Cartoon Saturday

Welcome to the last Saturday in September!

A man armed with a rifle murdered four women and injured one man at a mall in Burlington, Washington; a police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been charged with felony manslaughter in the first degree after shooting an unarmed black motorist; Yahoo has confirmed that data "associated with at least 500 million user accounts" have been stolen in what may be one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever; Texas senator Ted Cruz has endorsed Donald Trump for president, evidently forgetting that Trump is the man he once called "utterly amoral," who called him "Lyin' Ted," insulted his wife, and implied that his father was involved in the assassination of president John F. Kennedy; and 75 retired senior US diplomats have signed a letter opposing Donald Trump for president.

This week, in "honor" of the huge scam Wells Fargo pulled on millions of its customers, our cartoons are on the theme of banking and creative accounting ... because if we can't laugh, we'll all cry.

I think the word "trust" is overdue for replacement in this context ...

And he'll probably sue the estate of the other guy for the cost of the bullet ...

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

What an amazing development that would be ...

And following up on that ...

If a bank is too big to fail, it's too big to give a rat's ass about your measly checking account* ...

How terminology changes over time ...

So let's see ... how many bankers have gone to jail for wrecking the economy and gouging their customers? Yes, that's what I thought ...

The banks are in a tight contest with the airlines to come up with the most creative new fees and charges ...

Very, very true ...

And that's it for the last Cartoon Saturday of September and the first one of autumn. I hope you enjoyed a few laughs at the expense of the monied classes.

Agnes and I are headed up to Rockville, Maryland this morning to cheer our granddaughter Leya on in her latest rock climbing competition. She's one tough young lady ... I get winded just taking the pictures. Wish her luck!

Have a good day and a great weekend. See you again tomorrow for Poetry Sunday. More thoughts then.

Bilbo

* I can tell you a personal story about that ...