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If you've ever wondered what an egg thinks about its future, how a pigeon experiences city life, or what artificial intelligence might say if it developed a sense of humor, chances are Herta Burbė has already turned the idea into a comic. The Lithuanian illustrator has built a body of work where almost anything can become a character. Rather than relying on recurring protagonists, she gives personalities to animals, plants, everyday objects, historical figures, and abstract concepts, creating self-contained stories that are often as unpredictable as they are amusing.

Burbė's comics often begin with an observation, a familiar habit, a social norm, or an everyday object, and then push that idea just far enough to expose its hidden absurdity. One strip might reimagine prehistoric life, the next gives a flower an opinion, while another explores modern life through the eyes of a cat or a planet. The subjects constantly change, but the underlying approach remains the same: finding fresh ways to look at things most of us have stopped noticing.

Scroll down, enjoy the laughs, and let us know which comic made you smile the most!

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    #2

    A comic by Herta Burbė showing an AI robot's nose growing like Pinocchio as it claims not to lie, reaching the moon.

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    43Duckies
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh nowadays AI programs will tell you straight up that you shouldn't rely on them; they all (or mostly) added disclosures telling people to verify any information they receive, because the tech companies want to stave off any attempts to regulate them. But users don't care. Many, many users don't even read over what the bot spits out before copy-and-pasting it.

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    #7

    A comic by Herta Burbė depicting pigeons admiring their 'gorgeous' baby, which is actually a seagull.

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    43Duckies
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a cuckoo bird? I know they are considered a "parasitic" species since they lay their eggs in other birds' nests (often after knocking out the host's own eggs) so that the effort of feeding the growing chick is on the hosts, not the parent.

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    #9

    Herta Burbe illustration featuring a woman in Lithuania ordering Barbie soup, showcasing daily comics and illustrations.

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    43Duckies
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This year was the first time I heard about this huge Lithuanian festival around this famous national soup dish, and it sounded pretty epic! (The soup is bright pink because of beets, BTW.)

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    #12

    A comic illustration by Herta Burbė where two cats react to a poster about the oldest true mammal, resembling a mouse.

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    43Duckies
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is basically how some people freak out at the concept of humans and apes both being descended from a common ape-like ancestor.

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    #14

    Herta Burbe comic depicting two men on a bench, one reading a book, the other on a phone, from daily comics and illustrations.

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    43Duckies
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get it, but it's a massive oversimplification. It's not about looking at the device instead of the hardcopy book, it's about how you *use* the device: to numb your brain, or to feed and exercise your brain. (Assuming, of course, that we are discussing adults instead of children, whose brains are in a more primitive developmental stage and thus can be negatively impacted by too much screen time even if it's educational content.) AND YES, I know it's just a joke. But it's a lazy joke.

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