Thank GOD I had this card with me. It turns out, this card not only gets you out of jail, it gets the charges dropped, a written apology to your whole family, and you get to pick out two items from the evidence lock-up, provided you do it on the first of April.
A couple of people were angry at me for pretending to be a police-abusing, animal-hugging, hippie convict yesterday, (for about ten minutes, that included people I’m married to), but I pretended with animal-hugging, hippie convict love. No one was hurt except a fictional officer of the law, so I hope you’ll find space in your blood pump to forgive this merrie prankster his annual Spring reverie.
This is me yesterday. Only with more giggling.
It’s nice to know I could raise a couple of grand in a heartbeat if I ever need to, but I’m hanging onto the Kirby and Watchmen pages, and my various Batman #1 covers for the time being, thank you very much (we got a few offers!). There’s no ACTUAL looming emergencies at the moment, so I’ll be keeping the whole lot in a box in my bedroom, where a flood or fire could easily destroy them all at once.
Ty the Guy OUT!
Here’s yer BONUS April Jesting Apres-Blog.
That shot of the Bunny reeling in da fish, hook, line and sinker, comes from last year’s April post, which involved me winning a half a million dollars in a lawsuit.
Ty Templeton's ART LAND!! 
Glad to see it really was a joke. Good show, sir. Good show.
Please don’t do that again. Was really worried for you and your family.
Genuinely sorry if it caused you worry. I would never punch a cop. Argue…sure, but punch? Nah.
Called it. Sorta. I DID doubt that it might not be a joke.
Called you on this one, and called you on the big money you won last year too……..
*shakes head* I should have known something was up from the beginning. The set-up for the protest sounded a bit like the Catwoman plot of Gotham Adventures #4 (only with you elbowing a cop instead of slashing someone across the face), and the burning poster bit seemed reminiscent of how Bullock got himself fired during Penguin’s campaign to become Mayor in a backup story for Batman Adventures Vol 2.
Am I reading into things too much, or do I get a cookie?
(Glad you’re okay and holding onto your art, BTW)
It was splendidly done — just the right tone to make it all sound very possible. Still, I Googled it, and, of all people, Rich Johnston had the truth — which is perhaps how he celebrates on April 1.
tbh…Rich got a bit of a heads-up after having originally posted the story!