MeGoNow – Yes, watching sports on TV was my other take on this, too. (But the thought of Mark drawing his mother-in-law like this was just so hilarious… although probably more unlikely.)
I found the comments to this cartoon interesting. Only Mark knows the specific reference he’s making, but I took this cartoon not as a reference to sports but to going to church.It works either way. Just found it interesting that people went right the the sports interpretation…most likely due to the reference of the “afternoon”. Then again, in this society of people who are not going to church, but are kneeling to the sports gods, it would make sense that people gravitate towards that interpretation.
DanReynolds: We are a long way from dinner on the grounds so few churches have Sunday afternoon events. Sports are the “deity” considered: Texas football, Indiana basketball, etc.
Some folks spend a chunk of their weekends doing more than passively staring at their idol of choice and quaffing its spokesperson’s litany of myth and dogma. Instead, they actively participate in meditation and philosophical discussion centered on the meaning of life and focused on the virtues of goodwill, compassion, and unconditional service to their fellow beings. Sadly, regardless of the emblem atop their gathering place, nearly all such meetings are heavily diluted with masses of passive quaffers, but the enlightened ones in the minority continue undeterred. They do get a bit annoying, though, because most are too self-actualized to hate Mondays like everyone else.
jnik23260 about 9 years ago
????
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 9 years ago
I always wondered what her name was …………
Arianne about 9 years ago
Could it be that someone’s getting tired of visiting the in-laws on Sunday?
MeGoNow Premium Member about 9 years ago
Primitive ESPN?
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
Alright then…
Arianne about 9 years ago
MeGoNow – Yes, watching sports on TV was my other take on this, too. (But the thought of Mark drawing his mother-in-law like this was just so hilarious… although probably more unlikely.)
stamps about 9 years ago
They really put their hearts into it.
DanReynolds about 9 years ago
I found the comments to this cartoon interesting. Only Mark knows the specific reference he’s making, but I took this cartoon not as a reference to sports but to going to church.It works either way. Just found it interesting that people went right the the sports interpretation…most likely due to the reference of the “afternoon”. Then again, in this society of people who are not going to church, but are kneeling to the sports gods, it would make sense that people gravitate towards that interpretation.
Mark Parisi creator about 9 years ago
You nailed it.
hippogriff about 9 years ago
DanReynolds: We are a long way from dinner on the grounds so few churches have Sunday afternoon events. Sports are the “deity” considered: Texas football, Indiana basketball, etc.
Seeker149 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Some folks spend a chunk of their weekends doing more than passively staring at their idol of choice and quaffing its spokesperson’s litany of myth and dogma. Instead, they actively participate in meditation and philosophical discussion centered on the meaning of life and focused on the virtues of goodwill, compassion, and unconditional service to their fellow beings. Sadly, regardless of the emblem atop their gathering place, nearly all such meetings are heavily diluted with masses of passive quaffers, but the enlightened ones in the minority continue undeterred. They do get a bit annoying, though, because most are too self-actualized to hate Mondays like everyone else.