Noose Humor -- Too Soon?
Given the recent spike in anti-noose sentiment due to the Jena Six incident (not that there's really a pro-noose lobby, though the War on Nooses did impact a few Halloween displays this year), I was a little surprised to see a noose-themed joke in today's Loose Parts comic, excerpted here:
"You and that fool knittin'! I've said for 30 years, what could you possibly knit that will do any good?"
It's kind of a lame joke, and it's bound to raise the ire of a vociferous, rabble-rousing, and disproportionately powerful minority.
I am, of course, talking about the "kn-word": knitters.
In other comic news, today's Pearls Before Swine features yet another blog-theme -- Goat is prevailing on his blog's readers (and it's good to see he's apparently building his audience) to not be petty when posting comments to his blog:
You can guess what the joke in the third panel is.
"You and that fool knittin'! I've said for 30 years, what could you possibly knit that will do any good?"
It's kind of a lame joke, and it's bound to raise the ire of a vociferous, rabble-rousing, and disproportionately powerful minority.
I am, of course, talking about the "kn-word": knitters.
In other comic news, today's Pearls Before Swine features yet another blog-theme -- Goat is prevailing on his blog's readers (and it's good to see he's apparently building his audience) to not be petty when posting comments to his blog:
You can guess what the joke in the third panel is.
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posted by Joelogon at
11/09/2007
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2 Comments:
LOL to both. (Even if there was a publicized hanging within the past month in the "burbs.")
See, that's what I forgot to do today, read the comics! Of course, now I have more insight first.
By
Robin, At
11/09/2007 4:40 PM
Talking pork offends me, Joe. I demand an immediate take-down or... umm... well...
Seriously, man. I got nothing. Perhaps you could post a picture of your shoes so I could pick on those.
Anyway, as for the first comic, that cracks me up in all kinds of nostalgic ways. My grandmother taught me how to tie a noose when I was about ten. And yes. It was for Halloween.
What? You didn't think I was just born this weird, did you?
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Dan, At
11/09/2007 5:26 PM
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