That was a long pause

June 4, 2017 9:23 AM

The Ant and the Grasshopper, 2017. An animated cautionary (?) tale.
posted by Mchelly (7 comments total)

Nice short, though I enjoyed this channel's series "Goreytelling" even more. Thanks!
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 9:49 AM on June 4, 2017 [2 favorites]

I enjoyed the short, too, thanks, Mchelly! But, like AlonzoMosleyFBI, I've been watching the Goreytelling which is great. It lead me to a play he set designed - and one of my favorite actors, Raul Julia [RIP] played the lead: Dracula.
posted by racersix6 at 10:32 AM on June 4, 2017

I love Dyna Moe! She drew the Mad Men Illustrated book and avatars for AMC.
posted by droplet at 11:08 AM on June 4, 2017

I keep hearing the grasshopper in H. Jon Benjamin's voice.
posted by emjaybee at 2:34 PM on June 5, 2017 [1 favorite]

Also PRETTY MUCH ALL ANTS ARE FEMALE why is our media saturated with male ants? MALE ANTS ARE NOT DOING THE WORK IN THE ANT MOUND they are mostly there for mating and dying.

/pet peeve, see also "bees"
posted by emjaybee at 2:37 PM on June 5, 2017 [1 favorite]

I keep hearing the grasshopper in H. Jon Benjamin's voice.

YES!! The only thing that would make Grasshopper more Ben Katz for me would be a bowl of Toasty-Bears or other cereal...
posted by Mchelly at 3:21 PM on June 5, 2017

I've known far too many lifelong grasshoppers hitting their late 40s and early 50s that are scared to death and dealing with ant envy. I've also known a lot of ants that retire with no hobbies or interests and lots of regret.
You can be the grasshopper on Saturday and Sunday or on vacation but become the ant on weekdays.
posted by Muncle at 6:09 PM on June 5, 2017 [1 favorite]