So there is are several websites devoted to Life Pro Tips. There is a sub on reddit called Life Pro Tips. Of course that ultimately led to Unethical Life Pro Tips and the subject of this cartoon, Shitty Life Pro Tips.
LPT: Help keep your coworkers from getting sick. Never flush a toilet at work. The force of the flush pushes out water and possibly other contents of the bowl into the air which someone might ingest.
Hope you enjoyed your “tip”
Sorry it has been a while since my last cartoon, let alone editorial cartoon but something struck me the other day after the tragedy at Las Vegas with the push again for gun control.
I believe in the second amendment and I also believe, much like we do with other rights, there are limits and there are requirements. As much as we talk about the 1st amendment, there are things you can’t say and platforms where your free speech is legally limited.
If I said I want to drive a tank around my neighborhood, would that be OK?? The NRA and gun advocates should be on the forefront to ensuring that guns are kept out of the hands of those who are most likely to use them in unintended ways. Domestic violence record…no gun. Mental instability…no gun until you can prove your stability. Waiting periods and background checks should not be a hindrance.
Kim Jong Un of North Korea wishes he could have that much freedom (which of course he shouldn’t)
Chuck Berry and Chuck Barris both passed away recently. Chuck Berry of course is famous for being one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll paving the way for those to come to emulate his guitar solos and showmanship. Chuck Barris was the creator of several game shows including the “Dating Game”, “Newlywed Game” and the show he himself hosted “The Gong Show”
Berry/Barris, Barris/Berry both named Chuck. I could see where the Grim Reaper could get confused.
Sarah Palin is back in the news and has my vote to win Mother of the Year. The day after her son allegedly was drunk and hit his girlfriend, Palin was on the stumping block announcing that she was backing Donald Trump for President.
Rather than postponing that speech to be at her son’s arraignment on Tuesday, she went ahead. And rather than keeping silent about her son’s legal woes, she decided to turn it into a political statement about how Obama doesn’t care about veterans especially those with PTSD.
I do not disregard any soldiers issues with PTSD and don’t deny that Track could be suffering from that. But the vast majority of veteran sufferers do not lash out like he is alleged to have done. In fact one veteran’s organization has already come out saying it wasn’t fair thing to say.
Sarah Palin is lucky enough to have the financial means and the connections to get her son the treatment he deserves. I wish she would focus on that rather than using PTSD as a political tool to try and bring down the other side.
Voter Apathy. We all know it happens but it always is humorous when those who don’t take the time to get out and vote, complain about the outcome.
Believe it or not, this was originally written in 2007, the first year I started doing cartooning again. Every once in a while, the original pops up on my radar as someone asks to share it on a blog post. However a few weeks ago I was approached to include the image in a text book. The more I looked at my 2007 version, the more embarrassed I was to have it included in any publication. So I updated it using my current style. Want to see the original? Well here you go.
Anyone look back at old work and cringe?
Wurstküche is the final word in the Understanding German series. Actually my wife pointed this one out to me and in my mind I am positive I am pronouncing it wrong.
If you missed any of the other words in the series they were: Shmuck, Rathaus, and of course Ausfahrt.
I hope you learned something. Now we need a German cartoonist to do a similar series on American words that just don’t translate well.
We continue our “Understanding German Cartoon Series” with the German word “Rathaus” (see Ausfahrt in case you missed that one). In every small town this word is prevalent on signs and a central building. It simply means “Town Hall” or “City Hall”. But for those of us in the States who deal with a bunch of political rats in power, it can take on a whole new meaning.
Stay tuned…more to come later this week.
You are what you eat. Ever said that line to someone trying to be funny. Well, true story, this what the response I got recently. I was at a client and brought in some AIRHEADS (Taffy Candy for those not familiar). Gave one to a woman I barely knew and pretty much the exchange in the cartoon is exactly what happened. Left me so flabbergasted I was left speechless (very rare) and just had to laugh and walk away. Someone else claimed she was hitting on me but I think she was just trying to prove that she was a bigger smart ass than I am.
Every been in a situation where you have been one upped?
Moderates in Politics. Oh those poor souls. We just finished another round of elections in the United States with the Republicans taking over both the House and Senate majorities. The term you here whenever the minority party becomes the majority after an election is “Mandate.”
Let me be clear. NO NO NO NO!
It is not a mandate when the Congressional Approval rating is at 20%.
It is not a mandate when citizens think things will be just as bad whether Republicans or Democrats control Congress.
It is not a mandate when the feet dragging, lack of compromise and overall government stand still is par for the course no matter which party is in office.
And it certainly isn’t a mandate when in most races you only beat your opponent by 4-6 pecentage points.
And where are the moderates and their voice in both parties? Either they are shouted out as not true to their party (as far right Tea Party candidates do to their more moderate brethren in the Republican party) or they just don’t fight back for the soul of the party and compromise which is what the American people really want. This article from the National Journal really shows the House Divided nature of our Congress.
Somehow we complain but don’t hold the moderates to the fire for not standing up to their beliefs and not pushing for their agenda. As a coalition on both the left and right, moderates would have a large voting bloc that could move legislation or kill it. They need to start working across the aisle instead of appeasing the extremists in the party.
Finally a warning for the Republican led Senate and House. You can take this majority and continue to divide Congress to the point that Democrats dig their heels in like you did as the minority. Thus in two year, when an open Presidential race is on the line, you will lose. Or you can lead by coalition building across the aisle and prove you are the party for 2016 to have not only the House and Senate but also the Presidency.
*** Side note: Sorry if anyone thought I gave up on the site as you couldn’t get to it. Took three days to deal with a hotlinking attack on the site. Hoping things are better. If you see anything wonky going forward please let me know.
One Cincinnati claim to fame is that Union Terminal is considered the inspiration for the Hall of Justice where the Superfriends managed their operations. Union Terminal was built in 1933 much in the grandeur of Union Station or Grand Central Station as a train depot. As train travel diminished especially after World War II, the site became rarely used. In the 80’s it saw brief life as a shopping mall and most recently it is the permanent home of the Museum Center housing the Cincinnati History Museum and the Museum of Natural History and Science.
Well after years the Terminal is badly needing repairs. Rather than propose a new bond levy on property taxes, the County instead is asking voters (with Issue 8) to consider raising the sales tax by .25% for five years. Unlike the horrible deal voters agreed to with the Bengals and Reds Stadiums whose sales tax never has expired, this tax would only be limited to 5 years and end automatically. A huge selling point IMO and the primary reason I am voting for it.
Now about those Superfriends. Superman was a reporter by day, Wonder Woman held many jobs usually with the government, and Acquaman….well he didn’t have a job as far as I can remember. So none of them had money yet they somehow they could afford a swanky headquarters with all the latest technology. And who probably had to foot the bill? Batman. And he earned his money the old fashioned way: He inherited it. Bunch of slackers.