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1. 

   drwatson said, 29 days ago

   How did Mutt end up there?!

2. 

   Gweedo Murray said, 29 days ago

   As a punchline setter-upper, Mutt goes where’s he’s needed.

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   Susan001 said, 29 days ago

   Hmmm, apparently De Beaumont believes Italians are squatters.
   I wonder if he also believes they are all Mafiosi as well.

4. 

   bmwk12ltc said, 29 days ago

   Or your way to sensitive Susan001. My wife’s Italian and she doesn’t take this joke personally.

5. 

   drewhollan said, 29 days ago

   Why don’t you go find another newer empty house with a good roof and move?

6. 

   dkram said, 29 days ago

   Better yet, fix the roof.

   \\//_

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   SidSnomann said, 28 days ago

   De Beaumont doesn’t think anything. He did not draw this comic (ever).

   Looks like the recycle has finally started over again. I remember this one. It wasn’t that funny the first time I read it.

8. 

   Ron said, 28 days ago

   This cartoon is more appropriate for today’s times that you might imagine.

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   Deborah Reyes said, 28 days ago

   Some cities first began experimenting with rent control laws between 1919 and 1924. However, the use of rent controls did not become widespread until the period following World War II, when housing was scarce for nearly everyone. The Rent Stabilization Act was passed in 1969. Many communities which were once governed by rent control laws have since repealed those laws via referendum.

   Since the cartoon appears to be using one character who appears to be Italian, I would guess that this COULD have been penned BEFORE World War II. In the midst of World War II and for a number of years following - characters with German, Italian and/or Japanese backgrounds pretty much disappeared from most U.S.media - except when they were the “bad guys” - because of the animosity created by the fact that the U.S. was at war with Germany, Italy and Japan.

   However, this particular cartoon could ALSO have been originally penned after about 1949. By that time, cooler heads had begun to prevail and a growing majority of Americans were able to admit that there WERE families of German, Italian and Japanese heritage who HAD been in the U.S. PRIOR to the war and who were sincere and patriotic U.S. citizens whose contributions to their communities had been beneficial all around. From the style of the renter’s clothes, I would be inclined to believe that the cartoon was not drawn much later than 1949.

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    catman5169 said, 28 days ago

    Reminds me of the man who complained because his roof leaked when it rained. He was asked why he didn’t fix it when the sun was shining…he replied it didn’t leak then….

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    cholldekkgher stenst... said, 28 days ago

    What is stopping you???
    Move your arse the heck out
    And quit complaining!

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    Susan001 said, 28 days ago

    bmwk12ltc, your wife is a gem.
    Unfortunately, others don’t feel the way she does. Why else would there be protests from Italians about being depicted as gangsters?

13. 

    OldHipster said, 28 days ago

    Settle down dude! Here, smoke a fattie, get cool, and you’ll forget about whatever problem ya have!

    Ya know?

    Can ya dig it?

14. 

    SherlockWatson said, 28 days ago

    Susan001: What makes you think he’s Italian? All I see is someone with bad grammar, which could just mean he’s from the South (and before anyone gets in a huff, I’m from Virginia).