Art holds a mirror up to Nature. The Buckets come along, turn the mirror on Art and say, “Look how goofy you’re acting. Now get to work, Art. Your kids need an Xbox 360.”
The Buckets comic strip isn’t a parody of family life. Parodies are filled with hearts and rainbows or enraged tirades and dramatic confrontation. The Buckets, though? Nope. Real life, baby. It’s funny because it’s on a page and not in your house at the moment. Next week, when it’s happening to you, you’ll thank us for reminding you that it’s supposed to be funny.
Greg Cravens looks in the mirror and see not himself, but all of us. And then he draws up the silly, grand, goofy, thrilling, utterly human things we do and calls it The Buckets.
© Greg Cravens - All Rights Reserved.
Broom Hilda by Russell Myers
Buni by Ryan Pagelow
Comments (18) (Please sign in to comment)
simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
With multiparty system, sometimes some minor 5% of the vote party is needed by others just to get a majority.
Not that our system is much better.
Pacopuddy said, 6 months ago
Here in the UK, two gang up and bully the most popular party. There’s one which is a fickle, sort of ‘floating’ party that supports whichever of the other two will give it the most presents. It threatens allegiance changes frequently, and it is something of a bully, despite being tiny and universally loathed, and constantly throws hissy fits if it doesn’t get its own way.
I don’t normally condone violence, but I think it would do this party good to have its head put down the toilet,
ODDBALL
said, 6 months ago
Party? Did someone say party?
When? where?
Let’s all get naked and have a good time.
Linda Dean
said, 6 months ago
@ODDBALL
I’m with you Oddballl, lets party!!
chefcass said, 6 months ago
I always hated being in a restaurant and asked “Party of one??”, oh yeah. Twee! :-}~
Greg Cravens
said, 6 months ago
Oddball’s new avatar is a fine, fine thing. Hey, look up at the headline banner! It’s now an ad for a wonderful gift book! I gave one to the happy couple at a baby shower the other day. I consider it a book full of fair warning… the perfect baby shower gift. Or Christmas. There are gifts then, right?
Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? )
said, 6 months ago
It’s all we can afford.
Doctor Toon said, 6 months ago
I’ve been a proud supporter of the All Night Party ever since they nominated Howard the Duck as their presidential candidate back in 1976
david_42 said, 6 months ago
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Sir Winston Churchill
Allan said, 6 months ago
We have, up north, been known to have 3 or 4 ‘major’ parties and 3 or 4 “minor” parties. Having worked as “Deputy Returning Officer” (aka I’m the boss of a single poll) and an Area Manager (I’m in charge of 5-9 DRO’s) I’ve seen ballots with as few as 3 candidates, and as many as 7 candidates… and each ballot is manually counted at the end of the night.
Some of our larger parties are…
Liberal, Conservative, Democratic, (the big three), and
Green (enviro), Rino, and Marijuana.
Yes, the Marijuana Party.
We do have Communist Party, and others … see below for a good listing of our parties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Canada
Perkycat said, 6 months ago
Yes, we must consider the feelings of the parties.
Pacopuddy said, 6 months ago
@Allan
We have a Monster Raving Loony Party (or possibly a Raving Monster Loony Party), but sadly it doesn’t put up candidates in every borough.
In Hartlepool a few years ago they elected a man in a monkey suit (anyone who knows Hartlepool, knows there is a history to this).
Number Three said, 6 months ago
I love Toby’s ‘Hmmm… That’s interesting’ look in the Last Panel.
LOL xxx
Comic Minister said, 6 months ago
I see.
ODDBALL
said, 6 months ago
@Greg Cravens
I’m glad you like it.