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Mr. Lang's "Commencement" speech wasn't well-covered by the MSM.
Posted by GarandFan | June 5, 2011 5:23 PM
Posted on June 5, 2011 17:23
You are of course referring to... Lana Lang's father?
I see what might be a loop, but I'm so far outside of it, it looks like a dot.
Posted by Zeroth | June 5, 2011 8:11 PM
Posted on June 5, 2011 20:11
I've been surfing for 20 minutes, & nothing comes up for an unemployed "Lang" who isn't fictional (& long dead) except Brian Lang (idjit Interwebs sports handicapper).
After all that surfing, I've concluded that this cartoon is simply about a paradigm shift in how job searches have changed since Al Gore's invention caught on--& the name "Lang" is coincidental.
I hate having to work so hard to understand a subtle joke.
An equally valid question would have been, "How long has it been since you had to look for a job, Mr. Lang?"--as I find many older, formerly entrenched executives to be out of the loop (in more ways than one) & highly technically challenged.
They remind me of the scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Brooks Hatlen was paroled as a senior citizen after spending his entire adult life in prison, & he can't cope with how much the outside world has changed.
So--this is John's take on how a PHB deals with the world when he's forced to leave his insular office/cocoon. Am I right, or did I miss something?
Posted by Terwiliger | June 6, 2011 12:21 AM
Posted on June 6, 2011 00:21
HEY T AND ALL
The surname "Lang" is short and very random. The toon is a mere comment on one boy's summer break is another's endless search for meaning.
Posted by John Cox | June 6, 2011 1:12 AM
Posted on June 6, 2011 01:12
Thanks, T. G threw me off but I feel more confident in my ignorance now. :)
Get busy living or get busy dying. Easy peasy japanesey.
Posted by Zeroth | June 6, 2011 1:13 AM
Posted on June 6, 2011 01:13
Wow, deep perspectives on life, John. Good explanation.
Posted by Zeroth | June 6, 2011 1:15 AM
Posted on June 6, 2011 01:15
Also, he makes paper resumes at Kinko's... last time he worked was surely back in another era!
Posted by Bart | June 6, 2011 2:56 PM
Posted on June 6, 2011 14:56
"another's endless search for meaning"
wow... deep stuff... so subtle I completely missed it.
Posted by Dr. Bob | June 6, 2011 11:23 PM
Posted on June 6, 2011 23:23
HEY BART
PAPER!! That's a big clue for guessing my last foray into employee-hood.
Posted by John Cox | June 7, 2011 12:12 AM
Posted on June 7, 2011 00:12
Wow. It's pretty bad when you (& by that, I mean "I") don't even get half of the joke...
...but I feel a little bit of relief that I was on track with the Kinkos/paper resume thing.
Like K the Z, I was kind of thrown off by the focus on the guy's last name...
...but now that JOHN has explained it, I like it.
Posted by Terwiliger | June 7, 2011 1:31 AM
Posted on June 7, 2011 01:31
Amazing the perspective one gets when you alter the point of view.
Cannibals!
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Posted on June 8, 2011 03:47
Amazing the perspective one gets when you alter the point of view.
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Posted on June 12, 2011 23:25
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Posted on June 13, 2011 14:14
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