I see. The second panel made it look to me like the dad meant crying is good luck, so I was confused why his crying in the last panel looked so much like he was shitting on the bed.
… then I noticed the alignment. The shit would hit the dad’s forehead.
Yes! That is the joke.
If you’ve ever been pooped on by a bird (and there’s a fair chance you have), you probably weren’t very happy about it. Ironically, this minor misfortune is actually seen as good luck by many people
I see. The second panel made it look to me like the dad meant crying is good luck, so I was confused why his crying in the last panel looked so much like he was shitting on the bed.
… then I noticed the alignment. The shit would hit the dad’s forehead.
It just looks like the kid is poorly pasted in. I still can’t figure out if the weird outline is intentional or not
Yes, it’s intentional. It represents the difficulty in keeping one’s balance. For reference, check squat toilets:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_toilet
Right, the lines just look so chewed up they look like jagged pixels from a bad Photoshop job