Sunday Funnies/Holy Crap, Baby

RIM co-founder Jim Balsille continues to go after the Phoenix NHL franchise like a pit bull gnawing on the postman's leg. A couple of editorial cartoonists rewarded him for his efforts in their cartoons last week.

Guitar inventor and multi-track innovator Les Paul passed away late last week at the age of 94. Several editorial cartoonists took time to mark the occasion.

But my favourite cartoon appeard too late to be included in last week's collection. The subject was the story about Twitter getting hacked and the subsequent DOS and it had my wife in stitches because art, it seems, imitates life...

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Hey, ettarose is giving me crap! Yep, I've now won her Craption turd thingy a second time! Cool. And, your not gonna believe this. I know I couldn't. I've also won the Humor Bloggers Dot Com Guess The Baby Blogger Contest, also run by ettarose last week. Man she's one busy lady. Boy my right sidebar's getting a bit crowded over there! Thanks for these awesome awards, etta. Go to ettarose's excellent site to see both these stories.

Comments

Donnie said…

The first one about Twitter IS good! I see why your wife had a laugh. I like the last one of Les P. and Jeez too. Who knows? Maybe Jesus is indeed a superstar?!

16 August 2009 at 10:07

http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.com said…

RIP Les Paul... he had a good run and a good riff.

16 August 2009 at 11:46

nipsy said…

,,!,, -__- ,,!,,

Rock on Les Paul, rock on. I was lucky enough to see some of the originals at the R&R Hall of Fame last year..what a run..

Love the funnies this week.

16 August 2009 at 17:15

Winky Twinky said…

RIP Less Paul.... You should be proud of that long side bar, you earned them all...

16 August 2009 at 19:40

nonamedufus said…

Don: The twitter one IS good isn't it.

CatLady: Indeed - an amazing guy.

nips: Wow, lucky you!

Winky: Thanks, you're very kind.

16 August 2009 at 21:25

Phillipia said…

Good cartoons.
Congrats on the awards:)

16 August 2009 at 23:09

nonamedufus said…

Phillipia: Thanks on both counts.

17 August 2009 at 09:23

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