Cartoon Saturday

Is this month ever going to end?

Hundreds of people were killed when a remote region of Italy was struck by a powerful earthquake; twelve people were killed and injured when gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul, Afghanistan; in Japan, a truck driver was arrested by police after he struck and killed a woman while he was playing Pokemon-Go; Maine Governor Paul LePage came in for criticism after he left a profanity-laced voicemail for a Democratic state senator who'd irritated him; and a French court has suspended a local ban on "burkinis," full-body Islamic-friendly bathing suits for women which expose only the face, hands, and feet.

No matter what you choose to wear at the beach, the world's a crazy place, and we need our weekly cartoon ration to help keep ourselves sane. No running theme this week - just a random selection of good cartoons from my collection ...

Well, she gets points for honesty ...

My kind of place ...

As the rich get richer, those farther down the chain learn to make do ...

Remember the NRA's revision of fairy tales? ...

They can be aggravating ...

It may have started with banks and airlines, but it seems like everybody's getting into the extra-fee act  nowadays ...

Lemme hear you say, Hallelujah! ...

Stealing the right book ...

Safety signs, updated ...

True enough ...

And that's it for the last Cartoon Saturday in August - hope you enjoyed it.

It's going to be another hot, muggy weekend here in NoVa ... my daily power walk and the mowing of the lawn are going to be ugly. Later this morning, Agnes and I will be going to the local Home Depot to take a class in backsplash tiling - maybe we'll be able to do the fancy tilework above the stove and the sink that we've been planning since the Bronze Age.

Have a good day and a great weekend. Be safe. More thoughts tomorrow, when Poetry Sunday returns.

Bilbo