Tag: Bearman cartoons

  • Buying Condoms Cartoon

    Today’s cartoon on condom purchasing and the embarrassment it can cause was inspired by real life.  The other day I had a few things to pick up at the grocery store and I was waiting in line behind a 20 something woman who confidently held a box of condoms in her hand ready to purchase.  I thought to myself that I was so happy to be married so I didn’t have to deal with that anymore.

    I don’t know about you but when I used to buy condoms, I tended to throw a couple more non essential items into the basket.  For a time at my local grocery store you had to ask the pharmacist to unlock a cabinet where they were located.  I guess because people would rather steal them than be embarrassed by purchasing them.

    Thinking back, condom purchasing wasn’t the only thing I used to be embarrassed doing.  I once was a gopher in an office where I had to buy tampons for the five women that worked there.  Of course none of them used the same type.  So here I went lugging five boxes up to the counter.  The clerk looked at me funny and I said “This is the lowest point in my career.”

    Even speaking up and ordering a drink at a crowded bar.  I tended to just hold my money in my hand hoping eventually the bartender would see me.  My wife can’t believe that I ever was shy for any reason.  How about you?  Anything you used to abhor doing that is no big deal now?

  • Happy Australia Day

    Happy Australia Day Budgy Smugglers

    Ok so I am over a week late to wish my Aussie friends a Happy Australia Day but other posts came up first.  Long time Bearmaniacs might remember a similar cartoon that I did in 2009 (see post here).  In that post it was all about how Aussie men confessed to not changing their undies for days and the fact that, like their American Brothers, are an obese bunch.

    Someone on G+ found it and linked to it and then Dunken Bliths used his magic to animate and change the word balloon just in time for Australia Day.

    For the uniformed what we call Speedos are known as Budgy Smugglers in Australia.  A Budgie is a small parrot native to Australia and the look of some guy wearing this bathing suit is like someone smuggling a Budgie in their pants.  Some guys decided to make a brand called Budgy Smugglers (mispelling Budgie but not wanting to change it).

     

  • What is Your Porn Star Name?

    I’ve seen some things floating around the web describing the steps for people to figure out their Blues Singer name.   We never played that game but we did ask people their Porn Star Name.   Plus when else am I going to be able to fit a caricature of Adult Film star legend Ron Jeremy into a cartoon post.  So fess up Bearmaniacs….what is yours?

    Oh and someone pointed out that this might be security answers on websites and you may  so your alternative is to tell us your Middle Name and the First Car you Drove.

    UPDATE:

    The guys at Obscure Gentlemen webcomic actually cared what I have to say.  Go check out my interview with them.  Aidan, George and Tony better go because I give you shout outs.

  • Editorial Cartoon: Caricature Fail

     

    Editorial Cartoon: Life of a Caricature Artist

    This cartoon was inspired by my attempts over the last 4 months to do more caricature work.  If you get a caricature done by me or someone else there are several reactions you may have.

    1. Wow that picture is great and it looks like me.
    2. Wow that picture is great but I am not sure it looks like me.
    3. That picture isn’t good/flattering but it does look like me
    4. That picture sucks and it doesn’t look anything like me.

    I have run the gamut of reactions to my own work, though I have only had one person actually tell me number four (yet more probably felt that way).  I had my wife, and biggest critic, look over the work and she said “Yeah it looks like her, she just isn’t that attractive.”  I find that women are way more sensitive to you pointing out prominent characteristics in caricature.  I tend to go more realistic versus cartoony as I do with men.

    A piece of advice I got from Jerry Dowling, former Cincinnati Enquirer editorial cartoonist and caricature artist, is that you should over emphasize the size of women’s eyes…they seem to like that.  He may or may not have said something about boob size too, I can’t remember.

    He related a story of live drawing a caricature of a woman as her husband was looking over his shoulder.  Suddenly, her husband, who obviously thought the drawing wasn’t pretty enough, said “Don’t you know she is a former Beauty Queen.”  To which Jerry handed him his pen and said “Great, so you finish up the drawing”

  • Editorial Cartoon: The Generosity of Warren Buffet

    Editorial Cartoon: Warren Buffet National Debt Challenge

    Today’s editorial cartoon was inspired by a blog post from Jeff Jena that blasted Billionaire Warren Buffet for his pittance of a challenge to Republicans in Congress.   Now on one hand, I agree with Buffet that certain tax shelters need to be right sized.  CEOs who take little salary yet rake in stock options because Capital Gains are charged at a lower rate than income.    In the late 80’s and 90’s that rate was closer to 30% and now it is somewhere around 15% so there is precedent for a higher rate.  And we are familiar with the notion that Buffet paid less as a percent of income in taxes than his secretary.  Maybe Warren should start paying her in stock instead.

    A Republican pushed through the Buffet Rule Act that gives individuals an option on the tax form allowing them to give more to the IRS to lower the national debt.   Buffet responded saying he would match any Congressional Republican’s donations to the debt dollar for dollar.  While it can be looked at as a “put your money where your mouth is” bet, it is CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP on his part.

    Based on recent data, Buffet’s net worth is somewhere around $50 billion and the entirety of Congress is around $2 Billions (well overpaid but still 25x less than Buffet).  Let’s put that in perspective you and I could understand.  It would be the same as someone earning $100,000 a year (Person A) saying he would match dollar for dollar in donations that someone earning just $4,000 (Person B) did.  Let’s say they each donate $1000.   That is only 1% of Person A’s income while it is 25% of Person B’s.  $1000 to Person A is nothing so even if all the Republican’s in Congress donated 100% of their yearly income, it wouldn’t even put the slightest dent in Warren’s pocketbook.

     

  • Editorial Cartoon: Welfare Drug Test

    Editorial Cartoon: Welfare Drug Testing Today’s editorial cartoon is inspired by the noise coming out around some states and even the federal government trying to put laws in place that would require anyone requesting government assistance first pass a drug test. (source).   I don’t believe those who don’t pass shouldn’t get benefits but rather have 90 days to enroll in a drug treatment program and then pass the test at completion and be subject to additional screenings. Yet, people are up in arms saying it violates the Fourth Amendment against unnecessary search and seizure.  The ACLU has been successful in halting Florida’s program using this same argument.  Personally I think the war on drugs is a complete failure, however much like my cartoon implies if I wanted to be hired by the government or a business I would have to be subjected to random drug testing.  In face, just yesterday I heard about a hospital that no longer will hire anyone that smokes or has even been using a smoking cessation treatment in the last 90 days.  And they plan to do hair tests.  Why are my rights as an employee somehow less than someone seeking government assistance? In response to the judge’s ruling in Florida the ACLU put out a statement saying in part: “Last month in federal court in Orlando, the Governor’s attorneys pushed the startling proposition that some Floridians – namely poor families asking for temporary government assistance – were not protected by the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. Judge Scriven rightfully tossed out that notion and the arguments made to support it. “Governor Scott is sadly confused about conservative principles.  No true conservative would defend a program that allows government to conduct intrusive, privacy-violating searches on people who are not suspected of any wrongdoing, but who are simply applicants for government services.

    If  we put up TSA intrusive searches when flying in the name of safety, why aren’t we OK with someone having to pee in a cup to get some money?

  • Best of 2011 Recap

    If are new to Bearman Cartoons, you can save yourself time digging through the archives by reviewing the best of 2011.  If you aren’t new, take a trip down memory lane with me.

    Top Posts (by Visits)

    Top Posts (by comments which is more Important to me anyway – even though half are mine)

    And finally the reason I do this is for the interaction.  I am so lucky to have all of you take the time to read and keep coming back for more.  So without further ado, in order, the top commenters of 2011 (there should be an even ten but I am still waiting for a banner ad from Rent Textbooks)
    Addanac City Comic Wombania Cartoons The Friggin' Loon Blog Powered by Mental Pills Comic Refrigerator Magnate Bo Lumpkin Break of Day Comic Scapula Aedre's Firefly

  • Occupy 2012

    Occupy 2012 Baby New Year Cartoon

    Happy New Year to all. Hope you have a healthy 2012 so we can all be here for 2013 to do it all over again.

  • Editorial Cartoon: Kim Jong Un Pajamas

    Editorial Cartoon Kim Jong Un Pajamas

    It is a sad day at the Friggin Loon’s site as she no longer has Kim Jong Il to kick around.  Happily though it looks like his son, Kim Jong Un, has taken up daddy’s job as Supreme Ruler so well that he has begun wearing the Pajama looking outfits made famous by his father.

    And even the website Kim Jong Il Looking at Things has made the transition to Kim Jong Un Looking at Things.  Click here for Il and Un looking at each other wearing PJs.

  • Editorial Cartoon: California Winds and Herman Cain

    Editorial-Cartoon Herman Cain California Wind

    So the winner’s of the Editorial Cartoon Caption Contest are Bo Lumpkin and Scott (Jynksie) Jenkins. Pairing up the devastating wind storms in California with the demise of Herman Cain’s campaign was both funny and timely.

    Gentlemen, your prize is a tshirt of the design of your choice from WackSack.com.  So go pick your design and email me your shirt size and address.

    For the losers, you can still get to visit WackSack and drool over the prize you didn’t win.