Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for December 11, 2020

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    boydpercy Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Fortunately, my dad joined up when the revenuers caught him making moonshine and the judge offered the choice of jail or serving in the army!

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    Kurtass Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    The trumpcultists will not get this comic.

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    jmarkoff2  almost 4 years ago

    This is basically the story News From the Front in Harry Turtledove’s anthology Atlantis and Other Places.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    In those days, the Red Menace meant something completely different.

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    Alabama Al  almost 4 years ago

    Winston Churchill in 1940: “All I can offer is blood, toil, tears, and sweat.”

    British equivalent of Trumpets: " ‘F’ that! Just let Hitler do what he wants in Europe."

    (Actually, there was a faction in the British government that advocated doing exactly that.)

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    GreggW Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    As Jesse Ventura has said, if the Americans of WWII were like the Americans of today, Hitler would have won the war.

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    MD Bear Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    If today’s anti-maskers had lived in London during the Blitz, they’d have been standing on rooftops at midnight waving flashlights.

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    bbenoit  almost 4 years ago

    The odd thing is, if you asked many of the gun enthusiasts and “conservatives” if they would take up arms to defend those in this country who cannot defend themselves they would say “hell yeah”. Ask them to wear a mask to protect the same people and listen to a torrent of twisted excuses. Simple answer? Ones macho, the other’s not.

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    shw123  almost 4 years ago

    My pappy is 88. He was born and lived in Portsmouth, VA until he was 13. He’s told me that the guvmint asked you to donate your old grease! Somebody would come through every now and then and collect it. Can you imagine the cryin’ and whinin’ that would go down now if some folks were asked by the guvmint to VOLUNTARILY do something like this as per the “Covid effort”? Unfortunately, you can… Here’s another thing thing my pap’s always told me: The definition of a conservative – person who’s against guvmint assistance until he needs some. I’ll stop.

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    Michael G.  almost 4 years ago

    Splendid artwork! Captured the 1940s perfectly.

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    mitchkeos Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Nailed it! Thanks, Tom.

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    tabby  almost 4 years ago

    My parents lived in a heavily bombed area of England during WW2. I’m kinda glad they aren’t alive to see what’s happening now.

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    ferddo  almost 4 years ago

    Nothing “inspires” citizens to volunteer for military service like how the Commander-In-Chief questions what’s in it for them? and calls them suckers and losers…

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    shamest Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Sounds about right. The truth be told there was some complaining about the rationing however most everyone did it and as the war progressed they did it. Of course, the difference was like him or not FDR led, and he reminded us it was about all of us. Which we are lacking today.

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    bxclent  Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    forget the war sacrifices -folks today couldn’t even handle the 70’s gas crisis

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    Craig Westlake  almost 4 years ago

    I feel every American should have the right to arm bears…

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    jjiimm  almost 4 years ago

    Their’s was the Greatest Generation and we are left with the spoiled and incompetent children and grandchildren. Never been tested until now by real crisis. Unwilling to step up or step down. Clinging with geriatric hands to positions of power. The first line of defense always “Its not fair… I am being cheated”.

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    Jody H. Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Hilarious Ruben!

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    jpozenel  almost 4 years ago

    Stranger than fiction.

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    GaryCooper  almost 4 years ago

    Ironing board accidents!

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    SteveHL  almost 4 years ago

    Politics aside, this is beautifully done.

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