Sure, but the more relevant question in today’s “Wavy Rule” is, Were their hippos even hungrier? Paul notes about this K-strategic drawing, the first of two to commemorate the end of this year’s Olympics, “This joke, obviously inspired by the Olympics, also reminds me of an old New Yorker short story: Edward Allen’s ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos,’ published July 30, 1990.” Click to enlarge!

Also, this important message! Don’t forget to enter the Emdashes contest to name the upside-down question mark! Today, August 25, is the last day we’re accepting submissions, until midnight West Coast time. ¿Can you best the entries that have already been posted? There’s only one way to find out! Back to our regularly scheduled program.

More by Paul Morris: “The Wavy Rule” archive; “Arnjuice,” a wistful, funny webcomic; a smorgasbord at Flickr; and beautifully off-kilter cartoon collections for sale (and free download) at Lulu.