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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) of Jimmy Johnson |
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 Q. Where do you get your ideas?
A. I believe the late Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko answered this best when he told a journalism student, "Where do you think I get 'em, from a Coke machine? I think 'em up!"
Q. How long have you been drawing cartoons?
A. I've been getting paid to draw cartoons about 20 years now-five as an editorial cartoonist with a daily newspaper and the past 15 producing A and J. Like most children, I doodled from the time I could hold a pencil. Unlike most children, I just never stopped.
Q. I don't understand your cartoons.
A. That's not a question.
Q. OK, how come I don't understand your cartoons?
A. No comment.
Q. How far in advance do you work?
A. Why do people always ask me that? What possible difference does it make? It's always in the newspaper, isn't it? Have you ever seen a blank space where A and J is supposed to be? My editor put you up to that question, didn't she?
Q. Is drawing a comic strip all you do?
A. I resent that question. If I drove a forklift or hung drywall for a living, nobody would ask me, "Is that all you do?" But to answer your question, yes, that's all I do. Ha, ha, ha!
Q. What is the capital of Vermont?
A. Montpelier.
Q. South Dakota?
A. Pierre. How about Maine?
Q. I'm asking the questions. How did you come up with your characters?
A. Ah, man, I don't know! I just did, OK? How much longer is this going to take?
Q. Is your family like the family in Arlo and Janis?
A. No, my family is three-dimensional.
Q. Will you buy me lunch if I find your studio?
A. No!
Q. Do you have a cat?
A. Yes, his name is Pirogue.
Q. Do you love your cat?
A. Yes, I suppose I do.
Q. Would you send me an autographed drawing or a photo or anything that might-through some freak of luck-increase in value?
A. I'm sorry, but I don't have a staff or anything, not even a part-time secretary. I really can't honor such requests because of time constraints, etc. I regret it. I try to answer e-mail, but I can't even do this unfailingly.
Q. Wouldn't it be awful if something happened to Pirogue?
A. Stay away from my cat, you creep!
Q. Is it just simply awesome to be a famous celebrity?
A. Oh, yeah! I get to answer the same questions so many times, I have to put them in a list called "Frequently Asked Questions"! I just never tire of telling people where I get my ideas!
Q. Where do you get your ideas?
A. From a Coke machine.
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