Friday Funnies: Fiscal Cliff

Chip Bok | 11.30.2012 9:00 AM

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Lord Humungus 13 years ago

well played, Reason, well played.
Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago

Okay, the sign for Italy turned a different way is a clever reference to the phrase "A thousand roads lead men forever to Rome." I get that, but why are those two baby sharks trying to escape from Dr. Octopus' hover car?
1. mr simple 13 years ago
  
  I thought it was one of those dangerous spider-elephant hybrids I heard about on the news. It's an analogy for how everything is the republican's fault.
2. Kaptious Kristen 13 years ago
  
  I thought it was Gonesh and Vishnu in the car.
Whiterun Guard 13 years ago

With any luck, Chip Bok will die before...nope. Too late.
1. Tonio 13 years ago
  
  Not funny, WG.
  1. Whiterun Guard 13 years ago
    
    Yet someone still pays him to make comics.
    1. some guy 13 years ago
      
      Are you sure they pay him?
2. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  Bok is eternal.
mr simple 13 years ago

One of your more clever attempts, Bok, but still not funny. B-
Bardas Phocas 13 years ago

Why no sign to Wiemar?
1. pmains 13 years ago
  
  In part because it's spelled, Weimar. "Ei" is pronounced like "eye" and "ie" is pronounced as "ee" in German.
invisible furry hand 13 years ago

he could get a personalised number plate and he chose "Mandate". How... drab
The Late P Brooks 13 years ago

Meeds more labels. (esp. "HELL")
1. Groovus Maximus 13 years ago
  
  Meed?
  1. mr simple 13 years ago
    
    Obviously. Have you already forgotten English, Groovus?
The Late P Brooks 13 years ago

he chose "Mandate".

It saves time when he's out cruising.
1. Tonio 13 years ago
  
  Good one, Brooksie!
Ken Shultz 13 years ago

I said something like this the day after the election, and it's come out pretty much as I expected.

According to the Wall Street Journal:

"Obama called for a $1.6 trillion tax increase, a $50 billion stimulus program and new powers to raise the federal debt limit, demands that Republicans viewed as a step back in talks."

http://professional.wsj.com/ar.....86900.html

If that's Obama's offer, then I say we just go over the cliff.

From this libertarian's perspective, if going over the cliff means more taxes and some spending cuts, but Obama's plan to avoid the cliff means more taxes and no spending cuts whatsoever, then going over the cliff is NOT the worst case scenario. Obama's plan is.

So, we might want to stop portraying going over the cliff as the worst case scenario. If going over the cliff is better than what Obama is proposing, then I say we go over the cliff.
1. some guy 13 years ago
  
  I concur. I wish they would offer deduction eliminations in place of tax rate hikes. If we have to raise revenue, we might as simplify the tax code and eliminate some of its market distortions. I doubt this will happen. Either way, a deal would need spending cuts of at least 1.2T$ over ten years to be better than just cliff diving.
waaminn 13 years ago

lol, yeah OK that is pretty funny dude.

http://www.anon-ut.tk
1. Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago
  
  Bok's number one fan.
  1. Ken Shultz 13 years ago
    
    Sometimes the 50 Cent Army is so on, you'd almost think they read the post.
    
    I guess that's what paid spam trolls do when they're slacking off--they read the article they're supposed to be commenting on.
  2. some guy 13 years ago
    
    ... and only.
LTC(ret) John 13 years ago

"the 50 Cent Army"?

I thought it was the KISS Army?
1. Ken Shultz 13 years ago
  
  That one's different.
  
  If the KISS Army were trolling, that would be awesome, though!
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party
Brandybuck 13 years ago

What are those things sticking out of the car above the arms? Seriously? Are they donkey heads or elephant noses or something else? Something much ruder?
Jesus H. Christ 13 years ago

Better than most.

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