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JHB

(38,334 posts)
Fri May 3, 2019, 07:22 AM May 2019

Friday TOONs -- Blindingly Obvious

Blindingly Obvious




























Empty. And so is the chair.








Woim Syndrome
The vicarious thrill of watching a bully do his thing … to somebody else






Palsey walsies







Juxtaposition

Drew Sheneman, 2019





Herblock, 1964



and speaking of Herblock…
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Friday TOONs -- Blindingly Obvious (Original Post) JHB May 2019 OP
and Kick! planetc May 2019 #1
Thanks for the Herblock toons especially! All good (nt) IndyOp May 2019 #2
Love the old toons. kacekwl May 2019 #3
Great toons. Thanks JHB. oasis May 2019 #4
If personal loyalty means more than your oath of office... Wounded Bear May 2019 #5
Bonus points for the vintage Herblock cartoons. Paladin May 2019 #6
Thank you! 2naSalit May 2019 #7
These are great malaise May 2019 #8
thanks for today's toons steventh May 2019 #9
Thank you for the cartoons Gothmog May 2019 #10
Herblock!!! Thank you. mountain grammy May 2019 #11
Yes! I used to enjoy his cartoons when I was a kid reading the Columbus Dispatch Trailrider1951 May 2019 #16
Thank you. murielm99 May 2019 #12
Re: "A New Yorker cartoon from May 31, 1974" mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #13
I think Barr looks like a toad Danascot May 2019 #14
all great! treestar May 2019 #15
 

Paladin

(32,354 posts)
6. Bonus points for the vintage Herblock cartoons.
Fri May 3, 2019, 09:02 AM
May 2019

Those of you who aren't familiar with his work ought to check it out.

Trailrider1951

(3,583 posts)
16. Yes! I used to enjoy his cartoons when I was a kid reading the Columbus Dispatch
Fri May 3, 2019, 10:06 PM
May 2019

That one from 1964: B G = Barry Goldwater

murielm99

(33,083 posts)
12. Thank you.
Fri May 3, 2019, 09:55 AM
May 2019

And thanks for the memories. Will we rise to the occasion and do the right thing during this crisis? I remember my despair during the last one.

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,716 posts)
13. Re: "A New Yorker cartoon from May 31, 1974"
Fri May 3, 2019, 11:04 AM
May 2019

I doubt it. Herblock did his work for the Washington Post. I've seen that attribution to the New Yorker earlier.

Danascot

(5,292 posts)
14. I think Barr looks like a toad
Fri May 3, 2019, 11:30 AM
May 2019

So I liked the one depicting him as one. Plus, it's only one letter off from toady.

(No offense to real toads!)

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