Anymore too many "comics" are getting into the political arena, and should be on the editorial page. Running over people is NOT funny.
Anymore too many "comics" are getting into the political arena, and should be on the editorial page. Running over people is NOT funny.
There is another one in today's paper.
Schwinn - World's Finest Bicycles.
I kinda liked that strip before, since he's local to Santa Rosa. But now I think Pasties is a jerk. The "try to run them over" part is going too far.
Personally, the comic strip is just expressing on what many motorists already think of, or secretly would like to do to cyclists, and is definitely not a call to arms to a mass slaughter of cyclists in any part of the sense.
The evening news could generate far more hostility than that comic ever could, and usually just a few weeks or days before a hotly debated election is about to take place is when I can really feel a considerable uptick in motorists' hostility.
I've been reading "Pearls Before Swine" a few years now. Pastis doesn't have an agenda against cyclists, I don't believe. Remember his wicked parodies of everything else, including other strips such as "Family Circle" and "Peanuts". And he was friends with, and idolized, both Bil Keane and Charles Shulz, the originators of those icons. And he mocks himself in his strip frequently. If you still feel Pastis has an anti-cyclist agenda, you can write him about it on his blog. http://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/ But be careful -- you might find yourself the object of parody and scorn in his next strip.
Anyway, I think he's one of the funniest daily comic strip writers in the world today.
Schwinn - World's Finest Bicycles.
I think the comic is funny, except for the 'that's why I try to run them over' bit. I know it's supposed to be just a joke and all that, but it hits a little too close to home for me.
Making fun of people is okay, making light of murdering people...I dunno. Less so.
You sound like a happy and cheerful person.Originally Posted by irwin7638
Don't believe everything you think.
Yup! Even himself! Never knew he had comments though.
But cyclists eat ANYTHING! We never gain weight because of the cadence we keep up. This comic strip is a non sequitur
Check List:
1. headlight and tail-light, 2. rearview mirror, 3. reflective vest, 4. Brakes! make sure the brakes work on the bicycle! , 5. a horn and bell. , 6. Stop, look, and listen, when coming to an intersection. LOOk both ways before crossing the street. , 7. Right Size? is the bicycle the right size for the rider? , 8. Wear a helmet.
If you think the comment in that comic strip is horrifying, there was an Englishman years ago who wrote that the solution to the Irish famine was for Irish children to be eaten. You might want to write an angry letter about that, while you're enjoying getting agitated.
remember, NACFO.
"It's not a collector/fetish object." -Amesja
And Chicago Al just passed on a modest proposal.
Ed Miller
Falls City, OR
1993 Rocky Mountain Fusion
2012 Fargo 2
My name is Jeff and there are 2 other Jeff's in one of the groups I ride in. We thought it was funny. It's just a silly comic.
Swift was born in Ireland, of an Irish mother and an English father.
Quite true. But shouldn't you be studying??Swift was born in Ireland, of an Irish mother and an English father.
remember, NACFO.
"It's not a collector/fetish object." -Amesja
Aaron
1949 Schwinn Town n' Country Triple |1968 Cinelli SC | 1969 Raleigh 20 | 1979 Richard Sachs Touring | 1982 Picchio Special | 1983 Richard Sachs | 1985 Panasonic DX3000 (Wife) | 1985 Palo Alto | |1988 De Rosa 35th | 1991 Koga-Miyata Traveller | 1991 Merlin Titanium| 1991 Motorola Eddy Merckx -Steve Bauer | 1992 Serotta Colorado II | 1993 Litespeed | 1994 De Rosa Titanio| 199? Bilenky Tandem | 1996 De Rosa Primato | 1998 Lemond Zurich (wife) | 2007 Vanilla CX | 2010 Marnati
Nope--it's mpre-law, not m-prelawQuite true. But shouldn't you be studying??
What can I say? purebred fred was already taken.
It's Pastis! (Creator of 'peals before swine')
http://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2012/03/22
"Frazz", 3/22/2012
Last edited by degnaw; 03-23-12 at 12:05 PM.
Don't mean to double post, but there's another relevant comic for today's Pearls Before Swine:
http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2012/03/23
"Pearls Before Swine", 3/23/2012
Last edited by degnaw; 03-23-12 at 12:06 PM.
People always come up with some excuse when they say something stupid. "It's just a joke" is a common one.
I really don't like people that take every little joke serious, but in this current climate things like this are really reprehensible.
Well I have to wonder one thing... since cyclists are being featured in at least two comic strips in the daily paper... have we become mainstream?
This is cycling advocacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1d1gaRQ2ZM
So is this: http://www.railstotrails.org/resourc...A_20081020.pdf
Thanks, whoever first posted the reference to Frazz. I had never read it. I like it. He's drawn like Calvin grown up.
My favorite biking comic:
http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2012-03-24
but I don't know what you'll see if you aren't a subscriber. I know K'tesh is because he posts in the comments.
Ed Miller
Falls City, OR
1993 Rocky Mountain Fusion
2012 Fargo 2
that comic sucks anyways... totally down for baby blues tho
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