I had this idea when I saw the sign from panel 3, exhorting people not to leave any items in a car. I collected pictures of such parking warning signs for a few weeks, then turned the stupidity up to 11 for the final panel.

This was inspired by a New York Times article about how even after years of remote work, there’s still the inevitable “You’re on mute.” I admit it still happens to me too. Marcel M. is a reference to Marcel Marceau, a famous mime. (Oh, and in case it’s not clear - I know the actual phrase is ‘moot point’.)

These are all drawn from real life. Growing up we had a neighbor who had scrawled “NO DOG MESS” in giant letters on their own fence, which we all thought was uglier than any dog poop that might have been left in front of his house.