Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for May 16, 2009
May 09, 2009
May 23, 2009
Transcript:
super-fun-pak comix star trek babies kirk: spock! that romulan baby took my rattle! spock: course of action, captain? kirk: i... pooped my diaper! spock: highly illogical. kirk: this isn't about logic, spock! next: re-boot! "star trek fetuses" fred and all, the dialog balloons man 1: call me a cab! man 2: okay, you're a cab! fred: how come i'm always the set-up, and you're always the punchline? al: because you point to the left. that's showbiz, al. dinkle, the unlovable loser cop: you defrauded thousands out of their life savings! dinkle investments cop: we only caught you because you listed henry winkler as your c.i.o.! why?! dinkle: it's a classic fon... cop: ponzi scheme! you were trying for a ponzi scheme! comix for the short-term meory imapired guy 1: my brother got a job in the circus. guy 2: he got a ob in the circus ? guy 1: yes, my brother. a job in the circus... next~ a brother's job in the circus. in this space tomorrow! write it down! now! ghost of james caan schmuck: i'm afraid i must reject your application. ghost: what?! hollywood tennis club schmuck: first, you are not a material being. james: why of all the... schmuck: second, james caan is a member here. james: and i'm not dead! torture tomfoolery* *formerly, "enhanced interrogation techniques chuckles" "it's a good thing we're prisoners of a constitutional democracy with a commitment to human rights and the rule of law, or we'd be in big trouble." "you could waterboard me 182 times, and i'd never talk! never! now, 183 times, and i might pass on a few nuggets. but 182 or less, never!" "i'll tell you what would really hurt. the eventual prosecution of those who provided the legal basis to allow this treatment, and the chilling effect that would have on government lawyers' ability to provide their best legal analyses of future policy initiatives."
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Donaldo Premium Member over 15 years ago
I hope the floating death-head of James Caan remains in the super-fun-pak for a long time. First I thought: why James Caan? Now I think: whom other THAN James Caan.
pschearer Premium Member over 15 years ago
A modest proposal to eliminate the temptation to torture in the future: kill the enemy on the spot and take no prisoners.
Durak Premium Member over 15 years ago
Why stop with the enemy? Lets just kill anyone who disagrees with our politics! As long as we’re at it, lets broaden the term enemy to include those who cut us off in traffic! — We don’t do those things because we don’t want them done to us. We’re supposed to treat our captured prisoners humanely and with common decency and a certain level of respect. We don’t have to wine and dine them but we should not treat them as less than human. We have to live in a world of law.
Karl Hiller over 15 years ago
Who remembers Fetal Scooby Doo?
The Short-Term Memory one reminds me a lot of current Dick Tracy, except that the characters are drawn consistently, and the brother’s job doesn’t change in the last panel.
solamon77 over 15 years ago
I love this comic. Did everyone here get to see the “deleted” panel from Star Trek Babies on Ruben Bolling’s blog? If not, check it out. It’s pretty funny.
tobybartels over 15 years ago
Deleted panel: http://gocomics.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5f3053ef011570879e0f970b-pi
Grover Premium Member over 15 years ago
Let me get this straight: your brother got a job in a circus?
DM9001 over 5 years ago
Wait. Where did your brother get a job again?