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I woke up in the middle of the night because I had a sudden image of perching orandas, slid out of bed and drew a nearly incomprehensible squiggle on a post-it note, which fortunately included the note "orandas on a branch" or I would have had no idea what I'd been thinking.I did not realize what a grumpy looking little fish the oranda is, but man, they're one disgruntled little fish.
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...You have the weirdest dreams...though that may be where you get most of your inspiration for Digger from.
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I. Love. My. Oranda.
His name is Einstein.
AndILoveThisToo :]
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They always look so crankyy ^^
I do really love your original and often random work
It's always very artistic and amusing at the same time!
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Very cool
They're expression reminds me of the grumpy old men in the Muppet Show.
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HEAVEN.
But I'm leaving my orandas in their tank.
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My orandas are not talented enough to perch on anything. Well, maybe the plastic plants in the tank. But that's about it. :/
I like your work.
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the eyes make it disgruntled looking with the natural mouth line. humanistic eyes give it emotion...a grumpy emotion
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Every time I see this work, I weep with joy and my day is better.
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It's downright bizarre, but I really like it.
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They do look pretty disgruntled.There actually happy little guys.I have one ^^.That's just funny,never would've thought of that.
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Ahh I love this! Their expressions are terrific 
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I think I would be disgruntled, too, if I had that thing on my head all the time. XD
What a silly picture. I love it.
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the orange stuff looks tumorous...
they look quite like grumpy old men
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Agreed, those are some grumpy looking fish! What an image to magically get in your head O.o
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Excellent work and what an original concept! I really love it.
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please, more 'fish on a wire' series...i keep thinking of more fish whenever i see a phoneline...like koi!
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Many of the local Chinese Restaurants have these in a tank, including the one we tend to frequent. As a kid, I used to be quite terrified, I recall, because it looked to me as if the orange bit was their brains spilling out of their heads.
Of course, a few years later we found I needed glasses. And though my eyes without them aren't *THAT* bad, it is rather difficult to make out details: Like for example, whether that bulgy orange stuff is brain, or just *LOOKS* like brain. I can't help but think that I might have been spared a bit of trauma if we had discovered that earlier.
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This is awesome, though.
So imaginative!
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They really resemble little grumpy old men. EEEH! ADORABLE!
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I find this completely charming and endearing. I can't look at it without smiling - just wonderful.
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wow, they'r so realistic.
i love orandas, i have a few.
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I am not sure if it was intended to, but this makes me smile and laugh a little!
Enough to brighten up a day, that is for sure!
Very cute! They look like little grumpy old men xD haha
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Those are fish that are constantly heard to be saying, "We are not amused."
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They look like sad clowns, they even have the wigs!
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i remember, that i had 1 red oranda when i was little. yeah, i agree, they really look grumpy, but they also look cute.
It's a very nice rendition, but a very weird dream. hahaha.
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