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Friday Funnies

Halloween at the White House

Henry Payne | 11.5.2010 7:00 AM

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  1. Suki   15 years ago

    Good morning reason.

    Payne, that wouldn't have been funny pre-Halloween in 3D either.

    1. rctl   15 years ago

      GM Suki,

      Sugarfreeing again
      http://rctlfy.wordpress.com/20.....-decision/

  2. Fist of Etiquette   15 years ago

    Why would Michelle Obama give Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid carrot sticks?

    1. Sy   15 years ago

      Because it goes down easier than a whole cucumber?

  3. Fatty Bolger   15 years ago

    Lazy

  4. ?   15 years ago

    Alternate caption: "I got a condom."

    1. rctl   15 years ago

      Alternate text:
      Ghost "I got a dildo."
      Witch "me too"
      Ghost "Mine has the official White House seal!"
      Witch "So, I got Obama's, and mine's been in everyone's ass."

  5. TJ McSmartAss   15 years ago

    what is this I don't even

  6. Federal Dog   15 years ago

    Someone tell Henry Payne that her official title is "First Caboose."

    1. Brian Sorgatz   15 years ago

      Not too long ago, Rush Limbaugh took a call from a woman who resented the hypocrisy of the nutrition-pimping first lady who has been gaining weight. As most of us guys would have done, Limbaugh pressured the caller to divulge where on Mrs. Obama's body the extra pounds could be seen, but she refused to get specific.

      1. Brian Sorgatz   15 years ago

        This page has the audio clip.

  7. Kolohe   15 years ago

    Even by the impossibly low standards of the Friday Funnies, this is trite and dumb.

    1. Lucy   15 years ago

      It really is.

      It's almost impressively inane.

  8. TheOtherSomeGuy   15 years ago

    Is there such a thing as an inorganic carrot stick?

    1. Society of Organic Purity   15 years ago

      Yes!

  9. Wise Ass   15 years ago

    Child #1: Why is Michelle so angry?
    Child #2: That's her normal face.
    Child #3: I thought it was a mask.

  10. bmp1701   15 years ago

    Well Reason, you've once again outdone yourself in the unfunny department.

  11. waffles   15 years ago

    hahahaha! oh! wow.

  12. LibertarianJRT   15 years ago

    Timing fail. Last week was deadline for Halloween. This week should be about the election. Thanks for the effort.

  13. capitol l   15 years ago

    This Friday (un)Funny was payne-ful yuk,yuk,har...

  14. Yup   15 years ago

    I come here on Fridays just to complain about the cartoons.

  15. Joe M   15 years ago

    The house should've been labeled "Voters", and the kids should've been labeled GOP and Dems. The GOP kid could say "I got a pack of gum!" and the Dem kid would reply "I got a pink slip."

    Then you blend Halloween and election into one comic. Brilliant!

  16. Brian Combs   15 years ago

    It was funnier before I scrolled down and saw the "punch line".

  17. Shitty Friend   15 years ago

    It would have been more funny minus the "organic" part. Sometimes Reason's humor dept tries to hard. Simple is best. But, not awful!

    I remember being disappointed in past Halloween hauls when I received the following: apples (parents threw them out anyway), Mary Janes, and pennies.

  18. sarcasmic   15 years ago

    Alternate caption: "Chewbacca shaved?"

  19. Mango Punch   15 years ago

    Reason's friday funnies are why everyone thinks libertarians are wierd.

    1. rctl   15 years ago

      No it ain't.

      1. Shitty Friend   15 years ago

        you are wrong, sorry.

        1. Rather   15 years ago

          Why libertarians are weird

          Abundance of disorders. DSM statistician's wet dream

          Age of consent bullshit. Little girls don't want to be fucked

          Authority issues. Don't you all have those little profile pics?

          Comic book/cartoon/video game aficionados. What was so great about twelve that you can't get past it Peter Pan?

          Women issues/no women and woman are cunts syndrome. Aren' they all mean to ya!

          Obsessive about money and selfishness. Complete taxation rejection and I ain't my brother's keeper

          1. The Crickets   15 years ago

            Chirp...

            1. Rather   15 years ago

              Blog is on fire bitch. First Reason poster to make a comment gets a blowjob from Sugarfree. Epi, you don't qualify-you've already had your share.

          2. Patriot Mike   15 years ago

            Statist. Keep grabbing your ankles for the State.

            1. rctl   15 years ago

              Anal is punishment for being a status?

              Shh, Sugarfree is going to jump to the dark side.

              1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                "Anal is punishment for being a status?"

                Status like "offline" or "unavailable"?

                1. Rather   15 years ago

                  a penny a day keeps Obama away. So does not receiving an add friend request

          3. Brian Sorgatz   15 years ago

            Abundance of disorders. DSM statistician's wet dream

            1.) Madness is sometimes the most appropriate response of a self-respecting person to an outrageous situation. Don't kill the messenger.

            2.) DSM is nakedly political and scientifically dubious in its catalogue of "mental illnesses." Remember that homosexuality was officially a disease until the early 1970s.

            Age of consent bullshit. Little girls don't want to be fucked

            Postpubescent teens are not children, even if middle-class parents wish to treat them as such.

            Authority issues. Don't you all have those little profile pics?

            State authority is constantly being abused. If you don't have "authority issues," you're not paying attention.

            Comic book/cartoon/video game aficionados. What was so great about twelve that you can't get past it Peter Pan?

            For you, libertarians are aesthetically as well as politically incorrect. So what?

            Women issues/no women and woman are cunts syndrome. Aren' they all mean to ya!

            Thick-skinned women are always welcome here. Ask Jennifer Abel.

            Obsessive about money and selfishness. Complete taxation rejection and I ain't my brother's keeper

            All we're saying is that philanthropy is not the government's job. There is nothing inherently selfish about this. Be fair.

            1. rctl   15 years ago

              Statistician's wet dream and my expert panel:

              Warty|9.12.07 @ 10:35AM|#

              Here's a test for Asberger's/autism. I scored 36. I am exxxxxxtreme.

              ...100 years ago they would have been weird loner farmers or something.

              J sub D|9.12.07 @ 11:14AM|#

              Could It Be that All Men Are a Bit Autistic?

              All REAL MEN are.

              carrick|9.12.07 @ 11:24AM|#

              Here's a test for Asberger's/autism. I scored 36. I am exxxxxxtreme.

              35 extreme -- my wife will nod her head and say she already new that

              Isaac Bartram|9.12.07 @ 11:31AM|#

              I think I got a 42 when I took that test.

              I'm just glad that nobody had heard of Asperger's when I was a kid. I had enough problems. 🙂

              Bhh|9.12.07 @ 11:32AM|#

              34! Explains a lot.

              I figure there's more autism because geeks are breeding. Because now they can make a lot of money. This has to be a relatively new phenomenon - just a generation or two. 100 years ago they would have been weird loner farmers or something. You gets the money, then you get the womens

              just sayin|9.12.07 @ 12:27PM|#

              ....Me, I just wish we'd had some of that when I was growing up. I figured out coping mechanisms of my own, but some help would have made it a lot easier and less painful.

              Cesar|9.12.07 @ 12:37PM|#

              I'm also ADHD, which seems to be a bit like the opposite of Asperger's

              1. Brian Sorgatz   15 years ago

                Interesting copy-and-paste, but it doesn't answer any of my objections.

              2. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                rctl:

                The spare time blog repriser.

                1. rctl   15 years ago

                  @APD, don't you thing simple handles are easier? No spelling errors to live with.

                  @Brian, I've decided to blog your question. It covers too much for the time constraints of H&R. Thanks.

                  1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                    I don't "thing" so. Just don't be so BLEEK.

                    1. Rather   15 years ago

                      LOL
                      My blog is on fire this morning. 🙂

                    2. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                      Hey Dan,

                      It is kinda bleek and such an obummer.

                    3. Rather   15 years ago

                      I'm having second thoughts on my guess. Someone who knows me right? Did I meet you when I was werewolf hunting? You shed your fur, and I let you sleep by the lapping flames. We threw our full glasses of red wine into the fire, and the alcohol foamed crimson waves. I slept, and dreamt of drowning at sea but a woman can't die without a soul, but she sure has fun living without one ;-)...

    2. Bill Dalasio   15 years ago

      No, people think libertarians are wierd because they assume libertarians want to do everything they want to legalize.

      Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to call my bookie and take another bong hit while drunk driving at 120 and getting a BJ from a same-sex hooker.

      1. Rather   15 years ago

        Bill, you're my type of whore. Would you like to guest blog on my site?

        1. Shitty Friend   15 years ago

          Dude, your blog writing style is awful and so is your music taste. Now, what mental disorder do you have that makes you obsessed with libertarians?

          1. rctl   15 years ago

            Dude, your powers of observation are ...fucked up. I collect little libertarian boys. Then I cut out their nuts, and grind them into tiny pearls. I skin them alive, and tan their flesh to make book covers for my first editions of Pride and Prejudice.

            I love the tattooed flesh of some of my victims. My favorite tat is a Martin the Martian. It screams vulgarity, and contrasts so well with the beautiful words dancing on the pages.

            1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

              rctl,

              What would bleek say about that?

            2. Shitty Friend   15 years ago

              but what would joe jackon's anus say?

              1. rctl   15 years ago

                Bleek would laugh.
                Sugarfree would masturbate.
                Epi would unlock his door.
                My little spoof would crawl into his test tube.
                Joe Jackson knows I love his music, and Shakespearean Jews are wrapped in the arms of angels.

                1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                  Maybe bleek would laugh but I can't speak for him.

                  1. Rather   15 years ago

                    Now I'm confused. I only have one friend here.

                    Hmm the suspects? Professor Presto's magician, a little boy who foolishly thinks he wounded me, a serious editor who comes for a laugh, or a Shakespearean Jew whose ghost still haunts me.

                    1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                      Key Dan,

                      NOTA - just bleek and such an obummer

                    2. Rather   15 years ago

                      I love a mystery....Hmm, how would you know NOTA? It is my little joke.
                      Dan, hmm. Was online, but no FR?

                    3. rctl   15 years ago

                      Ok, making me crazier. I'm terrible with language code. I need a visual clue.

                    4. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                      Sorry, no tickie no pickie.

                    5. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

                      Calling you out like the good old days

  20. Bobaroo   15 years ago

    If those kids try soaping the windows in retaliation they'll never know what hit them.

  21. Wesley   15 years ago

    The point of the cartoon, not funny. The sign that identifies the White House as the First Lady's residence rather than the President's, mildly humorous.

  22. sage   15 years ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  23. Anomalous   15 years ago

    Reason clearly favors alliteration over accuracy. Otherwise, these would be called the Friday Lame Cartoons.

  24. Brian from Texas   15 years ago

    In light of the administrations that have been in the White House for the past 50 years you'd think it be Halloween there all year round.

  25. 8   15 years ago

    ghost: organic carrot sticks?
    witch: and a 1099 form?

    1. Patriot Mike   15 years ago

      This!

  26. emerson   15 years ago

    One of the saddest parts of Matt Welch's life has to be convincing himself that the money Reason gives to Henry Payne is money well spent.

    1. Lucy   15 years ago

      Maybe Payne pays them. I could sleep easier at night if I believed that.

  27. mitch   15 years ago

    I thought it was Robert Byrd (either dead or in a KKK get up, either works) and Pelosi and they were going to pull a Charlie Brown "I got a rock" gag.

    1. Amakudari   15 years ago

      Aye, was going to say they were dressed as Byrd and O'Donnell. Shame on them for reminding her of politics.

  28. anarch   15 years ago

    alt: "There's nobody home!"

  29. brotherben   15 years ago

    Mr. Obama will be here shortly to explain in a more clear manner exactly why this cartoon is funny.

  30. matt   15 years ago

    This is the worst, least-funny comic I have ever seen, on Reason or anywhere else. And Reason's comics are usually laughably bad.

    Is this supposed to be funny? Do you suggest that Michelle Obama is an "evil socialist" for DARING to try to set a positive example for kids about health and proper diet?

    After all, a huge and terrifying percentage of kids are not just overweight but obese. I guess they're just eating too many of those socialist carrots.

    1. Brian from Texas   15 years ago

      It shouldn't be the job of First Ladies or the government to set positive examples for children to begin with. Parents in this country need to get off their fat lazy asses and do that.

    2. anarch   15 years ago

      Do you suggest that Michelle Obama is an "evil socialist" for DARING to try to set a positive example for kids about health and proper diet?

      On my dime, yes.

    3. Jason   15 years ago

      Do you suggest that Michelle Obama is an "evil socialist" for DARING to try to set a positive example for kids about health and proper diet?

      Health is more of an obsession of fascists than socialists.

      1. cynical   15 years ago

        True, I didn't see her give the kids cigars or shots of vodka.

  31. P Brooks   15 years ago

    That's a really wiiiiiiiiiide door.

    I suspect racism.

    1. Jim   15 years ago

      Of course it's racist. Look at how it portrays the Wiccan, who is joined at the door by a KKK member.

  32. Michelle Obama   15 years ago

    It was my 23 assistant's idea to give out carrot sticks.

    1. Assistant #24   15 years ago

      I wanted to give out Happy Meals.

    2. #25   15 years ago

      I wanted to give out inhale-o-grams

      1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

        Not in California you can't.

      2. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

        And you can't be bleek either.

        1. Rather   15 years ago

          what is it with Libertarian boys and games? Wasn't dungeons and drqagons enough for you all.

          1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

            Dan,

            Not bleek and such an OBUMMER

            1. a penny a day keeps Obama away   15 years ago

              rctl

              I'm going to stop giving you hints to my identity. If you haven't figured it out yet....

              1. Rather   15 years ago

                Hmm, thinking you're a God. Who does that for a living? Got it. Welcome to the ultimate game...send me an email, and I'll tell you why. It is fascinating, in a Orczy way.

                BTW, my game, my rules

  33. tiffany jewellery   15 years ago

    good topic

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  35. Roy   13 years ago

    LoL, this is! ...

    Jasa Seo

  36. maleva desaineva   10 years ago

    its really funnies,,

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