Self Improvement Tips
Self Improvement Tip #1: Never ask someone else what things you need to change about yourself.
(This comic strip was previously published on March 22, 2010.)
Novia (Novroz) and her turtles Kroten and Papoe, from the Underneath The Shell blog, invited Fraz over for a visit. But somehow poor Fraz got forgotten at the airport. You can read the story of Forgotten Fraz on their blog.
omg ha ha ha i am sure if i ask for something like that i will get a huge book of suggestions…
Winky what have you done…
I really should learn to keep my mouth shut!
Its good that you didnt ask Binky or else he would have not waited for the sheets…
I love Binky but he just knows a lot
I know more about eating than Binky does, though! But that’s the only thing.
There is no way that anyone can improve on how good you are at eating everything in sight, and eating it very well too 🙂
Thanks! I’m glad someone noticed my skills!
You have hidden skills too but I am not supposed to mention those so I won’t 🙂
Yeah, we shouldn’t discuss my superpowers here!
What Superpowers? 🙂
You know, my. . .Oh!
Nearly caught you out there, but as we both don’t know anything about you know what then we are safe not to talk about it 🙂 lol
Absolutely! We’re not even talking about it now!
omg Fraz!!! i hope you went to the chocolate shop immidiately and had a lot of them till someone came to pick you up…
They had a good candy store at the airport! If I ever visit you, I hope you won’t forget me at the airport, too!
omg never ever…how can a chocoholic forget another chocoholic…
Yay! I’ve still gotta figure out a way to escape from here so I can visit you!
Hey Fraz you have your Genie, I am sure that she could help transport you over to Soma’s for a week or two and back again without anyone even noticing 🙂 Genie trips take only a few seconds, but in reality you will have been gone for weeks 🙂
Really?? Genie never told me that!! I’ve gotta talk to Genie. I’ve got a trip to make!!
Yes and there are some wonderful treats to be had on every trip 🙂 It includes chocolate bananas and pancake flavoured sprouts 🙂
I’ll save the pancake flavored sprouts for you. But chocolate bananas sound good!
I was hoping that you would say that 🙂 Yay
But we can both share all the other goodies!
I don’t mind if we do, thank you Fraz 🙂
It’s good to share yummy stuff with your friends!
Winky, you should send that list to Red so she can get it published!!!!! Fifty Ways To Improve A Fraz!!!!
I think it’d be kind of embarrassing to have that list published!
But think of all the chocolate and wine gums you can buy with your royalties? 😉 It may even make it to the top of the Womat’s Best Seller List?
Well, if you put it that way! Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.
50 Shades of Marsupial
I’d rather have 50 shades of chocolate.
That could be advertising for your chocolate factory!
Hmmm, so 50 shades of brown 🙂
Chocolate in every shade of the rainbow!
I can already see the cover. A Wombie under construction!
Tips For A Wombie Way of Life.
Maybe I should write that book!
I am sure it would be a wonderful handbook!
The Winky edition would be a lot longer.
The extra-strength edition.
You know it! Like the Bruno edition!
We could collaborate for the heavy duty cases.
There could be a whole chapter on Winky chocolate and pancake eating skills 🙂
I must admit there’s no one better at that than Winky.
Yes, we should collaborate, Claret. We have to deal with many of the same issues!
Do you want the list alphabetically or in order of importance?
I don’t want the list at all, actually!
Hahaha… poor guy!
Ummm… maybe… Twink… double-spaced?!
🙂
Does it really matter when it’s 10 pages long?
I thought it was a 100 pages but Twink must have been joking, I of course knew instantly that she was kidding 🙂
I thought it was only 10 pages. That was bad enough! But the printer just ran out of paper. It is more like 100 pages. Maybe more!
There were rumours of it being as many as a 1,000 but it could be even longer 🙁 Never mind I have brought a large box of candy lolipops, a random selection of chocolates and some freshly made pancakes with chocolate fudge sauce 🙂 Tuck in Winky
Well at least I won’t starve waiting to get the list. Thanks, Andro!
Do you know how to disconnect a printer?
try unplugging it 🙂
I never thought of that!
🙂 🙂
Hope it is not one of those completely wireless ones…
No. I unplugged it, and hid it! No more helpful lists from Twink!
Don’t let her talk to my wife
Yeah, they can find enough wrong with us without talking to their friends!
It is because great minds think alike.
That’s why it’s better for us guys to keep our mouths shut!
Uh oh. That printer may be in use for quite a while. Better get some more ink.
Or maybe I should just unplug it!
That must be some list. I wanna see pages 5 to 7.
Noo! No one can see those pages!
Wow, I wonder how many pages this improvement has. Bwahahahahahaha. Never a dull moment over here.
Have a terrific day filled with chocolate. 🙂
Too many pages for me!
Thanks, I think I will have some chocolates!
Remember, a case of chocolate for each thing you improve!
That should motivate him!
With all my children, I have learned a number of motivators!
I imagine you have! You should be an expert on motivation.
In ways most people never think about…
Sneaky. I like that!
Yes and the adults are aware of Red’s naughtiness too but I won’t spill the beans, it’s a bit like Super St… Well it’s a secret anyway 😉
SS isn’t sneaky, though. Just, you know, the other thing.
I agree SS is never sneaky 🙂
On the other hand, I am not the other thing and very, seriously sneaky 😉
We could be SS&SS if we joined forces!
Ah, no sympathy here, you asked for it Winky.
Yeah, I know. But I didn’t know how much I asked for!
Be careful what you ask for…you just might get it.
And a whole lot more, apparently!
Do you need a dolly to move it to your tree house?
Probably. I’m not sure. It’s still printing!
Oh my word! You may need a semi to get it to the tree house.
I think I could probably build a tree house out of it!
Wow. That is big.
Twink doesn’t skimp on her writing. Or advice.
She really needs to get with Claret and write a book.
I just hope it won’t be about me! Or how to improve me!
Sometimes it’s better not to ask certain questions. Twink needs a List app for her phone to save on paper.
You’re right that you shouldn’t ask certain questions! But I don’t think Twink needs any better way to tell me how to improve.
You can always benefit from finding out ways to improve
If I followed Twink’s advice, I’d be so improved, I wouldn’t be me anymore!
Good point Winky. Maybe you need to run & hide from her.
I’m hiding from her now. Don’t tell her where I am!
Aww….poor Winky. Although, we should never ask questions that we don’t really want the answers to!
I figured out that one a little too late!
oh my… that is certainly a question I try NOT to ask!!! I’m old enough to know how many people REALLY want to answer it!!!
🙂
I think I learned my lesson. I won’t be asking anyone that question again!
Sounds like the type of question one should never ask.
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And I’ll never ask it again!
Ha Ha tips for free 🙂
Cheers loved it!
Those are the kinds of tips I could have done without.
Winky, you could trade self-improvement classes for regular school. You could become the greatest Wombie ever.
Well, maybe. You really think so?
Well, of course I do! You could be so improved you could become an ambassador.
Ambassador Winky! I like that! Maybe I do need more improving than I thought.
Especially when you consider the airliner and the trips and the state dinners.
I definitely would appreciate the dinners! And especially the fancy desserts!
Oh, yes. They have professional pastry chefs who deal only in chocolate.
Yes and some have Zombie Chefs too so watch out what you order for dessert 🙁
I never order zombie body parts!
No but some are disguised as chocolate fudge fingers so be careful 🙂
I’d better be careful, then. I like chocolate fingers! The non-zombie kind, I mean.
Me too and guess what? I have just brought you ten packets of those, I hope that will be enough for the next hour or so 🙂
Thanks! It should be. I like to eat them kind of slow.
Those Zombies eat fast and then lick their fingers afterwards 🙂
As long as they’re not eating our fingers, I guess that’s okay.
Professional chocolate chefs?? I want to be one of those!
This looks like fun…
http://kingsofpastry.com/film/img_7357/
That would be double fun! Fun to make and fun to eat!
Fraz, you didn’t have one of new techy phones with you to call Kroten?
No! I’m very disadvantaged!
At least when I’m not on my island or pirate ship or in my mansion or palace or things like that.
We seriously need to work on your mobile assets.
I tried to make my own cell phone before, but it didn’t really work out.
Now I know why you didn’t call me!
You should have brought Chris’ cellphone so that you can call me 😉
Next time I will!
Stand in line, Twink!
What, you have tips for me, too?!
He had it saved and ready to go. This must have been a long time coming haha
I think Twink was just waiting to strike!
Oh no, poor Winky. Ahahh
“Be yourself” = best advice.
That’s the best advice I’ve heard all week!
Number 8-12 are all “buy Twink more shoes”
She would definitely like me to do that!
I like this Airport sketch, I wonder if Fraz will ever find his way home again? Well he can always follow the Wombie chocolate trail 🙂
I got home safely, Andro! I had a lot of fun on my vacation in Indonesia. You can read about it on Kroten’s Underneath the Shell blog.
Yes I will have to zoom over there and have a read 🙂 Maybe your Genie could bring you over so that we can all have another party 🙂
I think travelling by Genie would be a lot better way to go! Quicker, and more fun, too!
Yes we can sit back and eat our pancakes 🙂 Now that is what I call luxury 🙂
I’ll have to ask Genie if she has a flying carpet. We could have a pancake picnic while we travel!
Or perhaps a flying pancake while we have a carpet party 🙂
Well, maybe, if that’s what you want?
LMAO! :ahsisi:
sometimes it’s best to keep some thoughts to yourself. think about it while you eat some chocolate.
Yeah, you’re right about that!
hee hee. 🙂
🙂
Looks like she had the list ready for awhile.
I think she was just waiting for me to ask. And I was dumb enough to!
I think Twink was willing you to ask her about it but don’t worry we have lots of treats to munch on so that will take your mind off things 🙂
Chocolate does take my mind off things!
I don’t dare ask my wife this question because I fear it would produce similar results.
It probably would. It’s a female conspiracy!
Thank you for sharing Our little photo strip, Peter 😉
You’re welcome, Novroz!
Whoa…I think Twink thinks that Winky is not good at all. Poor Winky 🙁
I just think Winky could use a little improvement. Well, a lot of improvement, actually.
I think you are wonderful just the way you are!! No improvement needed!!
Thanks! Would you mind telling Twink that?
Twink, you should chose one the most important thing. Changes are going step by step. Expecting too much can disappoint 😉
I think you’re right. That’s probably why Twink is always disappointed with me!
Winky asked for it, so he’s getting it! LOL!
As for Novia’s comic strip, I know how it feels like to be forgotten! I was supposed to meet up with a friend at another town’s mall, but she kind of forgot about it and slept through the whole day! There weren’t any cellphones yet at that time, so you can imagine how many hours I “patiently” waited for her to come and fetch me! I didn’t talk to her for a few days after that, geez.
I got it, alright! Oh, boy, did I get it!
That mall meeting sounds like something that would happen to me!
Hi Winky,
You should think twice (or thrice) before asking for something (especially if it’s to improve yourself), as you might regret it in the end, hehe!
That mall incident will never happen again, thanks to cellphones 🙂
I think I learned my lesson. I won’t ask that question again! Especially not to Twink.
Cellphones are great. You can even call people on them!
I know how that feels too!! Which is what inspired me to make that strip 😉
Fortunately, Kroten and Fraz seemed like they had fun afterward.
Yeah, we had a good time in Indonesia after that airport thingy!
ha-ha… with friends like these… who needs enemies?
Yeah, everyone’s a critic!