Jasso-kissa
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Jasso-kissa is a Finnish
comic strip
drawn by Jii Roikonen.
Jasso-kissa is a comical strip about an anthropomorphic
cat who lives on his own more or less like a human (although he does, from time to time, have a human flatmate who used to be a circus clown). The cat, called Jasso, has a tail
that acts as a separate character who has its own mind and is capable of speech. Jasso is the only named character in the entire strip.
The strip is based largely on absurd humour
which deals with everyday life and on playing around with language. For example, the details of background objects often inexplicably change between panels. Texts written on background objects typically also go through several different spellings, and some small objects such as doorknobs or trashcans may change their shape to a different design.
Jasso and his tail usually speak by changing the unvoiced consonant
s of the Finnish language (k, p and t) to their voiced versions (g, b and d). The dialog also tends to be full of pun
s.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
drawn by Jii Roikonen.
Jasso-kissa is a comical strip about an anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s...
cat who lives on his own more or less like a human (although he does, from time to time, have a human flatmate who used to be a circus clown). The cat, called Jasso, has a tail
Tail
The tail is the section at the rear end of an animal's body; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage to the torso. It is the part of the body that corresponds roughly to the sacrum and coccyx in mammals, reptiles, and birds...
that acts as a separate character who has its own mind and is capable of speech. Jasso is the only named character in the entire strip.
The strip is based largely on absurd humour
Humour
Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
which deals with everyday life and on playing around with language. For example, the details of background objects often inexplicably change between panels. Texts written on background objects typically also go through several different spellings, and some small objects such as doorknobs or trashcans may change their shape to a different design.
Jasso and his tail usually speak by changing the unvoiced consonant
Consonant
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are , pronounced with the lips; , pronounced with the front of the tongue; , pronounced with the back of the tongue; , pronounced in the throat; and ,...
s of the Finnish language (k, p and t) to their voiced versions (g, b and d). The dialog also tends to be full of pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
s.