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Marek Bennett's avatar

I thought it was just the perfect salutation for last week.

HELL, FRIEND

(Was the R in the 2nd word intentional?)

Danielle Baum's avatar

serendipity strikes as I come to comment and the first person I see is you :D (also known as Danielle Shuping everywhere else)

Jenny Lawson  (thebloggess)'s avatar

It could go both ways, really.

KnitsWithPenguins's avatar

I, personally, think that "HELL, FRIEND!" should be our Super Secret Substack Greeting.

So, HELL, FRIEND!

KnitsWithPenguins's avatar

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

::::clears throat and attempts to look normal::::

I am flattered.

Tales of Whoa's avatar

I thought it was a tossup as to whether it was a mistake or deliberate. Then I decided, "Works either way."

Pam's avatar

They are cute socks, I'd totally buy those if I saw them in a store. Especially if they come in assorted colors. :) Remember - if you ask six different people what they think of your art you will end up with fourteen different opinions. ;-)

Seana's avatar

Lady, I knew IMMEDIATELY that it was a fancy sock on a foot slid into a mule. Very nicely done. Also, thank you for not doing toes. I was scared when I started scrolling that there would be toes. Toes are gross.

Gina Tassone's avatar

I had to screenshot them both so that I could look at them side by side to see the differences. Honestly though, my reaction upon seeing the first one was, "What cute socks! I would totally wear those!"

Jack LaRoche's avatar

I recognized it as a foot immediately. It seems like an appropriate foot for Hell Friend. How you doing?

Hope Griffin Diaz's avatar

I saw the sock right away. And the foot was perfect as it was because nobody has perfect feet and ankles.

MaryAnne's avatar

For what it’s worth, I immediately saw that it was a mule with a patterned sock in the first version — never occurred to me it might be a boot!

M. Layfield's avatar

Hell yeah, that foot is awesome, friend! ❤️💞

Molly Bonovsky Anderson's avatar

It's lovely!

I could never get my big flat feet into those types of shoes. My husband affectionately calls them, "flesh paddles." Also I'm five foot nine so wearing even kitten heels makes me feel like a giraffe on stilts.

suzanne gibbs's avatar

The first one says, "This shoe is too small!" or "My foot is too big!" and also reminds me of foot binding stories. So there is that too.

Karen's avatar

I thought it was a Victorian boot at first too, but I do see it's a foot in a fancy sock in a mule.

By the way, I super crazy love you too.

Andrea Napier's avatar

Tell Victor not to be so judgey about ankles. Some of us have thicker ones! I love both drawings, even though I relate more to the first ankle. love you back, jenny

Jess Greenwood's avatar

What I want to know is where this dame gets her socks because I need those!

margaret wilbur's avatar

You’re such a gift to the world!!