Oh, Sluggy

And there you have it, the conclusion to the "One Flew" storyline.  Hope you liked it.  I've got a couple smaller stories up next before we break out the next long arc, so stay tuned.

Nice Mustache

Whenever you need to hide, always don Groucho glasses or a sombrero, works every time.

Muahaha

One more call-out to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest before we're done.

Seriously, if you've never seen that movie or read that book you are doing a disservice to yourself on multiple levels.

Explanation

Remember kids, it's not what you say, it's how you say it.

Surprise

A mute character in a comic strip just wouldn't have worked anyway.

Sleeeep

Really?  

What did you think was going to happen?  

Oh that?  

You watch too much TV.

sleep

Just when you thought it was time to fall asleep in the mental institution, someone comes along with a pillow.  

Tune in Friday to see what happens!

Chief

Chief is in reference to the silent giant in the book and film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" which is one of my all time favorites in either media.  

Shawshank Revisited

No Bettie Page here, but a slight homage to one of my favorite movies.

Leave it to the Skull

Being different doesn't mean you're "crazy", remember that the next time you want to pick on someone for being extra quiet or enjoying their own world.  They are just like you but with different, sometimes more intense and exhilarating interests.

Zap

Hey kids, don't try this at home.

There's a reason that archaic practices in terms of psychological rehabilitation have been abandoned in the last half century.  This institution isn't entirely above board in terms of the residents it houses and the reason it houses them, so using something like this would naturally still be on their "to-do list".

Brotherhood

I could go on a rant about made up mental illnesses and how everyone nowadays has to "have something" so that doctors can make their quota imposed by the drug companies (and this is coming from someone that went to school with the express purpose of diagnosis and treatment of said mental illnesses), but instead I'll leave it vague and we'll just call it a "retarded Hardy Boys mystery".

Grade A

Don't ask me to explain how Shrimpy is playing chess with a skull on a hook, it can't be done.

What are you in for?

Not that the whole "freedom of speech" thing wouldn't have protected the Insult-a-Skull, but it's pretty obvious that the inhabitants of this asylum are there under sketchy circumstances.

Insult-a-Skull

The Insult-a-Skull was a character that I created years and years ago that doesn't really have a function save to be a cranky, miserable character that hurls insults.  It's probably just an excuse for me to write insults.  Of course the Insult-a-Skull was created before The Slugomatic became the cranky individual that you now see.  Also, don't ask me how the Insult-a-Skull speaks without a lower jaw...yay comics!

They can't all be gems, okay.

This seemed like as good a time as any to introduce a few of the characters that don't really have much of a form or function outside of a small gimmick.  Enjoy it people!

Not a time for your GPA

How much confidence do you have that Shrimpy, who sucks in math, is running his own restaurant?  

Oh, he's got other things to worry about at the moment?  

Good point.

Rorschach What?

When in this position, the fourth answer is never the correct one.

Rorschach Who?

Never underestimate the smart-ass power of a shrimp in lockdown.

Good Listener

See, I told you he wasn't going to interrupt.

Pair-Up

At least he knows Freakman won't interrupt him, right?