Frank and Ernest by Thaves for July 05, 2015
July 04, 2015
July 06, 2015
Transcript:
Zoo Psychological Center Frank: We had a good group session today. The cougar talked about her trouble having a romantic relationship with somebody her own age. Frank: The wolf opened up about wearing sheep's clothing. Frank: And we all assured the newt that an identity crisis is common among amphibians. Frank: The gorilla is having a tough day so he's staying for an individual session. Frank: There's nothing wrong with you...a lot of people tend to ignore 800-pound gorillas.
The cartoonist is confused…
An “800 pound gorilla” is a person or organisation that is so big or so powerful that it can act with impunity – in effect ignoring everyone else.
Everyone always ignores “the elephant in the room”.