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Pope Francis spoke out this week against the legalization of recreational drugs, calling their use "evil;" President Obama announced that the US would send about 300 military personnel to Iraq to train and advise the same Iraqi forces they trained and advised before, but who abandoned their equipment and fled in the face of the enemy; inmates in Texas prisons have filed a federal lawsuit demanding air conditioning for their cells, which they claim are excessively hot; the CIA revealed the existence of a one-time plan to create and distribute Osama bin Laden action figures that would in time develop evil faces* to scare children; and in Japan, an assemblywoman giving a speech about the need for more services for women was heckled and insulted by male colleagues who told her to get married and questioned whether she was able to bear children.
After a week like this, cartoons are a relief, aren't they?
Last week, our collection of theme cartoons dealt with cowboys. This week, we turn to pirates ...
Not all pirates operate on the high seas ...
Do pirate ships really need warning signs? ...
Pirates often need specialized prosthetics ...
Does a pirate's health insurance cover such things? ...
This one isn't about pirates, strictly speaking, but it's too good not to use ...
And finally for this week's collection, at the intersection of fearsome pirates and terrible puns ...
Turning to other topics, I always suspected that this was what advocates of campaign finance reform actually mean ...
Lunch hour in the Pentagon is often like this ...
I can understand this one, having seen the number of ultra-high-end cars in this area ...
And rounding out this week's Cartoon Saturday ...
Well, it looks like it's going to be a nice weekend here in NoVa ... a little rain this morning, and then warm and sunny through tomorrow. Good weather for playing with the grandchildren and puttering in the garden. I wonder if I can convince the grandchildren to putter in the garden? Hmmm ...
Have a good day and a great weekend. See you tomorrow for Poetry Sunday.
Bilbo
* The red-and-black faces were very much like those of the evil Darth Maul of the Star Wars films, although the similarity would probably be lost on most of the intended recipients.
It beats "Yo ho ho, and a bottle of chardonnay or maybe prosecco!
ReplyDeletePirates were the first to have offshore accounts. It's significant that there are so many banks in Grand Cayman. But what about the Dry Tortugas?
ReplyDeleteFor all the money spent, our Congress is not a bargain. Maybe we should shop at Costco or Wal-Mart instead.
Arrr! Pirates are cool!
I would have thought pirates would have kept their money in the Grand Banks. But alas, I checked to see how the Banks were doing and it turns out they are underwater.
ReplyDeleteMost smug in its class? That's a sure sales pitch.
ReplyDeleteSo that's how to swashbuckle?
ReplyDeleteRestless peg syndrome needs to be included in med school.
ReplyDeleteI think the new pope needs to lighten up on grass.
Bilbo, we do an engineers' lunch at Hooters now and then.