Amoeba Schoolteacher

Some coworkers have a bulletin board inviting others to make a drawing based on the theme "Amoeba Schoolteacher".
Here's my offering. Had to make it grey scale for printing purposes, as this was done on a tablet pc.
I need more grey scale practice. It looked good to me last night. Now it looks flat. Not enough contrast.

Big Ben: Lock Up

That's no cowbell.
It's Big Ben, the famous bell that gongs out the hours for the London clock tower also known as Big Ben. * For clarity, I'm talking about the bell
Look closely at the picture.
Unlike the the other bells, Big Ben is in a cage. I wonder why?
Protection? Anything that's been getting slammed with a mallet the size of a stove for the last 150 years has to be sturdy.
Does it have a history of running away? Getting drunk and ringing off key? Sneaking up on unsuspecting people and going "BONG!" I hear it cracked some years back. Some blame metal fatigue. I say it was in a bar fight.


*Technically the clock tower has another name

Lobster Causes

Poor supermarket lobsters. All the other animals have gone to the happy hunting ground, their remains stylishly displayed amidst lemon wedges and fake garnish.
Not the lobster. He's stuck in a dingy tank. No plants. No castle. No plastic clamshell clapping out bubbles... Not even colored foil on the back.
Then there's those pincer bands. Do they give the lobster carpel tunnel? Maybe if you're scheduled to be boiled alive, numb body parts aren't a bad idea.
Those things look like activist bracelets. What cause would a lobster champion? The top concerns of the crustacean community?
I have a hunch it's something like this:

Lobster Infestation

Lobster. The most expensive thing on the menu.

And thing it is. People look at a lobster and think mmm, fine dining.
I look at one and think, geez, it's a good thing they don't come out of the water.
They don't fool me. They're giant pincherbugs. Beady eyed giant pincherbugs.
To confirm my theory I (crudely) photoshoped some into a bathroom pic.
Imagine pulling back the shower curtian and seing this:

Can't you see them, antanae quivering, ready to sink their pinchers into your delicate flesh? Or perhaps sneaking into your bedroom at night to pinch your toes?