Every time I have glanced at or scrolled past this cartoon, a form of computer induced dyslexia kicks in and my brain reads the last panel as “Don’t touch my buns.” Weird.
One more bit of humor (albeit dark):
A bank CEO, a Tea Bagger and a public union employee are sitting at a table with a plate of a dozen cookies in front of them.
The CEO takes eleven cookies, and tells the Tea Bagger, “Watch out! That union guy wants to take your cookie.”
JannKinz
Goldman Sacks, Golden Slacks, Government Sachs…many a moon ago, I used to work for Goldman Sachs in NYC. Weirdly enough, it was my “day” job that allowed me to pursue some creative things independently while still being able to pay NYC rent. Surprisingly – at least it was to me – the firm essentially houses a huge creative community that fills various support positions to service the bankers. There were opera singers, actors, poets, writers, film directors, graphic designers, and a whole host of other artists working as project managers, IT geeks, designers, and administrative support. There was a very interesting tension between the bankers and this artistic group. Personally, it was pretty terrifying to see the level to which money is revered in that environment and even more alarming to witness incredibly unethical business practices. And then, there was the fact that it is the only place I have ever worked where men would approach me, look at my chest, and announce that I might want to consider getting breast implants. I’m not really one to deploy my Scorpio stinger that often, but back in those days, I had plenty of practice using it at work!!! Ah, the memories that this cartoon brings back…..!!!!!
I think that overly large cup is compensating for something. Sort of like their behavior is also compensating for something. :::snarky laughter::::
I’m thinking Goldman “Sacks” could do with a decent grope and shagging session 😉
Be turned on by love, not greed.
That’s a clever cartoon. Illustrates a creative, and dare I say it, ballsy (!) approach at upending the status quo with a giggle. Uranus, you can be such an imp at times!
Hilarious! Spot on.
Brendan’s Haberdasherite Dogma: wearing a suit does not mean you are “nice” – any number of despots have had the best tailors – Hitler wore them, so too did Mussolini and Stalin. The corporate suit is a uniform of repression now, no matter what gender wears it.
“Goldman Sacks,” heh heh. Gimme a chance, and I’ll plant a nice, common-worker steel toed boot right in the sack…
..and “class-kickers”
I nominate Jen Sorensen as costume designer to the new theatre of the absurd: Wall Street. Well done, Jen!
(which begs the point, was it ever not absurd?)
great pun – Sachs – sacks
From OpEdNews, somewhat in the same vein:
Five Sure-fire Ways to Drive the Right Wing Crazy By Arlen Grossman
1. Have a spontaneous mass protest that grows and spreads rapidly.
2. Make sure the purpose of the protest has no easily defined focus. “What do they want?” whine the media and politicians. “What are their demands?” Let’s review: increasingly larger crowds of ordinary people (victims of the economic collapse) march to and occupy Wall Street, the Financial Capital of the World (the ones whose greedy behavior crashed the world economy yet who continue to reap financial rewards)….could the symbolism be any more obvious? But without specifics, it is agonizingly difficult for the establishment and the reactionary opposition to focus their attack.
3. Make sure there are no leaders. Make sure you are not co-opted by any political party, ego-driven personality, labor group, or mainstream liberal organization. Besides not watering down your message, this also makes it difficult for the opposition to focus it’s attack.
4. Take your time. Allow the movement plenty of time to grow. Make the corporate media–which tried hard to ignore you at first–listen to you. Spread the message. Talk about inequality, unfairness, greed, corruption, indifference, and suffering, so that even out-of-touch Americans will begin to understand.
5. Keep growing and expanding, across America and the world. This protest movement may not all work out perfectly, and it might not work out at all. But if we keep doing what we’ve always been doing, we’re doomed for sure.
October 13, 2011 at 09:03:27
Arlen Grossman is a writer/blogger in Monterey, CA. He blogs politics at thebigpicturereport.com, and writes “What’s Your QQ?” (Quotation Quotient), a quotation quiz in the Monterey County Herald, The Foolish Times, and at quotationquotient.com.
Every time I have glanced at or scrolled past this cartoon, a form of computer induced dyslexia kicks in and my brain reads the last panel as “Don’t touch my buns.” Weird.
One more bit of humor (albeit dark):
A bank CEO, a Tea Bagger and a public union employee are sitting at a table with a plate of a dozen cookies in front of them.
The CEO takes eleven cookies, and tells the Tea Bagger, “Watch out! That union guy wants to take your cookie.”
JannKinz
Goldman Sacks, Golden Slacks, Government Sachs…many a moon ago, I used to work for Goldman Sachs in NYC. Weirdly enough, it was my “day” job that allowed me to pursue some creative things independently while still being able to pay NYC rent. Surprisingly – at least it was to me – the firm essentially houses a huge creative community that fills various support positions to service the bankers. There were opera singers, actors, poets, writers, film directors, graphic designers, and a whole host of other artists working as project managers, IT geeks, designers, and administrative support. There was a very interesting tension between the bankers and this artistic group. Personally, it was pretty terrifying to see the level to which money is revered in that environment and even more alarming to witness incredibly unethical business practices. And then, there was the fact that it is the only place I have ever worked where men would approach me, look at my chest, and announce that I might want to consider getting breast implants. I’m not really one to deploy my Scorpio stinger that often, but back in those days, I had plenty of practice using it at work!!! Ah, the memories that this cartoon brings back…..!!!!!
I think that overly large cup is compensating for something. Sort of like their behavior is also compensating for something. :::snarky laughter::::
I’m thinking Goldman “Sacks” could do with a decent grope and shagging session 😉
Be turned on by love, not greed.
That’s a clever cartoon. Illustrates a creative, and dare I say it, ballsy (!) approach at upending the status quo with a giggle. Uranus, you can be such an imp at times!
Hilarious! Spot on.
Brendan’s Haberdasherite Dogma: wearing a suit does not mean you are “nice” – any number of despots have had the best tailors – Hitler wore them, so too did Mussolini and Stalin. The corporate suit is a uniform of repression now, no matter what gender wears it.
“Goldman Sacks,” heh heh. Gimme a chance, and I’ll plant a nice, common-worker steel toed boot right in the sack…
..and “class-kickers”
I nominate Jen Sorensen as costume designer to the new theatre of the absurd: Wall Street. Well done, Jen!
(which begs the point, was it ever not absurd?)
great pun – Sachs – sacks
From OpEdNews, somewhat in the same vein:
Five Sure-fire Ways to Drive the Right Wing Crazy By Arlen Grossman
1. Have a spontaneous mass protest that grows and spreads rapidly.
2. Make sure the purpose of the protest has no easily defined focus. “What do they want?” whine the media and politicians. “What are their demands?” Let’s review: increasingly larger crowds of ordinary people (victims of the economic collapse) march to and occupy Wall Street, the Financial Capital of the World (the ones whose greedy behavior crashed the world economy yet who continue to reap financial rewards)….could the symbolism be any more obvious? But without specifics, it is agonizingly difficult for the establishment and the reactionary opposition to focus their attack.
3. Make sure there are no leaders. Make sure you are not co-opted by any political party, ego-driven personality, labor group, or mainstream liberal organization. Besides not watering down your message, this also makes it difficult for the opposition to focus it’s attack.
4. Take your time. Allow the movement plenty of time to grow. Make the corporate media–which tried hard to ignore you at first–listen to you. Spread the message. Talk about inequality, unfairness, greed, corruption, indifference, and suffering, so that even out-of-touch Americans will begin to understand.
5. Keep growing and expanding, across America and the world. This protest movement may not all work out perfectly, and it might not work out at all. But if we keep doing what we’ve always been doing, we’re doomed for sure.
October 13, 2011 at 09:03:27
Arlen Grossman is a writer/blogger in Monterey, CA. He blogs politics at thebigpicturereport.com, and writes “What’s Your QQ?” (Quotation Quotient), a quotation quiz in the Monterey County Herald, The Foolish Times, and at quotationquotient.com.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Five-Sure-fire-Ways-to-Dri-by-Arlen-Grossman-111013-842.html
JannKinz
Woo- hoo!!
Quite fabu, Ms. Jen!!! I especially like the Goldman Sachs “athletic” cup.