The Taliban is feeling its oats, trying to expand its vision of heaven on earth over the whole of a nuclear-armed Pakistan; a deadly strain of swine flu has broken out in Mexico and, sadly, doesn't seem to restrict itself to drug cartels; General Motors has decided to drop the Pontiac brand from its lineup (bad news for Agnes and her beloved 1996 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi, which will now be more difficult to maintain); and a murderer who found his victim on Craigslist has, of course, pleaded not guilty.
What would you do without Cartoon Saturday?
Those of you living outside the United States may not be familiar with the big, wholesale-level warehouse stores like Sam's Club, BJ's, and Costco which sell things at very good prices...but you have to buy them in bulk. Here are two cartoons that poke fun at the warehouse stores (where Agnes and I spend vast amounts of money each year)...
This cartoon will make more sense to you if your experiences include coach-class airline travel and watching a million clowns pour out of a tiny car at the circus...
Dad and I watched a frightening story on TV last night about the proliferation of air accidents caused by aircraft striking birds. Everyone's looking for a way to keep birds away from aircraft, and if that method could be "green," so much the better...
Eventually, we'll carry truth in packaging just too far...
And finally, have you ever wondered why law firms always have to carry the names of all their partners? There's Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe, made popular by generations of punsters, Hungadunga, Hungadunga, Hungadunga, Hungadunga, and McCormick (from one of the Marx Brothers films). And then there's ...
It's going to be a bright, sunny, and very warm day here in Pittsburgh, as it is back home in Northern Virginia. Hope it's good where you are, too, so you can get out and enjoy it.
Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.
Bilbo
That's HOONG-a-doonga. HOONG.. HOONG... At least you didn't leave one of them out the way Zeppo did (and the most important one, too!).
ReplyDeleteHope your father improves quickly.
Wv: mizatim - Hebrew plural of the word "mizat".
Not knowing if you were going to be able to post I did a backup Cartoon Saturday. As it turns it's a bonus CS.
ReplyDeleteAs it turns OUT OUT OUT it's a bonus CS.
ReplyDeleteAh Costco! I have JUST the post about that...
ReplyDeleteI love cartoon Saturday by the way ;-)
Gilahi - I should have known you'd be the one to pick up on the Marx Brothers scene...
ReplyDeleteMike - see my comment on your Cartoon Saturday knockoff...
Fiona - everybody seems to love Cartoon Saturday. Maybe I should just stick with that and forget everything else...?
everybody seems to love Cartoon Saturday. Maybe I should just stick with that and forget everything else...?Witty Wednesdays? Funny Fridays? Silly Sundays?
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