I FELT A BIT ADRIFT AT SEA TODAY, and I thought I would haul in a few random cartoons
that I found loaded aboard my rusty barge. Like imps or tricksters they pinch my cheeks or twist my arm to force me to
share humor with others. They cajole and nag me to make people
laugh. They wheedle and whine so!
Enough, already! Here's some random
pics: This first is one I drew probably in the seventies at university (technology
rocks, man!) The caption was: VAN WAS NEVER FAR FROM ANYTHING, ANYMORE*. Van was a friend, a nice guy with an easy laugh and
playful nature that drew people to him. In fact, he's one of a handful of people who
taught me how to laugh, and for that, I will always be grateful. I am also
grateful that he was, for a time, my friend. Thanks Van. (And sorry for using
your name in my cartoon; you were nothing like that geek.) I wish I
could have been a better friend to you, and to so many others.
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| "NOT A FEATHER ON HER!" |
*I'm reminded of today's smartphone users who spend so much time on their
devices. In Middle English, the original sense of the word "device"
was "desire", so that rings true enough. Will we get what we desire? What happens then?
This next
cartoon reminds me of those dreams we all have about being naked in public without a
license. I'm sure the little guy is thinking: "A hat! A hat! My kingdom
for a hat!" A man's erogenous zone is where he hangs his hat, after all!
The next pic is my version of Eve. What can I say, except the past is never as perfect as we remember it,
nor as elevating as we'd like it to have been. (“Adam sweetie, I'm thinking roast gull for
dinner. How about you?)
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| EASTER ISLAND. DUH! |
We moderns wouldn't do anything like that. We have science. We know about ecology and stuff. We’ve
learned the lessons of history. Our future will be better than those guys. Surely.
Cheers, Jake.
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| "Wave bye-bye, now. Bye-bye." |
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