If they do, I'm sure they won't mind. Our connection with the guys goes back over 20 years when Andrew and I came up with the strip. It was originally called "The Border" and featured the two main characters, Shuggie and Duggie. For several reasons, Andrew and I decided not to go ahead with it and passed the idea on to the guys who took it in a different direction. (For example, we had set it in the sheep-stealing 18th century-----they moved it to the present time while, with more than a touch of the surreal, retained the 18th century clothing and housing.) I DO have a tiny problem with some of the material. They have a tendency to, rather than come up with fresh ideas, simply illustrate old, established jokes. (Shuggie and Duggie sitting on a plane. "Those people down there look like ants". "They are ants---we haven't taken off yet".) But that's a personal bugbear of mine and certainly doesn't mean I'm right. Shuggie and Duggie is popular and has been running a long time. That, in itself, is a great achievement in a very competitive market.
