Today's comic popped into my head while I was working out. Many of my ideas came to me during this time, and this one in particular started simply with the words "Purity Puffs" formulating somewhere in the back of my brain.
The words popped into my thoughts seemingly out of nowhere, which is where most of these come from. It started with the words "Purity Puffs," which I immediately thought of as some religious cereal, and that led to the idea of a cereal that stays pure and never grows soggy in milk because it is only soaking. Soaking refers to the Mormon practice during sex where one inserts the penis into the vagina without subsequently thrusting or ejaculating. I'm not sure what started this practice, but it seems like a strange kind of cheat code to claim that penetration does not constitute intercourse as long as you don't gyrate, thrust, or wiggle it around in there.
I enjoy cereal jokes, as can be seen here in one of my older comics:
In that one, I went way overboard with the box art in the background, which I loved doing but found very time-consuming. I love comics that have weird little jokes hidden in the background for people to find, but I’ve come to realize it is a lot of work that will largely go unnoticed. That doesn't mean I won't do such things in the future, but I know most people probably won't notice as they are scrolling through. This is the kind of stuff that I think will work better in print format when I publish these into collections, as people tend to take more time when reading things in books compared to mobile devices.
There are further esoteric religious jokes that I'm currently mulling around in my brainpan, but the next ones will likely not be cereal-related. No promises though—I can't guarantee I won't now exclusively specialize in cereal-related jokes. Maybe that's the path that I am destined to follow...
I will return with more strange art and musings on Monday. Have a great weekend, and let me know what you think about soaking in the comments.