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When I read “hide,” a chameleon immediately sprang to mind. I thought of a Far Side-ish cartoon with a chameleon taking attendance at a camouflagers convention (see, everyone would be hidden, the chameleon would be frustrated…) but then decided to try a comic strip. And you can’t talk camouflage without inviting an octopus.

UPDATE: Dah! I figured from the get-go that the comic may not be totally obvious or easy to get but now I’m starting to obsess about it. Highlight the following section if you want an explanation: In panels 8 and 9 the chameleon’s tail is lifted by an unseen force. In 10 he’s being hung in mid-air. In 11 an octopus appears, the message being, “How do you like being picked on?” A lesson might have been learned, but instead they go into cahoots and continue picking on the poor ostrich.

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