Mark Parisi

[quas]

The Mark Parisi Off The Mark January 28, 2023 strip featured another Wacky Package drawing by Mark himself...

Hopefully part of S4!

[Gurgle]

As you may have guessed, a lot of the gags in this thread are in the new Off the Market series 4.

[roughwriter]

As you may have guessed, a lot of the gags in this thread are in the new Off the Market series 4.

....which comes out WHEN?

[Gurgle]

I'm taking the preorders but I still have a couple cards that need to be reprinted, I need to collate a couple hundred sets, and I need to do the sketches. So... I don't know!

....which comes out WHEN?

[mikecho]

I'm taking the preorders but I still have a couple cards that need to be reprinted, I need to collate a couple hundred sets, and I need to do the sketches. So... I don't know!

That's all right, Mark, take as long as you need to. I'm sure it'll be great, as usual.

[dth1971]

The May 3, 2023 Mark Parisi Off the Mark strip features a Wacky Package take on Kindle as part of the MARKETING FAILURE series:

[dth1971]

The October 14, 2023 Mark Parisi Off The Mark strip featured a Halloween leaning Wacky Package take on Red Bull: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2023/10/14

[dth1971]

The October 20, 2023 Mark Parisi Off the Mark strip featured a Wacky Package Halloween take on Behold furniture polish that could have fit in a Wacky Packages Old School 1970's series: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2023/10/20

[dth1971]

March 25, 2024 Off the Mark strip by Mark Parisi showing a takeoff of Marshmallow Peeps with Wile E. Coyote: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/03/25

[mikecho]

March 25, 2024 Off the Mark strip by Mark Parisi showing a takeoff of Marshmallow Peeps with Wile E. Coyote: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/03/25

Shouldn't that have been "Marshmallow Beeps"?

[Soremel]

Shouldn't that have been "Marshmallow Beeps"?

No. The Roadrunner says "Meep-Meep!" in all of the cartoons, so Mark has presented an accurate representation.

[mikecho]

No. The Roadrunner says "Meep-Meep!" in all of the cartoons, so Mark has presented an accurate representation.

Oh, I always thought that it was "Beep-beep!"

[freetoes]

Oh, I always thought that it was "Beep-beep!"

Maybe it was supposed to be, but it always sounded like "Meep, meep!" The way the chorus to "Rock the Casbah" sounds like something different.

[Joe G.]

Well not to be taken as gospel but the 1973 Pepsi Collectors series glass says…

[dth1971]

May 11, 2024 Off the Mark strip by Mark Parisi with a Wacky Package take on Skippy Peanut Butter: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/05/11

[dth1971]

May 18, 2024 Mark Parisi Off the Mark strip with another Wacky Packages take, this time spoofing Starburst: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/05/18

[quas]

May 18, 2024 Mark Parisi Off the Mark strip with another Wacky Packages take, this time spoofing Starburst: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/05/18

That should be made into a Wacky!

[RawGoo]

That should be made into a Wacky!

Definitely!  Or, another entry in Off the Market cards 

[mikecho]

I especially like the tagline that says "Originally made from (you do not want to know)".

It reminds me of the old saying "What are the two things that people should never see being made? Laws and sausages."

This one, btw, goes with a few others:

*"What are the two things in life that are certain? Death and taxes."
*"What are the two things that should never be discussed with people? Religion and politics."
*"What are the two biggest lies in all of human history? "The check is in the mail." and "I'm from the government; I'm here to help you.""
*"What are the three things that always tell the truth? Small children, drunk people and yoga pants."

[Fanatical_and_Sickly]

I especially like the tagline that says "Originally made from (you do not want to know)".

It reminds me of the old saying "What are the two things that people should never see being made? Laws and sausages."

I've never seen the quote in that form. It's usually something such as:  "Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made"

[Gurgle]

All the ones I've seen highlighted here will be in the next batch. When I manage to finish it!

Definitely!  Or, another entry in Off the Market cards 

[mikecho]

I've never seen the quote in that form. It's usually something such as:  "Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made"

Thanks, Patrick, for the info. I always thought that it was said the way that I wrote it here. Btw, do you know the name of the person who actually said it?

[roughwriter]

Thanks, Patrick, for the info. I always thought that it was said the way that I wrote it here. Btw, do you know the name of the person who actually said it?

Oscar Meyer?🤣

[dth1971]

The May 25, 2024 Mark Parisi Off The Mark strip featured a Mark Parisi Wacky Packages take on Cap'n Crunch: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/05/25

[dth1971]

I especially like the tagline that says "Originally made from (you do not want to know)".

It reminds me of the old saying "What are the two things that people should never see being made? Laws and sausages."

This one, btw, goes with a few others:

*"What are the two things in life that are certain? Death and taxes."
*"What are the two things that should never be discussed with other people? Religion and politics."
*"What are the three things that always tell the truth? Small children, drunk people and yoga pants."

Don't forget Snausages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58YO1OgmUFM

[drono]

Oscar Meyer?🤣

Otto von Bismarck
John Godfrey Saxe
Otto von Bismarck
John Godfrey Saxe
Otto von Bismarck
John Godfrey Saxe
Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/07/08/laws-sausages/

[dth1971]

Remember the Wacky Packages 2014 series Kool-Aid spoof "Kool-Ache"? Here's a rejected version done by Mark Parisi seen in the June 15, 2024 Off The Mark by Parisi strip: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/06/15

[dth1971]

July 27, 2024 Mark Parisi Off The Mark Wacky Packages take on a Pokemon Trading Card Game pack: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/07/27

[dth1971]

The August 24, 2024 Off the Mark by Mark Parisi strip featured a Wacky Packages take on Starbucks Coffee: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/08/24

[dth1971]

The September 14, 2024 Mark Parisi Off the Mark strip featured a Wacky Packages take on 9 Lives cat food: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/09/14

[dth1971]

The December 1, 2024 Off the Mark Sunday strip done by Mark Parisi featured a Bumble Bee Tuna Wacky Packages done by Mark featuring Bumble the Abondiable Snowman from the Rankin-Bass Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer special in it!: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/12/01

[Alexeirex]

The December 1, 2024 Off the Mark Sunday strip done by Mark Parisi featured a Bumble Bee Tuna Wacky Packages done by Mark featuring Bumble the Abondiable Snowman from the Rankin-Bass Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer special in it!: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/12/01

That's a good one! Great graphics!
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