Cartoon Saturday

And what a week it's been ...

The brutally medieval Pakistani Taliban, having proudly claimed responsibility for attempting to murder a teenage girl for the crime of wanting an education, are now threatening reporters with death if they report the story; a car bomb targeting a police official in Beirut, Lebanon, killed at least eight people and injured scores of others; 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern was admitted to a hospice, where he remains unresponsive and gravely ill on life support; the Boy Scouts released more than 20,000 documents identifying more than 1,000 leaders and volunteers banned from the group after being accused of sexual or inappropriate conduct with boys; "Big Tex," the iconic giant cowboy who greeted visitors to the Texas State Fair for nearly 60 years, was destroyed in a fire ... and there are just two and a half weeks to go until the election.

You really need Cartoon Saturday.

We lead off this week with two riffs on the pirate theme ...

and,

I always suspected that there was an ulterior motive for all those security questions ...

Each generation has to cope with the advance of technology ... even if it's for the birds ...

I thought this was a great twist on the classic murder-for-hire ...

There's an old joke about the guy who got a sweater for Christmas, but was hoping for a moaner or a screamer. Here's a cartoon variation on the idea ...

If you spend time doing crossword puzzles, you know all about the Muses - the Greek goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences. There could probably be a case made for some updated Muses for the 21^st Century ...

Speaking of Muses, some of us have our troubles with Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance ...

I wish I'd said this ... oh, wait! I have! ...

And finally for this week, fish need to have some fun, too ...

And that's it for another week. Autumn appears to be here in Northern Virginia ... the leaves are turning (and falling), morning temperatures are crisp and afternoons pleasant, and the robocalls and yard signs are proliferating like mold in a poorly-ventilated basement.

Just let the election be over.

Have a good day. More thoughts coming.

Bilbo