Wednesday Toon Roundup 1 - Sick Bill

[n2doc]

[Canoe52]

1. KnR my friend!

[Gothmog]

2. Thank you for the cartoons

[planetc]

3. all toons

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029262477

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029262478

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029262506

[Wounded Bear]

4. K & R ...... nt

[annabanana]

5. kicktoons. . . . . . n/t

[Stuart G]

6. kick and rec

[Fritz Walter]

7. As good as the Boston Herald toon is...

...I really don't think the arrow and label are necessary. Everyone recognizes this hard-shelled reptile by now.

And -- as of Tuesday afternoon -- McTurtle is on his back.

[hibbing]

8. Love the first one, thanks! n/t

[Stonepounder]

9. Re: ragingpencils.com/stanfill

This one gave me a real jolt. Many years ago I read a short story by Ursula K. Le Guin entitled "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas". Ragingpencils summed up the story in one cartoon.

https://www.enotes.com/topics/ones-who-walk-away-omelas

Omelas is a utopian society situated near a beautiful, shimmering sea. When the story opens, the people of Omelas are celebrating the Summer Festival, an annual event featuring games and horse riding.

Underneath this happy, picturesque city, a child has been locked in a cage and forced to live in its own filth. The child's suffering is meant to teach the people of Omelas how cruel justice can be and how precious happiness can be.

Sooner or later, every citizen of Omelas learns of the caged child's existence and is taught about the meaning of suffering. Horrified, some people walk away from Omelas, never to return.

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Seems to me we are well down that path already.

[Hekate]

11. Ursula LeGuin is a profound writer. Thanks for mentioning Omelas. nt

[Hekate]

10. Kicktoons 1

[madokie]

12. Thank you so much

The highlight of my day is the 'toons

Peace