I started drawing Beaver with his tail up just to indicate that he is a beaver. But then, I realized real beavers didn’t do that. Mostly I don’t care (because they don’t wear caps, operate restaurants or get in fist-fights with possums, either) but then I started wondering WHY would this particular beaver carry his up like that? Now you know.
Someone’s going to write in now and tell me that, “No, penguins have beaks, not bills” completely oblivious of the intended joke and (probably) incapable of getting it.
This one went over real well at my office, where we have IDT every week. I don’t know how people who don’t have such a meeting feel, but hopefully the gag is relatable.