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Fluo posted:David Cameron really is so out of touch isn't he? Cameron isn't as out of touch as this cartoonist, who has only a passing acquaintance with reality. The reason bankers get most of their money as non-performance related bonuses is because tax on bonuses is easier to avoid.
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Speaking of Repin does someone more knowledgeable than me know if Bell has ever done a take on Ivan the Terrible And His Son Ivan?
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vodkat posted:Loving the reference here to this painting called "The Volga Barge-Haulers" who were employed basically as slaves because it was cheaper than upgrading to steam engines. Apparently it was one of Stalin's favorite paintings a pipe smoking dog posted:This can't be posted without this also happening in the background Cameron's quote goes down even a further two levels of complexity. This is the same song sung by Paul Robeson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsWoNpHg2s Why is this notable? Because he also sang this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3OjHIhLCDs
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Flython posted:Speaking of Repin does someone more knowledgeable than me know if Bell has ever done a take on Ivan the Terrible And His Son Ivan? A cursory Google brings up this, although no "Apologies to..." line: 
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Cloud Potato posted:A cursory Google brings up this, although no "Apologies to..." line: I do remember there being one but it was Blair era. Can't seem to find it.  So have a photo of Steve Bell taken in 1981.  And a Bush (jr) era art parody.   James Gillray - Plum Pudding Click for full article. quote:Cartoonist who made all the prints unfit for news Fluo fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Mar 2, 2013 |
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Mar 2, 2013 01:54
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Jedit posted:Cameron isn't as out of touch as this cartoonist, who has only a passing acquaintance with reality. The reason bankers get most of their money as non-performance related bonuses is because tax on bonuses is easier to avoid. If such bonuses were limited, do you think Bankers would just leave the money on the table? I guess the point of the cartoon is kill all bankers.
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happyhippy posted:No, Mr. Hoppy was the real star of Monkey Dust. This thread made me go on a Monkey Dust binge last night. Almost forgot how good it was. 
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Guardian: Some Tories are talking of a leadership contest after the party's poor performance in the Eastleigh byelection.  Ukip bludgeons Tories into third place.  Stephen Collins!  Telegraph:   Indy:  It's a parody of William R. Symonds' - The Princess and the Frog.  Nigel Farage is such a toad. 
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Mar 3, 2013 04:59
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Can someone remind me who the guy with his head up his rear end in Rowson's cartoons represents, I constantly forget. TIA! I don't think so, the Chancellor (Finance Minister) is George Osborne who is the dude with his face on the ground on this latest one. vvv Weldon Pemberton fucked around with this message at 09:22 on Mar 3, 2013 |
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Mar 3, 2013 05:12
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Finance Minister or whatever thats called in the UK.
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Weldon Pemberton posted:Can someone remind me who the guy with his head up his rear end in Rawson's cartoons represents, I constantly forget. TIA! Cliff Racer posted:Finance Minister or whatever thats called in the UK. Edit: Hrm. If it's not Osborne I have no idea who it's meant to be. Oh, if only he (over)used labels! Stephen Collins is amazing and I can't believe I had never heard of him before this thread. Kegluneq fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Mar 3, 2013 |
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Mar 3, 2013 09:23
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The guy in a pinstriped suit with his head up his arse (sometimes with his mates) has been a recurring element recently. I think he's supposed to be a backbencher or a party member or some other representative of the nasty side of the party.   And here's George in the background, doing something with them. Offering a sacrifical chicken but getting hit in the face with a snowball? 
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Yeah you're right, Gideon wears the same suit but doesn't generally stick his head up his rear end or have blue cuffs.
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Trin Tragula posted:And here's George in the background, doing something with them. Offering a sacrifical chicken but getting hit in the face with a snowball? I think that's the Growth Sloth hanging off his arm, he's just flailing around as he's hit with the snowball so it's gone up a bit.
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Mar 3, 2013 13:48
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I've always taken the big fur cup as "gently caress up", but am I incorrect? I figure it's as simple as that but seeing how many symbols and layers Rawson puts in his work it got me thinking maybe I'm incorrect.
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Mar 3, 2013 16:34
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Wow, I only just noticed the black dog is... err... a black dog reference. By that I mean how Churchill described his depression looming over him. And he is in one of the pictures on the desk. 
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:I've always taken the big fur cup as "gently caress up", but am I incorrect? I figure it's as simple as that but seeing how many symbols and layers Rawson puts in his work it got me thinking maybe I'm incorrect. I was wondering where it started (I guess 'storm in a fur cup' answers that one!) but it ain't without precedent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeoeIPG_YrY&t=1416s
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:I've always taken the big fur cup as "gently caress up", but am I incorrect? I figure it's as simple as that but seeing how many symbols and layers Rawson puts in his work it got me thinking maybe I'm incorrect. Yeah. I think it stems from this once back in July:  Fake edit: or this one, a few days earlier. 
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Haha great. Thanks!
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Mar 3, 2013 19:51
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Oh god the puns, they're fantastic 
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Guardian:  Telegraph:  Indy:  Been out the loop of the news this weekend. So Tories trying to get rid of Human Rights act, 10th anniversary of Iraq war and Nigel Farage is being smug to Cameron? I don't know. Fluo fucked around with this message at 09:39 on Mar 4, 2013 |
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Mar 4, 2013 09:29
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Holy gently caress Farage is terrifying
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mfcrocker posted:Holy gently caress Farage is terrifying I don't know what....  AHHHHH my eyes, they burn, they burn! 
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Mar 4, 2013 11:08
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Farage should never be given the opportunity to smile about anything. 
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Mar 4, 2013 11:32
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Fluo posted:Guardian: This is a reference to Laocoön and his Sons. Laocoön was a priest who warned against accepting the Trojan horse from the Greeks ("I fear Greeks, even when they bring gifts.") and was eventually strangled by sea serpents for offending some god or other.  
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Mar 4, 2013 12:41
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Scarfe of the week drifting off into the mint green yonder.
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big scary monsters posted:This is a reference to Laocoön and his Sons. Laocoön was a priest who warned against accepting the Trojan horse from the Greeks ("I fear Greeks, even when they bring gifts.") and was eventually strangled by sea serpents for offending some god or other. Yes I know this was the style in classical sculpture
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Have I missed one of the cartoons somewhere? Rowson keeps drawing what looks like the bloody, detached face of Osborne on the ground of the desert. Did something trigger this? Is it some pun like the fur cup which I am completely missing? Saving face? That doesn't work...
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Cloud Potato posted:Grauniad: I think this is the one it first appeared in. edit - I thought it was some sort of "Cutting off your nose to spite your face" thing.
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Heavy_D posted:Have I missed one of the cartoons somewhere? Rowson keeps drawing what looks like the bloody, detached face of Osborne on the ground of the desert. Did something trigger this? Is it some pun like the fur cup which I am completely missing? Saving face? That doesn't work... Osborne has lost face. It's that simple.
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Jedit posted:Osborne has lost face. It's that simple. Or he put so much stock in 'saving face' that it's all that's left of him in recent cartoons. That's the great thing, his devices work on so many levels they can be used in all kinds of situations! What's the deal with his bent fingers though? Is it an actual physical characteristic (like the Blair eye thing) or is it another metaphor?
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I think that's him crossing his fingers, implying that even he doesn't believe it any more and has chosen to lie. Thanks for tracking down the cartoon!
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Guardian:  The government is examining ways to remove incentives for eastern Europeans to come to Britain when EU restrictions are lifted. Telegraph:  Daily Mail:  The Queen has left hospital after treatment for Gastro enteritis. quote:“Listen….The National Anthem. She must be leaving!......EVERYBODY UP!” Daily Express: 
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Mar 5, 2013 11:36
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Holy poo poo that is a sinister loving owl
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mfcrocker posted:Holy poo poo that is a sinister loving owl Must be Romanian or Bulgarian.
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Mar 5, 2013 11:41
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Labelled Daily Express Daily Mail by mistake because I keep forgetting there is cartoons just as right wing as Mac. 
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Is it just me or has Mac been acceptably good these past few days?
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He's no Collins, but he's a passable funny picture man when the joke isn't bigotry. Unfortunately...
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Fluo posted:Guardian: Is it just me, or does the bottom of his new face look a bit like John the Monkey? 
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Fluo posted:
Even for the Express, this is terrible. There's not even any attempt at a joke here, it's literally just saying "immigrants are violent."
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