Cartoon Saturday

Another week has gone by, and I think I need rubbed down with Oil of Oy-Vey ...

The government of Syria continues to thumb its nose and blame the rest of the world for its actions while managing its internal problems with extreme prejudice; In Afghanistan, the progressive and enlightened forces of the Taliban continue to fight steadfastly ... against educating girls; a former Brazilian prostitute plans to sue the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, claiming that members of its security team last December threw her from a van and ran over her; Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is blind, eluded guards and escaped house arrest and is reportedly seeking asylum from the United States;  and in Northern Virginia, a woman is suing a club for injuries sustained when she was struck by a falling disco ball.

Life is hard. That's why you need Cartoon Saturday to help get you through it.

We've been going through one of our periodic reorganizational spasms at work, in which everything is put into a big cup, shaken by the Wheels, and tossed out into a new structure that will sow dread into the hearts of our enemies and confusion into the minds of everyone else. But reorganization doesn't have to be difficult, as these cartoons show ...

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Ancient Greek gods always manage to provide plenty of opportunities for good cartoons and great puns ...

Yes, but is it art ... ?

It was only a matter of time before this pretty obvious twist showed up ...

And this one, too ...

Two takes on a theme ...

 and ...

And finally, if you aren't sick of all the ridiculous and dispiriting political ads full of distortions, half-truths, and outright lies in this sad election year, you soon will be ...

And so we reach another weekend, your reward for surviving another week. Today will be a day of yard work and general honey-dos, while tomorrow will be our weekly visit to the local grandchildren. I didn't need all that energy, anyhow.

Have a good day. More thoughts coming ...

Bilbo

P.S. - I just finished reading a really great book: Unholy Night, by Seth Grahame-Smith ...

In this fast-paced, exciting retelling of the biblical story of the Three Wise Men and the Nativity, the "wise men" are actually a trio of desperate thieves, led by the angry and murderous Balthazar (the "Antioch Ghost") who, after escaping from King Herod's prison, take temporary refuge in a stable already occupied by a young carpenter, his wife, and their newborn baby, and ...

I won't tell you more about the plot, but suffice it to say that it's a wonderful mix of biblical history, exciting storytelling, and terrific imagination. Read it.

B.