biff? I also see your classic “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” mashed potato shape
April 6th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Why does it keep saying my comment is awaiting moderation? I only remember it saying that the first time I posted a comment. Sorry for the double post.
April 6th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Now i know whats bugging me…
He looks like a light bulb!
April 6th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Awwwww…..he’s so adorable!
April 6th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Hmm, biff as a kid, toy seige weaponry, food, and the call-back carved mashed potatos
I call “Biff as a kid” week.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Awwwww, it’s a little Biff! With overly large eyebrows to match. ~n.n~ Congrats on the three years, I hope there’ll be many more.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
lol Again with the mashed potatoes!
June 19th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
LITTLE BIFF, WHOU!
July 20th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Does it make me weird that i think Young Biff is incredibly cute?
August 18th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Ha! devil’s peak mashed potatoes I just saw close encounters of the third kind a couple of days ago
August 24th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
This means something. This is important.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:50 am
baby biff!
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:23 pm
awwwwwzzzzzzzzzzzz biff is so cute >_< i juss wanna squeeze him ^_^