Can’t argue with Danae in today’s Non Sequitur (AMS), though mainly because I don’t want her coming after me on social media. However, while she is an average person for condemning those who disagree with her as “stupid,” even a blind pig finds some acorns, and timing is wonderfully on her side right now. As […]
Humor specifically and cartoon commentary in general require context. The context of Paul Fell‘s cartoon is immediately clear to anyone who watches Daytime TV, but perhaps less so for those who work 9 to 5. His hapless character here has succumbed to a catalog of really bad ideas being foisted on the daytime audience. Back […]
Timing is part of context, at least to the extent that, had this Rubes (Creators) run in December, it wouldn’t have taken me so long to get the joke. Not saying that’s a bad thing or a good thing. There’s nothing wrong with making an extra demand or two of your audience, and I probably […]
Fridays are supposed to be politics-free, non-contentious days here, and there’s nothing less contentious than a Bizarro that simply made me laff and, so far as I can tell, has no greater meaning than being silly. I have indeed seen the mess that ensues when you fire off one of these things, and it’s not […]