Americans' level of confidence in Congress has hit an all-time low ... even for Congress ... of ten percent (10%), dead last on a list of 16 institutions rated in a Gallup Poll; four people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in St Louis*; a tornado touched down near Washington, DC, on Thursday, proving that there are other huge and powerful sources of wind besides Congress; Edward Snowdon, the treasonous, narcissistic bastard who shamelessly betrayed his country, remains in hiding in Hong Kong; and firefighters continue to battle wildfires raging out of control in Colorado.
I think we ought to just dump Edward Snowdon on the Colorado fires ... but that's just me.
We need cartoons. Stat!
Since the topic of the hour is the ability of your government (and your business community, and your social networking websites, and your doctor, and your ... well ... pretty much anyone) to use the latest technology to spy on you, why not take a few moments to laugh over this week's theme: the relentless march of high technology?
Isn't it great that you can buy the latest new gadget, and it's obsolescent before you leave the store and obsolete by the time you get it home ... ?
Since the topic of the hour is the ability of your government (and your business community, and your social networking websites, and your doctor, and your ... well ... pretty much anyone) to use the latest technology to spy on you, why not take a few moments to laugh over this week's theme: the relentless march of high technology?
Isn't it great that you can buy the latest new gadget, and it's obsolescent before you leave the store and obsolete by the time you get it home ... ?
You may have read the story about the Navy finally getting high-tech enough that it can transmit messages that aren't in ALL CAPS. That's good. All caps can lead to all sorts of potential trouble ...
As can the ringtone you decide to use ...
You knew this one had to be coming ...
Some people just aren't cut out to handle high-tech. Or even medium tech ...
Today, this guy would be an investment banker ...
Distracted driving in the good old days? ...
From the world of high-tech, we turn to this week's groaner pun cartoon ...
And finally, you probably suspected it, but ...
And that's it for this week's Cartoon Saturday. I am looking forward to a day without adult supervision, as Agnes is driving up to Pennsylvania with one of her sewing acquaintances to take a special class on one of her super-high-tech-it-could-sew-insulating-quilts-for-the-Mars-rover sewing machines**. It looks like it's going to be a nice day here in NoVa, which is not a bad thing, since all the rain we had in the last week has allowed my lawn to grow up to the second floor. I'm thinking of hiring Tarzan as a guide. There's also laundry to be done, the pictures from granddaughter Leya's kindergarten graduation (last night) to be sorted and posted, new batches of herb salt and granola to be made, and housecleaning to be done. I think someone arranged it this way so that I'd stay out of trouble. Sigh.
Have a good day and a great weekend. More thoughts tomorrow, in honor of Fathers' Day.
Bilbo
* The gun had nothing to do with it. Really. According to one of my co-workers, it was manufactured for the sole purpose of shooting at paper targets.
** The instruction manual alone weighs more than she does.
** The instruction manual alone weighs more than she does.
Luckily you mentioned 'Fathers Day' otherwise I would have forgotten to give my father a call tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteHe's in Malaysia, which has Fathers Day the same as in the US. But in Australia, its sometime in September.
Happy Fathers' Day to you Bilbo!
ReplyDeleteModern-day pillaging by barbarians. Atleast they could wear hats with horns!
ReplyDeleteCalling someone's ringtone is fighting or crying words!
Four star cartoons, Bilbo!
Captain Ahab would have served better going after the great white snark!
ReplyDeleteI had to click on the link to remember which shooting you were referring to in St. Louis. We had one day here recently with 17 shootings.
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