March 17 marks the celebration of St Patrick’s Day. So to celebrate, I thought I would finally work on my St. Paddy’s t-shirt design that has been running in my head. Gone are my green beer days and feeling the need to stand in a crowd of 400 in a bar that usually holds 20. I guess when you are single, these things are more tempting.
Astute readers will notice something that I purposefully did wrong in my design. Can you point it out??
Do you celebrate the holiday and if so what do you do??
This cartoon was inspired by Jill at Elemental, My Dear Blog. She asked people to capture the phrase “march comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” in words or pictures. I of course think of March as the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring and of course Daylight Savings Time.
Not only does it mean I lose an hour in my day but it also means that it will stay lighter longer. All of which makes sense to me even though we aren’t farmers who need the extra light anymore. What kills me is actually in the winter when we push back the clocks an hour. All that means to me is that it is dark when I go to work and gets darker that much earlier so I come home in the dark too.
What’s even crazier is that some locales in the States honor DST and others don’t. So some cities that part of the year are an hour behind are now the same time. I always forget when which makes it fun for when I visit those cities for work. I am either on time or an hour late.
What are your thoughts? Any benefit to it anymore or should we dump the whole system?
I am not going to go into the entire explanation of this because my better half said she didn’t get it until I explained it to her. I want to know if it makes sense as is without an explanation. Anyone??
The only reference I will give is for all my non US visitors and non news reading US visitors is to define what Cash for Caulkers means. It is a new government funded program. Essentially it gives on the spot rebate for people who buy energy saving equipment for their homes.
****UPDATE****
Ok so some get it and some don’t. Here is the background. The wife says that I tend not to pronounce the “L” in certain words yet I swear I say it but it comes out so fast that she misses it. Case in point “Cole Slaw” she claims I say “Co Slaw”. So as this new government program came out, many newscasters have been rolling fast over their “L” too. So indeed it sounds like they are saying “Cockers” versus “Caulkers”. An industrious hooker might want to take advantage of the situation claiming that as a professional service.
HOWEVER, Jill’s husband, The York’s simple explanation that she simply misunderstood it as “Cash for Call Girls” is even better so I am going with that from now on in my explanation.
Hey what do you want from a Hack Cartoonist? But even if it sucks, I am going to get a nice search engine life from those looking for Hookers.
So it seems yesterday was International Women’s Day. And while some women support the day as a way to highlight the struggles and oppression women face all over the world, other women are saying WTF. Only one day??
I just realized that I never did post my guest cartoon I did for Tony Piro over at Calamities of Nature. Don’t be fooled by my schlock. Tony does great work. Check him out.
New “duh” story about cannabis. People who smoke alot are more likely to have hallucinations. Study out of London says,
Young people who smoke cannabis or marijuana for six years or more are twice as likely to have psychotic episodes, hallucinations or delusions than people who have never used the drug, scientists said on Monday.
I must be so far removed from people I knew that used heavy drugs that I learned a new term. “Skunk” Seems this is a more potent form of the drug in its purest form which makes the above affects seven times more likely than your normal everyday pot.
I questioned myself as I thought of and drew this editorial cartoon. Even now I understand the impact of the word “retard” or “retarded” but I don’t know if I am offended by every usage of it as others. First some background.
Former Vice Presidential candidate and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin continues to make news this month. This week she was a keynote speaker at the Tea Party Convention. During a Q&A discussion she could be seen checking out notes written on her hand.
And last week she called out President Obama to fire Chief of Stafe Rahm Emanuel for saying that some liberal activists are “fucking retards” Yet when Chris Wallace confronted her about Rush Limbaugh’s similar use, she blew it off as satire. So when someone uses the word “retard” or “retarded” in jest it is OK. HUH??
As someone with a close relative who has Downs Syndrome, I would have to be restrained if someone called her a retard. But I don’t have the same visceral response if someone called me it or my ideas retarded. So as I say, I struggle with whether or not “retarded” should be avoided in all speech.
For those who have an issue with using “retarded”, do you have similar issues with words like “idiot”, “moron” or “imbecile”?? If not, why not?? All of those words were used as IQ categories before the term “mentally retardation” We now use terms such as “special” and “developmentally disabled”. In 25 years, will those too be considered bad?
What is your opinion??
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There seems to be a wide range of people who are concerned in the US with the TSA putting Body Scanners in the security lines as another line of defense against terrorism. This article from the Washington Post explains much of it.
I think the above might be an unintended consequence for those men who are “underpacking”.
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It is interesting how often political party members get into a tizzy when one of their own doesn’t go along with the party line on every single issue. Not that it ever was a secret but now it is out in the news that Scott Brown, the Republican who won Ted Kennedy’s Senatorial seat, is not a pro-life senator. He believes the government should stay out of the debate (with the exception of late-term abortions) and shouldn’t provide federal funds to support it.
Are Republicans who looked at this guy as a savior now going to backtrack? The problem Republicans are having is their small tent litmus test mentality that says you have to fit into every category to call yourself a Republican. At least on the surface I like the fact that Brown is trying to open the doors of the tent a little wider.
Fiscally I lean to the right and socially to the left. As I have said before I want the Conservatives to stay out of my pants and the liberals to stay out of my wallet.
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With all the talk about iPad, Apple’s new tablet, there have been those who are disappointed with the final result. Cartoonists like myself bemoan not being able to actually draw our stuff on it. Others wonder if it is advertised to show movies, then why no DVD player (answer I tend to hear is battery power). Do you care? You getting one? I know all the reasons people don’t want one. What are the reasons you do want one?
BTW…looks like Stalebacon cartoons also was thinking along the same lines as I was that calling it an iPad just sends a confusing message.
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