Anatomy of a Domovoy - Sheldon® Comic Strip

TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Domovoy

DESCRIPTION: A short man, with his back to the viewer, looks over his shoulder. He wears a green stocking cap, a grungy tan shirt, but no pants - his butt pale and visible. He has a long white beard and liver spots on his skin. His eyes glow red, and he stads on some wood floor boards.

JOKES:
- In Slavic Folklore, a Domovoy is a protective guardian spirit of the home.
- But in “Class-Good-Time-Slavic-Fun,” he’s a frantic old dude with flashing eyes who lives under your floorboards and throws boots at you if you cuss.
- When you move into a new home, you’re supposed to sacrifice a chicken, leave out a slice of bread, and say “Our Supporter: come into the house to eat bread and obey your new master.”
- Because nothing establishes a healthy room mate dynamic like blood sacrifice!
- If you’re poor, you sometimes get a naked Domovoy. AIN’T THAT A SLAP ON THE CHEEK.
- He lives under your floorboards! (Which gets awkward when you live on the fourth floor of a high-rise and he’s technically floating above the downstairs neighbor’s bed.)
- When your head hair segues seamlessly into your back hair.
- If you move house, a ritual lets you bring him along! (It’s just like moving your internet provider: Same number of dead chickens!)
- “Hey, did you remember to pack the keys?” “YES.” “And did you remember to invite the centuries-old demi-god to crawl to our new home?” “AW, DANG IT,”

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