UK Political Cartoons Mega Thread Part 3 (Australian Cartoons Now Welcome)

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You poms really put the "mega" in "mega thread". :tipshat:

(Apologies if "poms" is seriously offensive; I'm hoping it's kind of an affectionate thing.)

# ¿ Dec 14, 2012 23:46

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 18:32

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Fluo posted:

Independent:

It says "thanks to Ling" at the bottom. Is this one of those homages to some famous painting?

# ¿ Dec 27, 2012 20:00

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Jedit posted:

And thus it is shown that Mac can actually be funny when he avoids politics and sexual morality (even if he has no idea how much hash to put in a hash cake).

He seems to be good when little old ladies are involved. I liked the one where she accidentally fired the SAM. :3:

# ¿ Dec 31, 2012 17:47

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Zegnar posted:

And 'Banx' their columnist cartoonist...

I think those are pretty good. Do they always come out in sets of eight?

# ¿ Jan 8, 2013 16:29

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mfcrocker posted:

I hope you're being sarcastic, I can't really tell.

I liked the Loch Ness, cop, Indian, and wheelchair cartoons. :shrug:

# ¿ Jan 8, 2013 16:39

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mfcrocker posted:

I guess I just don't find them very clever? It's just "cops take bribes, Romney is rich, Murderball is a funny name"

Banx seems to be the cartooning equivalent of jokes about airline food. He also draws like known knob Matt

The one about cops taking bribes I liked because the cop was acting like he's the victim.

# ¿ Jan 8, 2013 17:39

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goatface posted:

I thought it was the Daily Sexpress because the guy who owns it also owns a bunch of porn channels and used to own a bunch of jazz mags?

Is that the Anglo equivalent of what are called "porno mags" in the US?

# ¿ Jan 17, 2013 17:28

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Fluo posted:

new Stephen Collins

I don't know what's better, the "oi dickhead" panel or the angry-bird-face panel (number fifteen?). :3:

# ¿ Jan 28, 2013 13:15

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Fluo posted:

I love that the giant fur cup is always smiling. You wouldn't think a Bad Thing would be depicted in any kind of light-hearted manner in an editorial cartoon.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2013 12:44

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Zephro posted:

No kidding. I don't see how it's any more ludicrous than "haha funny Bullingdon men running Britain, Chancellor's only experience in the real world is folding towels in Selfridges. And people are voting for them, what a wacky situation!"

But the purpose of towel-folding isn't to make an audience laugh. Surely that contributes?

# ¿ Feb 27, 2013 16:01

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Fluo posted:

Daily Mail:

The leaders of the three main parties have come up with a new set of press regulations which are not proving popular with newspaper Editors.

You guys led me to believe that Mac was a horrible, evil bastard all the time, but he's been doing pleasant, occasionally-funny cartoons for a while now. Did you lie to me? :ohdear:

# ¿ Mar 20, 2013 12:20

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mfcrocker posted:

Odd that you say this while quoting one where he's being a poo poo and misrepresenting the facts.

I thought it was a funny comment on things, since Hugh Grant's organization was leading the press-regulation charge.

quote:

It�s Hugh Grant on the phone. He wants tomorrow�s headline changed, a rewrite of page 4 and the film critic sacked.

I thought he was exaggerating for comic effect. :shrug:

VVVV Ah, I missed the newspapers. Yeah, that changes the meaning to ensure it's not a goofy joke.

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# ¿ Mar 20, 2013 12:33

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Daktar posted:

Nah, it's your standard expat move. Go somewhere warm (where they have massive prawns, Stu) and live in little British enclaves without ever learning the local language or interacting with local people, all the while writing to the Daily Mail to complain about immigrants doing the exact same thing back in the old country.

Do they actually have British enclaves in the US? Are you allowed to tell outsiders? :allears:

# ¿ Mar 26, 2013 00:06

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John Charity Spring posted:

If it was posted in the main political cartoons thread, I guarantee that's what people would think it is.

That's what I thought it was. :usa:

# ¿ Mar 29, 2013 18:23

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It's a cartoon about the UK, as opposed to a cartoon from the UK, but I thought it might be worth posting.

Mister Beeg posted:

Matt Bors on Margaret Thatcher:

# ¿ Apr 12, 2013 16:58

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Kegluneq posted:

Did Henry VIII ever actually have sex with underage women? I realise that he was rather a poo poo to at least a few of his wives, but they and his mistresses all seem to have been over the age of eighteen as far as I can tell.

Not that rape allegations would have got very far back then.

What was the age of consent in Henry VIII's time?

# ¿ May 2, 2013 22:15

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Kurtofan posted:

MIGRANTS CHANGE BRITAIN FOREVER, gee that doesn't sound sinister at all!

Normans!

# ¿ May 3, 2013 14:59

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mfcrocker posted:

I'm not exactly "down with the US kids" but I'd heard of it so I guess it isn't that obscure?

Again, I'll point out that I'm not ascribing malice to him. I'm not sure the guy is capable of it.

I used to listen to the Howard Stern radio show, and he had a guy from the KKK on pretty frequently. That's the only place I've heard the term, and I'd like to think it's not very widely known in the US. (I am a foolish optimist in some ways.)

Also, I am an American in favor of Stephen Collins. :911:

# ¿ May 8, 2013 14:31

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R. Mute posted:

Also for some reason, when I try to remember what Bell looks like, I only see George RR Martin. They don't even look alike. It's weird.

Is "people with beards all look alike" a new kind of racism?

# ¿ May 8, 2013 17:46

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Mr. Squishy posted:

Obama's got a hosed-up dog, judging by that picture on the table.

That doesn't look a thing like Bo.

# ¿ May 14, 2013 17:40

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The Supreme Court posted:

I think the Express is actually worse than Mac's offensiveness. It assumes the audience is so stupid they'll miss the context of Prince Harry being in the U.S., the Statue of Liberty, a skyline of skyscrapers, the Chrysler building and not one but four massive American flags, so they've broken the dialogue to point out that yes, this is a comic strip based in the U.S.

Unfortunately, it's not that unrealistic. People here love to let you know what country you're in. I've never seen pictures of any other country that are so dense with flags.

# ¿ May 16, 2013 11:27

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Fluo posted:

I like the dog, with his face draped over the arm of the chair. :3:

# ¿ May 18, 2013 23:01

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Hey, guys! An American cartoonist has weighed in on UKanian affairs, and I know you're always looking to hear more wisdom from our Yank illustrators.

# ¿ May 31, 2013 13:30

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big scary monsters posted:

To start with I had no idea what the cartoonist was even trying to say, but I think I figured out that it's criticizing bystanders for not pulling out guns instead of phones and shooting the killers full of holes.

e: or that ^^

Oh, yeah. You've learned to understand Mike Lester.

I'll stop sullying your thread with our horrible cartoons now.

# ¿ May 31, 2013 13:43

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BastardySkull posted:

He should just draw a flag and a member of the royals and submit that every week, he basically does anyway.

How big is the group of British people who are really, really interested in everything the royals do? Is this a common way of looking at the world?

# ¿ Jun 5, 2013 10:41

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Fluo posted:

Last weeks IF...:

Does the queen have a distinctly different accent than "normal" UK people?

# ¿ Jun 14, 2013 12:06

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Pesky Splinter posted:

Getting into UK accents and dialects is a hole you don't want to be digging. Or should that be, "Gitting into UK ack-senTs _hand dialects, is a _whill you den't whant to bey degging."

I can't help it; I find them fascinating. :shrug:

# ¿ Jun 14, 2013 20:42

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baka kaba posted:

Hey look, he can do actual politics when it lets him be a massive poo poo in the process. Haha spousal abuse

I really wanted to believe it was "this guy is an rear end in a top hat; let's see how tough he is fighting against guys with weapons. Also, get out of the country." :smith:

# ¿ Jun 19, 2013 00:37

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Mr. Squishy posted:

There a Hoopoe on the awning and two people wearing fox masks. I don't know who Holly Willoughby is.
Also I like the Indie guy didn't take the bait. Good on you Dave.

I also don't know who she is. Google to the rescue!

quote:

News for holly willoughby

Holly Willoughby lives up to 'Willoughbooby' reputation after her The Voice finale outfit draws 139 complaints
The Independent ‎- by Liam O'Brien ‎- 1 hour ago

Oh, my.

# ¿ Jun 25, 2013 13:53

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Milotic posted:

A common person. A pleb. A prole. A ghastly fellow. Not a good egg. It's a class based insult.

In the Drones Club stories by P.G. Wodehouse, members were referred to as "eggs", "beans", and "crumpets". Are any of those terms still in use? Is it purely an upper-class thing?

# ¿ Jul 6, 2013 00:24

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SedanChair posted:

He could have shot himself.

That's not murder, though. (Or does suicide also count as murder simultaneously?)

# ¿ Jul 10, 2013 14:14

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Weldon Pemberton posted:

I first assumed the horse was a unicorn and thought "oh Falkirk is in Scotland so it makes sense". Then looked again and it doesn't have a horn at all, there must be something in this tea So yeah, a reasonable label.

Scotland has unicorns? :wotwot:

# ¿ Jul 14, 2013 14:57

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 18:32

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Cloud Potato posted:

Express:

It's hot!

Does the turkey in the refrigerator count as a hidden bird?

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 13:29

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