Political Cartoons 2015: It was. I think. I don't know. Fuck that dumb comic

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toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Splode posted:

It has already been demonstrated that this is one of the worst cartoons to read back to back. It just turns into words and primary colours, your brain liquefies and runs out your ears by the third one. A whole book of them seems like it should be classified as a deadly weapon

So what you should do is savour each and every one, spending few hours reading them slowly and enjoying each as if they were a really really expensive wine.

I actually really like This Modern World.

# ¿ Jul 7, 2015 03:08

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 02:13

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

I have no clue why Sam wore that...thing.

# ¿ Jul 7, 2015 04:04

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

William Safire's a great writer, man.

# ¿ Jul 7, 2015 05:43

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

corn in the bible posted:

A remarkably square ninja.

# ¿ Jul 11, 2015 16:40

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

I think the idea is that the novel already explained what it itself means, so English professors can't do their job of analyzing literature.

Would a novel that expressly analyze its own symbols, conventions and metaphors in staggering detail then prohibit other analysis of that novel, thus making it "un-analyzable" to its consumers, rebirthing the Author? The Duck says Yes.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2015 11:39

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Taciturn Tactician posted:

Monopoly is about how exploitative unregulated monopolies are, not some kind of rags-to-riches property investment simulator. If you're not playing like a moustache twirling robber baron, taking tips from Walmart and selling items at a loss to kill competition who can't afford to, you're not playing to win.

That's apparently the original intention of the 'prototype' version of the game: that monopolies (or landlords) are greedy bastards.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2015 16:15

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

NoEyedSquareGuy posted:

This is an extremely good comic and I just love every single panel besides the first. The Walker vs. Chapo comparison, Atticus connected to a dry California joke, hidden costs removing Iran from history and mythology, all good stuff.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2015 16:51

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Sir Tonk posted:

How the hell would you do that to a drill press? That doesn't make any sense.

I dont know posted:

In the book, Rall sneaks into the school's shoproom and replaces the drill bit on that press with one that is crooked. Brian uses the drill press without clamping the sheet metal that he is drilling causing the metal to spin out and slice open his abdomen and he gets eviscerated. This plan hinges on 1) No one else using the drill press before Brian 2) Brian using that particular press 3) Brian not securing the sheet metal 4) Brian not examining the state of the machine prior to using it and probably a billion other little things. However, it works absolutely according to plan, because this is a fictional story and not something that ever happened.

Here's how it is portrayed in the book:

JaggerMcDagger posted:

NOTE: this post is from 2013, so you need Archives to access it.

I loathe his way of drawing eyes. Maybe that's how it works in the alternate comic book world, but I still hate it.

toanoradian fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Aug 1, 2015

# ¿ Aug 1, 2015 05:46

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

beepsandboops posted:

Rall killed alt-comix Bart Simpson???

Here's some more attempts after he split Alt-Bart's gut, which is also written in those court transcripts.

JaggerMcDagger posted:

So after Rall disemboweled Brian and told him that he hoped he died, the principal called Rall into his office to whine at him and call him a pussy in his mind. No real punishment, though. Rall decided that the best way to handle Koff was to be "passive aggressive". Rall then demonstrates that he doesn't know what being passive aggressive means, but not before getting punched in the stomach again and called a fag (f count 11). Anyway, this happens next.

Passive aggressiveness.

JaggerMcDagger posted:

My Mutilation of Brian: Chapter 5
Life in the Passive-Aggressive Lane
So if you thought a 5-pound brick to the head dropped from two stories up would kill Brian, you haven't gotten the theme of the story yet.

Rall begins to fantasize

Rall eventually takes a paperboy job so he could throw papers through the Koff's windows, and then comes another one of the really good pages.

Proof that Rall does not know what the world moral means.

JaggerMcDagger posted:

Chapter 6
Final exam: D-Day

So over the summer, Rall hit puberty. In his own words, "I grew eight inches in three months, gained a dozen pounds, and picked up a girlfriend"
And so on the first day of high school, Rall was "surprised" when Brian punched him in the back of the head at his locker. Rall looks down at Brian, literally, because Rall is now bigger than him. Rall then fears that if he doesn't do some sort of retaliation, this will happen.

(that book would make a good avatar)
And so Rall responds appropriately.

That's not the final one in the book (he destroyed Brian's car and threw a brick through Brian's room window), but I figure this is enough Rall.

Palate cleanser:

Mister Beeg posted:

Here's my abridged version of Ted Rall's book.

(You have no idea how difficult it is to draw sucky on purpose)

# ¿ Aug 1, 2015 07:13

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Well, if you put Rall as comparison, there's not many you can say is 'artistically worse'. Maybe the guy who drew This World Just Nuts? Barry? Bad Reporter in the sense that he doesn't draw at all?

# ¿ Aug 1, 2015 07:19

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Rickshaw posted:

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I'm not sure what your red lines are supposed to mean

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# ¿ Aug 1, 2015 08:05

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

I dont know posted:

Some people are still angry they can no longer say friend of the family in public.

People say "political correctness gone mad!" when they perceive an overreach in censorship (be it from government or otherwise), but I've never actually seen a moderate and appropriate usage of political correctness.

Is the term 'political correctness' always used negatively?

# ¿ Aug 2, 2015 05:52

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

chairface posted:

Yeah I feel like up there with "Don't draw your political opponents as sympathetic figures/heroes of fiction" should be "don't draw them as being adorable." This is part of why Allie always falls apart. Drunky Duck managed to draw the Grim Reaper as an adorable, friendly figure.

Perhaps Tinsley's adorable portrayal of Grim Reaper here is meant as a symbolism to Planned Parenthood's nice image (of safe family planning) hiding something terrible (loves death).

Actually, how is PP perceived in the general American public before this 'scandal' came out? I've only heard about the vehement anti-abortionists protesting outside abortion clinics, but PP isn't just abortion clinic, yeah?

# ¿ Aug 3, 2015 13:55

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

oddium posted:

actually diabetes was the scientist

But isn't the scientist...the real monster?

# ¿ Aug 18, 2015 14:45

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

LashLightning posted:

The Cartoonist Doesn't Understand How Symbiosis Works.

Isn't this more commensalism than symbiosis?

# ¿ Aug 20, 2015 18:35

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Stultus Maximus posted:

Oh hi there.

Maybe there are no talking animals and she was just talking to herself all this time.

toanoradian fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Aug 29, 2015

# ¿ Aug 29, 2015 14:37

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Abyssal Squid posted:

Lady Naga posts in the DOTA2 thread, I'm pretty sure that was a preexisting condition.

How many of Investor's Business Daily readers plays DOTA2, then?

# ¿ Sep 12, 2015 13:57

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Zetsubou-san posted:

I love this and The Modern World. They have many words but each panel had a little joke that makes reading it worthwhile.

Rorus Raz posted:

Cruz likes Branco, polling among goons plummets.

What if Trump makes Donkey Pants jokes?

toanoradian fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Sep 17, 2015

# ¿ Sep 17, 2015 02:16

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

I feel like the use of Bismillah there is...weird. Especially with the bolded emphasis. If he's awed or surprised at the concept of the Capitol Ruins having no foundation, surely Subhanallah would fit more. If he felt remorse, Innallillahi is a more appropriate term. If he felt glad (because All Muslims Despise USA's Freedoms) as the lack of foundation ease the Caliphate Expansion into the North Americas, Alhamdulillah would be spoken. If Achmed felt that his predecessors rightfully colonized the Great Satanistan, with help from the secret Muslim cabal of Jewish Communists conspirators (also featuring Atheists and Socialists) and thus felt pride as he now sat on a poor American, he would shout ALLAHU AKBAR and proceed to recite the 60th verse of Al-Anfal.

Bismillah is usually said when one started something, do Muslim Americans use it differently?

# ¿ Sep 18, 2015 05:26

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Pickled Tink posted:

First Dog on latest USA thing:

What was that on the cover of the red book in the second panel? "How to Handle Disasters, [????] & Islam"?

# ¿ Sep 18, 2015 08:38

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

1

jfc, America, give your President a clock.

quote:

3

I didn't follow the debates, what happened?

# ¿ Sep 19, 2015 04:39

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Rorus Raz posted:

EDIT: Oh god, looking at the real clock just reminds me how people like Lester treat 24 as a documentary

Wasn't there a judge who used the excuse "Well, Jack Bauer did it, and I wouldn't go against him" to explain his support of torture?

# ¿ Sep 20, 2015 05:57

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

minimalist posted:

he had just been paddling a kid

it wasn't even his

And that kid will grow up respectful of their elders :911:

# ¿ Sep 29, 2015 14:38

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Pththya-lyi posted:

Muir changed hijab to hijrah, "migration," which actually makes sense.

Ah, okay, yeah, that makes sense. I thought the 'hijab' was like a 'veil' or something, Obama lies to America to hide the "refugees" taking over the Great Land of Stars and Stripes.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2015 19:29

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Oh man, there isn't even an f-word thrown in there, what is the point of reading all that text.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2015 23:06

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Crain posted:

The masculine image of Putin is literally the GOP/Conservatives buying into the mans own propaganda.

Putin spends a rather hilarious amount of time and money doing "manly" things like trudging around the backcountry with out shirt on hunting bears/tigers/homosexuals with a rifle. Or horseback riding shirtless. Or showing off how "good" his is at martial arts. Or....or.....or......or.....etc.

Apparently dude kinda fits into a few Russian stereotypes for being a wimpy little man. I two of these are his height and his voice (it's too high pitched for what Russians consider "manly"), but I think there's some more.

And the American Right is eating it up.

If the Russians also did the "worshiping a foreign not-so-manly politician for his overly-masculine propaganda" thing, I wonder which of the American politicians they're going to worship?

# ¿ Oct 1, 2015 01:24

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

How is Sarah Palin going to defeat List of Jokes?

# ¿ Oct 6, 2015 16:47

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

More First Dog on the Moon please

toanoradian fucked around with this message at 12:23 on Oct 10, 2015

# ¿ Oct 10, 2015 12:20

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Space Cadet Omoly posted:

"Can't we do a shorter Bible quote?"

"No. We must tell those Prosperity Gospelites what's what."

# ¿ Oct 14, 2015 18:39

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Pickled Tink posted:

First Dog on the Moon on the subject of meat being declared carcinogenic:

God I love this. First Dog on the Moon always had these little microjokes and amusing distractions and it's wonderful. It's a style of written comedy I really like and this is nearing the best in that genre (The Onion's Our Dumb World).

# ¿ Oct 30, 2015 11:07

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Lysdexique posted:

He's just a really thirsty dude.

e:fb

Didn't Rubio 'own' this somewhat by actually drinking water during one of the debates? Or am I just mistaking RSF's jokes for reality?

# ¿ Oct 30, 2015 14:39

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Cpt.Americant posted:

Oh good, another pointless argument over who's the worst ever and who we should ban. This has certainly never been discussed before and always leads to productive results. Because we can always agree on who's the most hateful and can always agree that means we don't want to see it.

I think what we learned from these is that goons are the worst.

# ¿ Nov 1, 2015 11:01

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Kegluneq posted:

loss.jpg

loss.jpg is a practically infinite goldmine.

# ¿ Nov 1, 2015 15:49

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Samuel Clemens posted:

What does Canada think of Keystone XL? Everything I know about it comes from the USA side of the 'deal'.

toanoradian fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Nov 9, 2015

# ¿ Nov 9, 2015 11:28

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Macksy posted:

And then they replaced his hands with bombs.

Samovar posted:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

# ¿ Nov 12, 2015 10:28

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Had Tinsley complained about bad USPS experiences?

# ¿ Nov 13, 2015 07:00

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Bullfrog posted:

You know how these terrible attacks could have been prevented? If we were even more spiteful to Muslims.
Brilliant plan.

If we make all Muslims terrorists, then there's no more 'shades of grey' or 'nuance' needed to solve terrorism; just nuke all Muslims.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2015 05:08

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

rodbeard posted:

Are people posting first dog unironically? I figured it was sort of like when someone kept posting that Barry guy to make us all suffer, but I keep seeing people saying nice things about it. How does anyone read all of those words?

It's like This Modern World with actual drawn art and more words+mini-jokes. There's nothing not to like!

# ¿ Nov 16, 2015 10:31

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

So the "Like a woman - better server than master" comes from Anatoly. Is Anatoly a 'bad role model' in Day by Day?

I can't even remember why he's with Trump.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2015 11:15

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 02:13

toanoradian: May 31, 2011; The happiest waffligator

Mac commenting on the vermin problem on refugee ships?

# ¿ Nov 17, 2015 12:14

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