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Comments (14)
Mein Führer, I need a "free" power chair at no cost to ME.
Posted by Terwiliger | October 5, 2012 7:33 AM
Posted on October 5, 2012 07:33
Dredd? is that you?
Posted by Johnny Logan | October 5, 2012 9:12 AM
Posted on October 5, 2012 09:12
ATTENTION!
Beatings will continue until morale improves!
THAT IS ALL!
Posted by GarandFan | October 5, 2012 12:13 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 12:13
I'm already scared to death about the damn statists. Then I get up this morning just in time to see Obama spewing on the TV with a bunch of Obama-tards screaming behind him. Now I log on and see this. Is this Black Friday or something?
Posted by Cowboy | October 5, 2012 12:33 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 12:33
I think it captures the conflict well -- the warm fuzziness of the title's words is in contrast to the cold illustration. It represents the blind hope of a beneficent tyrant in contrast to the truth.
Though perhaps the SWAT/soldier should be facing the guy.
Or perhaps the guy's arms should be swung wide open, aiming to embrace a soldier covered in spikes standing in front of him.
Posted by Zeroth | October 5, 2012 1:22 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 13:22
N. DOCTOR EHNETID, or...
Posted by T | October 5, 2012 3:25 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 15:25
1984
Posted by Yo Menashe | October 5, 2012 4:10 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 16:10
Ok, I give up, T. Is it an anagram related to Dr. Strangelove?
Posted by Zeroth | October 5, 2012 6:00 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 18:00
Z:
No anagram. I'm not that complicated. It's just word play, & it looks like it was a whiff. Anyway:
Since this is a textbook cover & John changed "bomb" to "state," I thought it only proper to have a new doctor of Prussian edumucation.
The new doctor's name is a phonic. Read it fast with no breaks.
N. Doctor Ehnetid
IN-DOCToR-INATED
Indoctrinated
Just something silly that popped in my head.
Posted by T again | October 5, 2012 11:16 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 23:16
BTW--Cool cover.
Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 11:19 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 23:19
Not whiff at all, T -- I like it now that you explained it!
Why my brain jumped to anagrams, I don't know. Next was going to be AES ciphers. Then sounding it out. :)
Posted by Zeroth | October 5, 2012 11:32 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 23:32
HEY GANG
I had fun playing with a few concepts: movie reference, graffiti look, "1984" reference...
Mostly, I enjoyed toying with the idea that a farcical social studies text book would inspire ridiculous "civic lessons" on obedience, conformity and the eternal joy of Big Brother's Love.
Think Swift's "A Modest Proposal"... though it's more about putting a smiley face on statism.
Posted by John Cox | October 5, 2012 11:55 PM
Posted on October 5, 2012 23:55
IMO We shouldn't even be discussing this piece,nothing against John. It's a sign of the times and he's all over it. But, No...Yo said it all in four numbers.
Posted by Cowboy | October 6, 2012 12:24 AM
Posted on October 6, 2012 00:24
Definitely a sign of the times, given the current administrations use of NewSpeak.
Posted by GarandFan | October 6, 2012 10:25 AM
Posted on October 6, 2012 10:25