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Didn’t Think This Cartoon Would Become So Popular

The Addams Family (August 7, 1938) I was intrigued, when this date showed up on an internet site, as the first time that this cartoon was published by The New Yorker. I chose the time of midnight, just to see … Continue reading

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It May Be Only a “Peanuts” Cartoon, but It Fits

Want proof? Deja on my head. Buddy on my lap.

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In the Last Few Days, this Adage has been Proven True:

“All’s Fair in Love and War and Politics”

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Yes, We Know It’s Coming…

Snow Storm . . . .

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When Are Things Going to Get Better?

When You Change Yourself No further comment…

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Garry Trudeau was Mocking Donald Trump 35 Years Ago

Yuge! (2016) I found this little gem of a retrospective look at 30 years of Doonesbury on Trump. I never knew. Twenty of those thirty years I was living in the UK and completely oblivious to the irony of it … Continue reading

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Yesterday in History XVII

Disneyland Opens (July 17, 1955) This was a dream that Walt Disney had for years. And for those of us who were alive at the time, this became our dream, too. On this day in 1955: Disneyland opens in Anaheim, … Continue reading

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Seriously, This is NO JOKE Anymore…

MAGA-phone This cartoon says it all!

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It’s Not Funny Anymore…

Groundhog Day 2022 On this day in 1887, the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, celebrates the first official Groundhog Day. One hundred and thirty-five years later, Groundhog Day happens every day with COVID-19. Here are some cartoons to help cheer us … Continue reading

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Is the Social Experiment of Planet Earth Coming to an End?

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1971) This post has been prompted by an article about the real life experiment that inspired this story. The parallels between rats and human society is uncanny. But it also hints at what … Continue reading

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