Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for May 18, 2012
Transcript:
li'l mitt in "the barber of bloomfield hills" teacher: okay, here are your quizzes back. li'l mitt -- too many wrong answers. you get a "d"/ mitt: that's why i handed it in on an etch a sketch! teacher: li'l mitt! your antics are adorable! an "a" for the governor's son! shake shake mit: guys, check out that hair! what a sisy! c'mon! too slow back there! you're fired from the gang! the free market is speaking! teacher: li'l mitt, you scamp! what do you have to say?! gosh, i'm real sorry my hijinks got a little too spirited... ...and that you didn't like my funny prank! end next in "li'l mitt" -- joe: i've now decided i don't approve of what you did to that gay kid. barack: my position has also evolved. mitt: oh, li'l joe and li'l barack!
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
I wonât be voting for Mitt, but if we were all held accountable in later life for our behavior in our pre-voting years, damn few of us would even be allowed out without a keeper.
pbarnrob over 12 years ago
Thereâs a Good Reason some kids have a leash, from first walking to first playground, and clipped to the clothesline other timesâŠ
pschearer Premium Member over 12 years ago
And Obama ate dog. Heâs so mean!!
person918 over 12 years ago
I, too, will not be voting for Mitt, but I agree that all this âetch-a-sketch,â dog on top of car, and bullying stuff is pretty childish criticism
Qiset over 12 years ago
Uh, why isnât this strip in the editorial section?
NDeeZ over 12 years ago
We all agree we did stupid pranks as a kid (raises hand sheepishly) - the difference being, mine (and most teen pranks) didnât target weaker individuals simply because they were different-gay, minority, poor, smallerâthey also werenât wolf-packs beating up on an individual. So, yes; it was a long time ago, and no; I was not the same. And thatâs why it shouldnât be swept under the rug.
NDeeZ over 12 years ago
What the hey; is with the strike through; I simply used semi-colons correctlyâŠ
Linguist over 12 years ago
In American politics, you get what you pay for. While none of us can bury our childhood peccadilloes, a lot on money and spin doctors go a long way to paving them over.
Spyderred over 12 years ago
Link this episode to putting the dog on the roof and you have a person who cannot get past his own skin in order to empathize with others so no surprise he is an elephant.
Tommy1733 over 12 years ago
I only hope that Liâl Mitt doesnât continue as a recurring characterâŠ
HappyDog/á”ÊłÊž ᎟á”ᶻᔠ⎠á”ʰᔠᶠá”âż á”ᶠᶊᔠPremium Member over 12 years ago
The forced haircut incident happened to a kid in my highschool, too. New kid had long hair back in the â50s and some seniors decided to âteachâ him. The new kid started swearing using words the nuns didnât want to hear and they took care of him. But I think the principal took care of the seniors.
Iâm surprised that Romneyâs affair is causing so much controversy.
3hourtour Premium Member over 12 years ago
..yes!Two wrongs make a ârightâ!âŠ
Howard Walter Premium Member over 12 years ago
âWhen youâre old, if youâre not a conservative, you have no brainâ
Itâs not hard to tell, from posts on these forums, who is more intelligent.
âAnyone but BO in November! ANYONEâHow about Gore? You did make a universal claim. Thatâs not intelligent.
mdblanche over 12 years ago
Attend the tale of Romney Mitt, the Demon Barber of Wall Street:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-UKYW-Wh-Q
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
Iâm 77, I still prefer my heart. (BTW IQ 145)
Capitalquestion over 12 years ago
If all our choices as teens were put on public display, most of us would be very embarrassed, but we can hardly all have been petty little thugs, as young Mitt appears to have been.
I do not believe in voting liberal or conservative. That seems like an excuse for failing to think at all. The two candidates being presented for the next US presidential election are both pretty inadequate, but of the two men, Iâd pick BHA over MR. In short, Iâll take weakness over cruelty any day. Anyone who picks the latter deserves exactly what they end up with.
Unendingfear over 12 years ago
The last panel is amazing. :3
frednotfaith2 over 12 years ago
I was far from a perfect kid, but even as a 6 year old I knew that bullying anyone for any reason was wrong. Bullies of any age are loathesome.