What I enjoy the most with this comic is that one can enjoy it pretty much without ever knowing anything about the current topic, in this case “prop 8”. I could probably google it, but I’m happy with the current state of my ignorance.
margueritem - I don’t think he’s an office geek. I think he’s a Mormon missionary. Hard to tell whether that’s a name tag or a pocket protector, though.
I love the peaceful, sensible protesting the anti-prop 8 groups present (/sarcasm). Death threats, beating up 89 year old women, vandalism of supporters vehicles, property, and signage. Free speech for them but not for us, right?
Machtyn, there are plenty of silly, stupid and violent people on both sides of any question. If there weren’t, we wouldn’t need laws (or religion, either). sigh
Unfortunately, some people are convinced by now that violence is the only means left, because they tried legal and peaceful methods for years, and apparently are right back where they started. Personally, I don’t think they’re right, and slow but steady progress has been made (sometimes 3 steps forward and 2 steps back, and then take it to court and lose the third step), but I’ve been an activist since I got out of the Marines back in the 1970’s and by now I pretty much understand how some of them feel.
I still wonder whether civil rights get granted more quickly with or without violent protest. Violence causes resentment and results in an unwillingness to listen to the other side, while nonviolent protest seems to allow the opposition to feel that they can safely ignore the issue without adverse consequence.
Oscar Wilde…playwright, author, pundit, wit. Man about town and dandy. Imprisoned in Reading Gaol for homosexual behavior with the son of a nobleman. Best known for The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
runar, surely there could be no confusion about Oscar’s character, except possibly within the ranks of Wahhabi Islam and the FLDS, and I kinda doubt they read this strip.
Heavenly, you didn’t mention that “Bosie” is the “son of the nobleman” in question, and that he ratted out on Oscar after taking him for about everything he was worth.
margueritem over 15 years ago
He makes a rather handsome office geek.
runar over 15 years ago
Don’t forget: “There is only one thing in the world worse than being recognized, and that is not being recognized.”
c00k13m0n5t3r over 15 years ago
What I enjoy the most with this comic is that one can enjoy it pretty much without ever knowing anything about the current topic, in this case “prop 8”. I could probably google it, but I’m happy with the current state of my ignorance.
Nipponkid over 15 years ago
Marg did you seem my final comment from yesterdays NAQV?
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
margueritem - I don’t think he’s an office geek. I think he’s a Mormon missionary. Hard to tell whether that’s a name tag or a pocket protector, though.
Machtyn over 15 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ZvPR09N4Q http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,450884,00.html
I love the peaceful, sensible protesting the anti-prop 8 groups present (/sarcasm). Death threats, beating up 89 year old women, vandalism of supporters vehicles, property, and signage. Free speech for them but not for us, right?
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
Machtyn, there are plenty of silly, stupid and violent people on both sides of any question. If there weren’t, we wouldn’t need laws (or religion, either). sigh
Unfortunately, some people are convinced by now that violence is the only means left, because they tried legal and peaceful methods for years, and apparently are right back where they started. Personally, I don’t think they’re right, and slow but steady progress has been made (sometimes 3 steps forward and 2 steps back, and then take it to court and lose the third step), but I’ve been an activist since I got out of the Marines back in the 1970’s and by now I pretty much understand how some of them feel.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Nipponkid says:
Marg did you seem my final comment from yesterdays NAQV?
Yes, I did.
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
I still wonder whether civil rights get granted more quickly with or without violent protest. Violence causes resentment and results in an unwillingness to listen to the other side, while nonviolent protest seems to allow the opposition to feel that they can safely ignore the issue without adverse consequence.
runar over 15 years ago
It seems pretty obvious that some people here are unaware of who the wild man in the tie is.
Heavenly over 15 years ago
Nice pun.
Oscar Wilde…playwright, author, pundit, wit. Man about town and dandy. Imprisoned in Reading Gaol for homosexual behavior with the son of a nobleman. Best known for The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
cadgyod over 15 years ago
I wonder just what it is Oscar has in mind.
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
runar, surely there could be no confusion about Oscar’s character, except possibly within the ranks of Wahhabi Islam and the FLDS, and I kinda doubt they read this strip.
Heavenly, you didn’t mention that “Bosie” is the “son of the nobleman” in question, and that he ratted out on Oscar after taking him for about everything he was worth.
Heavenly over 15 years ago
I didn’t mention a lot of things about Mr. Wilde. It was a brief description and a note as to why HE is pertinent in this particular strip.
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
I figured some folks would get confused by the “Bosie” reference in the first frame if they didn’t know who Oscar was in the first place.
usuksoapfan over 15 years ago
All that’s missing is his bicycle and helmut.