These days I welcome corny "old people" jokes and middle school humor. I welcome smart-ass sarcastic, biting commentary that makes me wince while I snicker or snort to control the laugh if it's in a public setting. My family drilled into me that it's not polite to laugh at people in public settings unless they are clowns. This regime has so many clowns, so it's hard not to laugh in public and private spaces. I welcome anything that will make me chuckle, smile, guffaw or laugh so hard that tears and pee have to be cleaned up. I like the feelings that the endorphins that humor produces because they are better for me than the increased cortisol from the depression and anger that this regime also triggers.
Humor keeps me from looking at MAGA folks with hate in my heart which can destroy me physically, mentally and emotionally. I appreciate what good political cartoonists & humorists do more now than ever because humor is cheaper than therapy or drugs with less side effects (beyond purchasing more Kleenex & Depends). So you keep doing you Clay. I'll take groaning at dad jokes any day over moaning from pain and sadness. I'll keep laughing at fascists' outrage even though they are dangerous fools because they don't know to deal with people who have a sense of humor. Pity the fools, like Mr. T says.
Ah, remember the days when the RWNJ's were all claiming they were "canceled" when they were told it would cost over a million bucks in security to show up at Berkeley and they were told student organizations don't get to approve visiting lectures without administration feedback? And they were butt hurt and made millions claiming their rights were violated and were all over the place clutching pearls and with their crying towels? And everyone heard every word they wanted to say, but somehow they were silenced?
Now they actually get actual people cancelled from TV for saying the most factual things imaginable. They cannot show you what's offensive or untrue about what Kimmel said, so they just scream. How many fundraising emails has Trump sent over the death of Kirk? Forty, fifty, more? This has gotten past stupid, this is just the RW making stuff up to pretend to be outraged about. Are they that brainwashed?
Voting for the right is simply voting for fascist takeover and total control of everything.
How can anyone with a sense of humor and word play hate puns? I love puns, and I come from an extended family of people who love puns. Groucho Marx was my childhood role model. And that probably explains a lot about who I am today.
Anyway, even if you don't like writing them, you wrote them well. Good cartoon reflecting a not-too-funny state of the nation.
Puns AND “Dad jokes” [the kind Barack made and laughed at!], because my dad did and laughed harder than we groaned. He adored Mel Brooks among others so along with great music my sense of humor is like his!
My groan came with the toon on FB. My laugh was the roomba. Strange I know. Does yours know when to vacuum? I ask bc my spouse got one and it or they seem to sit v vacuum.
This is brilliant, Clay, and the pain in the pit of my stomach is awful. An article on the GAO and another “emergency” case to SCOTUS and all the killing of speech.
Kings: Charles looked like he wanted to crawl out of the room.
I did name him, but I forgot what it was. Without thinking, I usually call it "Robot," like this morning. I was making my daily time-lapse for YouTube with the voiceover, and Robot decided that was when it needed to play around my feet. So I was like, "Fuck off, Robot!"
But it came with an app where you adjust the settings. The only thing I've done by hand so far is put it together and empty the filter.
This is a tiny apartment, so I really don't need it, but I kinda love it.
Rename him/her/it. My newer one, that works with Alexa, is named Belvedere, but I don't remember why I picked that. I have an original Roomba Red, too, but his battery won't take a charge any longer - keep meaning to see if I can get a replacement battery for that model. I have one cat that hates Belvedere and hides and one that follows him around like she's inspecting his work (although I suspect she's really hoping he'll swoop up some crumbs in the whirling brushes and she'll be able to swipe them before he sucks them up).
Jesters are immune to regal wrath. Until, of course, they aren't. Sad.
An excellent summary of the situation the world finds it in. Thanks, MAGAts.
I applaud those that will struggle and fight. And keep the home fires burning. Readers and supporters of Clay will find themselves more welcome in Europe than they are in their homeland. Renew your passports ASAP. No Kings (18 October), but can come any day. Resist. Argue. Oppose. Let your freak flags fly. Get rid of the Tangerine Tyrant, his court of sycophants and fellow travelers. If not now, when? If not we, who? Think of the children. Think of and for yourselves.
I am devastated by Kimmel's suspension but Trump was gunning for him and this was just the excuse he needed. One more obfuscation so the Epstein case is pushed to the back.
To see the drawings in really big size, click the + to enlarge it, then click the download button at the top left of the page. That will open it in a separate window, hold down the ctrl key and roll the scroll wheel on the mouse and you can make it enormous. So big you have to use the window bars on the side to move around, and you can see JD Vance's nose hair. Yuck!
You get 14 Peezy points for finding JD's eyelashes and a special 40 Peezy points for spotting Mikhail. I gotta scroll back through to see if anyone else has spotted those.
Uh huh. I’ve felt guilty reading any that are allowed for free. It’s like watching PBS without a membership bc $35 a year gets you unlimited Passport viewing.
I wish Substack found a way for many who need to read and see to do so.
Agree. And for me to Keith Knight and Steve Brodner. I’m also overwhelmed by the numbers and I can’t manage that much reading (I comprehend better than with podcasts) each day and have any degree of sanity!
Register, Educate, Support, Protest and VOTE!!!
These days I welcome corny "old people" jokes and middle school humor. I welcome smart-ass sarcastic, biting commentary that makes me wince while I snicker or snort to control the laugh if it's in a public setting. My family drilled into me that it's not polite to laugh at people in public settings unless they are clowns. This regime has so many clowns, so it's hard not to laugh in public and private spaces. I welcome anything that will make me chuckle, smile, guffaw or laugh so hard that tears and pee have to be cleaned up. I like the feelings that the endorphins that humor produces because they are better for me than the increased cortisol from the depression and anger that this regime also triggers.
Humor keeps me from looking at MAGA folks with hate in my heart which can destroy me physically, mentally and emotionally. I appreciate what good political cartoonists & humorists do more now than ever because humor is cheaper than therapy or drugs with less side effects (beyond purchasing more Kleenex & Depends). So you keep doing you Clay. I'll take groaning at dad jokes any day over moaning from pain and sadness. I'll keep laughing at fascists' outrage even though they are dangerous fools because they don't know to deal with people who have a sense of humor. Pity the fools, like Mr. T says.
Ah, remember the days when the RWNJ's were all claiming they were "canceled" when they were told it would cost over a million bucks in security to show up at Berkeley and they were told student organizations don't get to approve visiting lectures without administration feedback? And they were butt hurt and made millions claiming their rights were violated and were all over the place clutching pearls and with their crying towels? And everyone heard every word they wanted to say, but somehow they were silenced?
Now they actually get actual people cancelled from TV for saying the most factual things imaginable. They cannot show you what's offensive or untrue about what Kimmel said, so they just scream. How many fundraising emails has Trump sent over the death of Kirk? Forty, fifty, more? This has gotten past stupid, this is just the RW making stuff up to pretend to be outraged about. Are they that brainwashed?
Voting for the right is simply voting for fascist takeover and total control of everything.
How can anyone with a sense of humor and word play hate puns? I love puns, and I come from an extended family of people who love puns. Groucho Marx was my childhood role model. And that probably explains a lot about who I am today.
Anyway, even if you don't like writing them, you wrote them well. Good cartoon reflecting a not-too-funny state of the nation.
Puns AND “Dad jokes” [the kind Barack made and laughed at!], because my dad did and laughed harder than we groaned. He adored Mel Brooks among others so along with great music my sense of humor is like his!
I do like dad jokes. The worst, the better.
More then please. It’s only Sept.
Loved the toons...especially tier 3 where the real witch flies over...the most evil, vindictive, horrible witch ever. Excellent blog.
My groan came with the toon on FB. My laugh was the roomba. Strange I know. Does yours know when to vacuum? I ask bc my spouse got one and it or they seem to sit v vacuum.
This is brilliant, Clay, and the pain in the pit of my stomach is awful. An article on the GAO and another “emergency” case to SCOTUS and all the killing of speech.
Kings: Charles looked like he wanted to crawl out of the room.
It’s a cheaper Roomba, and he has a schedule. I think he hates me.
Really?? A schedule? He? Name?
I did name him, but I forgot what it was. Without thinking, I usually call it "Robot," like this morning. I was making my daily time-lapse for YouTube with the voiceover, and Robot decided that was when it needed to play around my feet. So I was like, "Fuck off, Robot!"
But it came with an app where you adjust the settings. The only thing I've done by hand so far is put it together and empty the filter.
This is a tiny apartment, so I really don't need it, but I kinda love it.
Rename him/her/it. My newer one, that works with Alexa, is named Belvedere, but I don't remember why I picked that. I have an original Roomba Red, too, but his battery won't take a charge any longer - keep meaning to see if I can get a replacement battery for that model. I have one cat that hates Belvedere and hides and one that follows him around like she's inspecting his work (although I suspect she's really hoping he'll swoop up some crumbs in the whirling brushes and she'll be able to swipe them before he sucks them up).
Such affection .. like a pet that literally cleans up after itself.
The Roomba, soon to be another regular character in ClayToonz. 😁
He might show up.
So hope!!
You are so right. Jesters worked in courts telling the truth to the king. Not going to happen with King47.
Jesters are immune to regal wrath. Until, of course, they aren't. Sad.
An excellent summary of the situation the world finds it in. Thanks, MAGAts.
I applaud those that will struggle and fight. And keep the home fires burning. Readers and supporters of Clay will find themselves more welcome in Europe than they are in their homeland. Renew your passports ASAP. No Kings (18 October), but can come any day. Resist. Argue. Oppose. Let your freak flags fly. Get rid of the Tangerine Tyrant, his court of sycophants and fellow travelers. If not now, when? If not we, who? Think of the children. Think of and for yourselves.
Always a great toon with The Beach Boys in the background. Or road trip. Or pulling crap gutter guards and replacing them, 75 times.
This cartoon was exactly what I needed today.
I am devastated by Kimmel's suspension but Trump was gunning for him and this was just the excuse he needed. One more obfuscation so the Epstein case is pushed to the back.
What’s on Goldie’s bowl? I can’t read it.
"Take my borscht, please"
To see the drawings in really big size, click the + to enlarge it, then click the download button at the top left of the page. That will open it in a separate window, hold down the ctrl key and roll the scroll wheel on the mouse and you can make it enormous. So big you have to use the window bars on the side to move around, and you can see JD Vance's nose hair. Yuck!
I zoomed in. It does say BORSCHT. And zooming in reminded me to compliment SeaMore's tres chic beret and cig for his role in the first panel. 😊
My mom’s cold borscht recipe is THE best! Now I want a bowl!
I have never had borscht.
Love dad jokes and my favorite cartoon is the Stalin one. The look of joy on the comedian's face as he lands the punchline, even though he is falling.
You had me, Uncle, until the Nickelback comment, lol, otherwise, great blog!
I'll give you 20 Peezy points.
You get 14 Peezy points for finding JD's eyelashes and a special 40 Peezy points for spotting Mikhail. I gotta scroll back through to see if anyone else has spotted those.
Uh huh. I’ve felt guilty reading any that are allowed for free. It’s like watching PBS without a membership bc $35 a year gets you unlimited Passport viewing.
I wish Substack found a way for many who need to read and see to do so.
I know where you are coming from, as I, too, have a limited amount of funds. So I pick and choose carefully. But Clay is one of my favorites.
Agree. And for me to Keith Knight and Steve Brodner. I’m also overwhelmed by the numbers and I can’t manage that much reading (I comprehend better than with podcasts) each day and have any degree of sanity!
Agree about the sources. Reliability and trustworthy matter far more now.