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Friday Funnies

Bright Side of Life

Chip Bok | 5.4.2012 7:00 AM

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  1. General Butt Naked   14 years ago

    FARCE!

    1. Bucky   14 years ago

      what no:
      TSA
      Gub'mint Motors
      Dogs
      'Lizbeth "Paleface" Waaaaarren
      War on Women
      Nobel Prize
      Racism
      and wait for it...
      Osama

  2. Fist of Etiquette   14 years ago

    It looks like the Lannisters are marching on Winterfell.

  3. invisible furry hand   14 years ago

    "We the People's Front of Judea, brackets, officials, end brackets, do hereby convey our sincere fraternal and sisterly greetings to you, Brian, on this, the occasion of your martyrdom. Your death will stand as a landmark in the continuing struggle to liberate the parent land from the hands of the Roman imperialist aggressors, excluding those concerned with drainage, medicine, roads, housing, education, viniculture and any other Romans contributing to the welfare of Jews of both sexes and hermaphrodites. Signed, on behalf of the P. F. J. , etc. "

    And I'd just like to add, on a personal note, my own admiration, for what you're doing for us, Brian, on what must be, after all, for you a very difficult time.

  4. Longtorso   14 years ago

    Yay! Thanks to switching from Chrome, I can log into Reason and tell you yet another Bok cartoon sucks!

    1. invisible furry hand   14 years ago

      it did at least make you think of something that is funny though, no?

  5. Restoras   14 years ago

    Look at the labels!

  6. soquoted   14 years ago

    good labeling: Donald Verrilli is a horse's ass.

    bad labeling: Donald Verrilli is actually a pair of stick legs behind the horse's ass

  7. tarran   14 years ago

    I don't understand this cartoon due to insufficient labelling.

  8. Longtorso   14 years ago

    What drugs would make this cartoon interesting?

    1. Lord Humungus   14 years ago

      Cyanide.

      1. Longtorso   14 years ago

        For me or Bok?

        1. Lord Humungus   14 years ago

          yes.

  9. Lord Humungus   14 years ago

    This wins the labels award of the year.

  10. PS   14 years ago

    Is this about littering?

  11. General Butt Naked   14 years ago

    Why is the last horse drawn as a blind Hasidic Jew?

    I don't remember that from the movie. Maybe Bok's antisemitic paranoia has finally surfaced.

    And yes, this comic needs more goddamn labels.

    1. PS   14 years ago

      "I'm not a Roman mum, I'm a kike, a yid, a heebie, a hook-nose, I'm kosher mum, I'm a Red Sea pedestrian, and proud of it!"

      1. General Butt Naked   14 years ago

        But why the horse carrying the SS guy?

        What does it have to do with Brian Cohen?

        What does it mean?

        MORE LABELS YOU CRAZY SON OF A BITCH!

  12. TingoZing   14 years ago

    OK now that looks like it might jsut work!

    http://www.Privacy-Dudes.tk

  13. Alack   14 years ago

    Is Edwards looking longingly into the SS horse's anus? Only labels could clarify this.

    1. invisible furry hand   14 years ago

      know that when you look longingly into the horse's anus, the horse's anus also looks longingly into you

    2. Soc Indv Sparky   14 years ago

      Labels, labels everywhere and all the brains did shrink,
      Labels, labels everywhere nor any made me think.

  14. Bee Tagger   14 years ago

    Ed Asner looks fit to be tied.

  15. Soc Indv Sparky   14 years ago

    I don't get it. I wish some labels had been added to actually explain what I'm seeing.

  16. LemonMender   14 years ago

    Am I the only one who doesn't get this and just finds it absolutely bizarre?

    1. sarcasmic   14 years ago

      No.

    2. Scruffy Nerfherder   14 years ago

      Nope

    3. Soc Indv Sparky   14 years ago

      No.

    4. Spoonman.   14 years ago

      Apparently everyone whose handle starts with S has the same opinion about this cartoon.

    5. Mr Whipple   14 years ago

      I didn't see a label that said "John Byner".

    6. Fist of Etiquette   14 years ago

      I believe Bok is likening the country's current state to the time of the fall of Rome.

    7. Brandon   14 years ago

      I think it's in reference to the EPA guy who resigned after saying they were going to crucify the oil and gas industry.

      1. Raymond Luxury Yach-t   14 years ago

        Thanks

      2. LemonMender   14 years ago

        Hadn't heard about that. I guess moving to Berlin this week kept me out of the loop on things like that.

  17. sarcasmic   14 years ago

    Sometimes I think the origin of religion is a need to believe that the fuckers in government who dole out injustice will get what they deserve in some afterlife, since they never see justice in this one.

    1. mad libertarian guy   14 years ago

      It's not a bad theory.

  18. Rich   14 years ago

    Chock full of delightful subtleties, this work can be admired for hours on end.

  19. Tim   14 years ago

    Hilarious.

  20. Bardas Phocas   14 years ago

    Bok i domus!

  21. Apple   14 years ago

    I can't speak to how hilarious it may or may not be, because I don't get it.

  22. Brian from Texas   14 years ago

    "have a wery good friend in Wome named Biggus Diccus!"

    -Pontius Pilate

  23. Eduard van Haalen   14 years ago

    The only part I get about this cartoon is how bad it is.

  24. bradp   14 years ago

    Is Bok really putting Big Oil on a cross?

    1. VG Zaytsev   14 years ago

      It's a reference to this:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH9ctBMZLxc

      http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05.....ments.html

  25. Just Dropping By   14 years ago

    To paraphrase Roger Ebert, when you're creating something not particularly funny, it's not a good idea to remind the viewer that they could be watching something funnier.

  26. neoteny   14 years ago

    No one mentioned the GSA guy leaking banknotes. Very nice touch, although a bit anachronistic...

  27. Jesus H. Christ   14 years ago

    Are the centurions supposed to be Secret Service, and are the females supposed to be hookers?

    I have personal experience with Romans, and I don't get this cartoon.

    1. Bobarian   14 years ago

      And hookers, don't forget the hookers; you have personal experience there, as well.

  28. Jesus H. Christ   14 years ago

    Oops, only one female.

  29. Jack the Reaper   14 years ago

    I. Just. Don't. Get it...

  30. Almanian's Evil Twin   14 years ago

    This reminds me of a Monty Python movie I saw back in the day. Although it wasn't labelled nearly as well as this cartoon.

    Wow. wowowowowowowow. horrible

  31. sticks   14 years ago

    No open thread for LP debate? sad face.

  32. zamoracarl711   14 years ago

    like Jacob explained I can't believe that a mom able to earn $4241 in 4 weeks on the computer. have you seen this site makecash16.c?m

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