The City by John Backderf
- October 21, 2009
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With its tortured perspective, gritty realism, and outlandish urban humor, Derf’s The City has kept an outsider’s beat on current events, trends and out-there aspects of contemporary culture since 1990. Whether depicting the coarse insanity of modern urban life or the ultra-clean realm of the feature’s only recurring character - White Middle Class Suburban Man - Derf uses dissonant humor to speak up for what he calls "the common schlub."
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MisngNOLA
said,
about 1 month ago
It had to be done.
Michle
said,
about 1 month ago
Interesting. I was walking down the street with my little dog and a bitter young man in a wheel chair almost ran us down. REALLY!! He was motoring down the street, quietly at a really fast speed. He laughed out loud. It was definitely intentional. My compassion somehow got tamped down by my outrage.
Chikuku
said,
about 1 month ago
OK, so a guy in a wheelchair can be a bully and a jerk. No excuse for anyone else to be one too.
nighthawks
said,
about 1 month ago
true enough, being disabled does not certify one as being nice , polite, and charitable ….
in fact, I would be not be surprised that , due to their unfortunate lot in life, more of these folks are not bitter and resentful at people who probably take their normality for granted…
not much of a point for a cartoon, true or not
Derf is at his best when he points out the absurdity of certain folks in politics
donaldo said, about 1 month ago
there goes a brand-new 7-dollar, 1.000 calories latte-mocca-frappucino
cabrobst said, 28 days ago
So should insurance companies be allowed to cancel the coverage of people in wheelchairs when they become too expensive so that they die? They do that.
Lewreader, you are confusing being fault as the speeder with being without life saving services as in the disabled person. The Insurance company took his money when he was well and gave nothing back. He becomes disabled, the company should fulfill their contract. And the company in question made HUGE profits.
Lewreader
said,
23 days ago
Cabrobst. When you rack up a few speeding tickets and a Reckless the insurance company puts you in a risk pool at a higher cost to protect other customers. Add on a DUI and a hit and run and they drop you because the pool can no longer afford you.
The same company issues health insurance..
fredbuhl said, 22 days ago
How many points does he get for that?
3hourtour said, 21 days ago
…ummm…