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   Bargrove said, about 1 month ago

   Very clever, but we SAW that one coming

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   bald 716 said, about 1 month ago

   adam is really sharp today….
   i’m surprised he knew which part of the hammer to hold

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   pschearer said, about 1 month ago

   Google indicates the quote is from Einstein. I wander who he was living for when he discovered the interchangeability of matter and energy.

   This sentiment is just a platitude used to spread the notion that your life belongs to anyone but yourself. Why expect more from a pacifist German socialist?

   Armand Hammer, for those who don’t go back that far, was a socialist American business executive (go figure!) whose pro-Communist beliefs and history of selling goods to the early Soviet government made him the favorite capitalist running dog of the Kremlin for decades and a convenient go-between during the Cold War. Maybe he didn’t say that quote, but the hypocritical old Commie would probably have agreed. (Interesting details in Wikipedia, including his time in Sing-Sing.)

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   Doctor Toon said, about 1 month ago

   Think I’ll be glad when this week is over.
   Even though it’s bringing out the best in most people, it seems to be bringing out the worst in others.

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   Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

   Don’t tell me Armand Hammer is the same Arm and Hammer as on the box of baking soda! I always thought that was a weird name.

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   Ji2m said, about 1 month ago

   Wow, the administration is really getting the propaganda machine revved up.

   I have nothing against volunteering for a good cause. I’ve volunteered for causes/charities that are important to me.

   I don’t have anything against promoting volunteerism in the media. Media outlets can bring a worthy cause to the attention of a lot of people.

   However, it gives me an uneasy feeling when a government coordinates the message. This is especially true when the National Endowment for the Arts is used as a carrot for compliance.

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   ♠Lonewolf♠ said, about 1 month ago

   And Craftsman is a line of tools. So……….
   The strip guys, the strip! Laugh, Ha-ha!!

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   drewhollan said, about 1 month ago

   Dr. Hammer was CEO of Occidental Petroleum.

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   dante.deangelo said, about 1 month ago

   It bothers me that people have a hard time seeing the good in volunteering. That said, I also agree that this message feels a bit ‘agendized’ and loses a bit of its steam because of it.

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    Trucker Ron said, about 1 month ago

    The only thing that bothers me about this week is the unspoken assumption that we common folks aren’t volunteering so the politicos who never volunteer (unless there’s a photo op!) think they have to tell us to do it.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, about 1 month ago

    There is no connection between Armand Hammer and Church & Dwight Company’s “Arm and Hammer” products.

    If you have a box of Arm and Hammer Baking Soda, the website address is on the side of the box.

    There are people who will participate in running marathons and walk-a-thons to raise money for charity organizations; but, they won’t do actual volunteer work for those same organizations.

    In my opinion, those folks should get people to donate money directly to the organization while those folks do actual volunteer work.

    The organizations do need the money; but, they need volunteers, too.

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    Susan001 said, about 1 month ago

    Joe, it has been my experience that once you give money to a charity, it just keeps hounding you for more and more. Yes, these organizations do need money, but there are an awful lot of individuals (and families) who are struggling just to make ends meet. The last thing they need is a guilt trip about not donationg.
    Volunteerism–on the other hand–is an expenditure of time and energy, and in the long run, far more satisfying than just writing a check. Unfortunately, many Americans today grew up as the “me” generation, and they have instilled their narrow, self-serving values on to their children. That’s why so many schools make community service a requirement for graduation. And that’s also why the government feels forced to exhort individuals to do volunteer work.

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    whitet3260 said, about 1 month ago

    Please keep political agenda out of the comics.

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    Doctor Toon said, about 1 month ago

    whitet3260 - I agree with you
    Too many people use these forums to advance their own political agenda.
    The common term for them is Troll.
    There is another kind of Troll that has invaded these forums.
    Someone seems to think we are all so stupid that we need to be educated
    I’m sick of politics and I’ve never been able to stand a know-it-all.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, about 1 month ago

    Many people who claim that they cannot stand a person whom they think is a know-it-all are those who don’t want to meet someone who knows more than them.

    Doctor StrangeToon probably bullied those who knew more than he did when he was in school.

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    Iphelia said, about 1 month ago

    “The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” -Bertram Russell

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    crunkbot said, about 1 month ago

    @Whitetey:

    Please keep your political agenda out of the comment sections.

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    armand.bastionairre said, about 1 month ago

    Hello, my name is Armand Bastionairre. And volunteering saved my life.

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    grim509 said, about 1 month ago

    “you can never pay back to society, you can only pay forward” the great Ohio State University Football coach Woody Hayes who encouraged all of his players to volunteer as much as possible, for if they became huge successes, they could never possibly correctly pay back those who got them there…

    Volunteering is in no way political. I would only consider it political if they had them volunteering for ACORN or the NRA…

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    Ushindi said, about 1 month ago

    Look out, Doc Toon, you big bully - you have aroused the wrath of JAD!…..LOL

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    Doctor Toon said, about 1 month ago

    Ushindi - Should I point out that I just can’t stand to be around boring people.
    I would get up and move at McDonalds if some boring old fart started rambling on about anything that popped into his head.
    Can’t escape them here.

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    camelsamba2 said, about 1 month ago

    In response to Ji2M’s (troll?) comment: Go here to see the connection between the comics and the volunteering theme
    http://www.handsonnetwork.org/comics

    and here are their sponsors: all corporate, no sign of the NEA:
    http://www.handsonnetwork.org/sponsors

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    Edward Lipsett said, about 1 month ago

    LoneWerewolf has it right… keep the comments offlist, keep the laughter here.
    If I come here to find arguments and no smiles, what exactly if the point of coming here?
    If even a werewolf believes laughter is a better way to start the day than snarls, surely you can, too?