Thomas TRAINing hard for the triathlon REQUEST

Excited for my train doodles our old requestee, Chris went a bit overboard, in what he calls locomotivation, and threw many ideas my way. Here, to start off, we have our old friend Thomas the Tank Engine TRAINing for the big triathlon. There you go, I drew a train riding a bike, happy now?

Running Gag Part III

Our last lesson in comedy and the running gag covers the rule of thirds. Not only can it be used in story telling, design or photography composition, it can also come in handy when telling a running gag. Get out while you're ahead. The second time you do it you establish it as a runner, the third time you do it you give them the pay off. Try and tell the joke a forth time and your audience are expecting it too much and have gotten bored of it, after three you've left them wanting more. This is also when you change the gag up enough to conclude it's little mini story and throw a curve ball at your audiences expectations from the last two parts.

Of course, the rule of thirds means part III must be my last lesson to you all. We will return to our normal programming next week.

Running Gag Part II

Rule 2 of telling a running gag, tell the joke again to establish that it's a running gag but change it just enough to keep it fresh and maintain the entertainment value.

Running Gag Part I

This week we run you through some basic principals of comedy and how to properly tell a running gag. First general rule is to keep things relevant. Micro transactions are a fairly new and growingly popular concept. Though while Tom Thumb hasn't done much the past 40 years, I'm sure he's due a boost in popularity again. Our first gag sets up the concept for what's to come.