Taken to its extreme, it’s called “Black Propaganda” – taking the side of your opponent and making their position look ridiculous. I do it very often and some people think I am serious.
I keep forgetting that about 40% of the population is gullible and incapable of critical thinking.
Sadly, those who seek to control others seek to control language as part of thier strategy. With the systematic blacklisting of certain ideas, thoughts and comic performances, we move closer to tyranny.
Now ask yourself, which ideologic group is shutting down speech, shouting down speakers and artists and seeking to make some words and speech illegal? Which ideologic group is labelling some thoughts and speech as “hate speech”?
Now ask yourself, would you trust such people to control YOUR life?
The only people who take comedy seriously are people who should probably not be watching comedy in the first place. Ironically, they are the ones who need it the most. Chill people. Laugh now then leave it at the door on the way out.
Am I the only one who hates the over use of UTILIZE? Just say USE. Using polysyllabic words, over monosyllabic words, just to sound smart, is sooo stoopid.
All things considered the Democrat do nothing but make false accusations and obstruct house has convinced me that I will never vote for another democrat.
After reading all the political hyperbole in today’s comments I am more than ever convinced Wiley was directing this strip at GoComics commenters, and not politicians at all…!
jessie d. about 5 years ago
sounds like the new Republican dodge/defense for Trump.
Watcher about 5 years ago
Aren’t you supposed to be waving your hands around and mouthy off quietly or is that too satirical?
pschearer Premium Member about 5 years ago
None of that loperbole here!
in.amongst about 5 years ago
Hah! Stand-up got kneecapped!
dadoctah about 5 years ago
“Satirically Impaired”. Or as we used to call them, “Republicans”.
awgiedawgie Premium Member about 5 years ago
If someone’s too dumb to get the joke, what makes anyone think they’ll understand the word “hyperbole”?
braindead Premium Member about 5 years ago
How do you parody someone who is a self-parody?
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#TraitorTrump
Concretionist about 5 years ago
/s
Enter.Name.Here about 5 years ago
That sign is useless. The satirically impaired are sadly too often also intellectually impaired and immune to reason or fact.
uniquename about 5 years ago
Ya need some air quotes around all that.
Superfrog about 5 years ago
I only come to this cafe because the coffee is a million times better than the jokes…….. and I have the worst irony deficiency ever.
DanFlak about 5 years ago
Taken to its extreme, it’s called “Black Propaganda” – taking the side of your opponent and making their position look ridiculous. I do it very often and some people think I am serious.
I keep forgetting that about 40% of the population is gullible and incapable of critical thinking.
dot-the-I about 5 years ago
For Don Rickles: “The next joke is a burlesque of affrontery, not to be taken personally.”
dot-the-I about 5 years ago
For Woody Allen: “The next joke is yet another expression of self-deprecation, to be enjoyed to the degree of your own self-identification.”
car2ner about 5 years ago
humor is only funny if you can relate. You can tell much about a person by what they laugh at.
oakie817 about 5 years ago
sure it’s not a hyperbola?
Brain Pudding about 5 years ago
Sadly, those who seek to control others seek to control language as part of thier strategy. With the systematic blacklisting of certain ideas, thoughts and comic performances, we move closer to tyranny.
Now ask yourself, which ideologic group is shutting down speech, shouting down speakers and artists and seeking to make some words and speech illegal? Which ideologic group is labelling some thoughts and speech as “hate speech”?
Now ask yourself, would you trust such people to control YOUR life?
The Pro from Dover about 5 years ago
They don’t read this comic they read Alley-Oop and dream of the old days.
dandye about 5 years ago
Isn’t it pitiful the poor people who see Donald Trump in every cartoon? Trump has set up housekeeping in their brains and is living rent-free! :-)
Nate England about 5 years ago
Warning to SJW’s: This joke may not fit your narrative!
KEA about 5 years ago
I don’t know how anyone can do satire these days.
stillfickled Premium Member about 5 years ago
Trump always manages to show up. :yawn:
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
A comedy audience is smart, if you have to explain the joke it ain’t funny.
dot-the-I about 5 years ago
For Richard Pryor: “Never mind the profanity: at least smile at your own lack of wokeness.”
mistercatworks about 5 years ago
Ever try to sign “irony”?
Linguist about 5 years ago
All I can say is Will Rogers, and Dick Gregory must be rolling in their graves and poor old Mort Sahl must just be shaking his head in disbelief.
COL Crash about 5 years ago
In today’s overly sensitive environment, Comedians are becoming an Endangered Species.
dot-the-I about 5 years ago
For Bob Newhart: “It’s not a real phone.”
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 5 years ago
The only people who take comedy seriously are people who should probably not be watching comedy in the first place. Ironically, they are the ones who need it the most. Chill people. Laugh now then leave it at the door on the way out.
elizabethvshaffer about 5 years ago
Love. It.
MissScarlet Premium Member about 5 years ago
At first I thought this was an ASL joke. I think it should read “signage”; IMHO.
cabalonrye about 5 years ago
When did ‘utilize’ come to replace the more common ‘use’?
Redd Panda about 5 years ago
Am I the only one who hates the over use of UTILIZE? Just say USE. Using polysyllabic words, over monosyllabic words, just to sound smart, is sooo stoopid.
01apocha about 5 years ago
All things considered the Democrat do nothing but make false accusations and obstruct house has convinced me that I will never vote for another democrat.
JP Steve Premium Member about 5 years ago
After reading all the political hyperbole in today’s comments I am more than ever convinced Wiley was directing this strip at GoComics commenters, and not politicians at all…!
GiantShetlandPony about 5 years ago
I’ve found recently, I can’t tell when a Republican is being serious, because so much that they say is crazy.
Bicycle Dude about 5 years ago
Sounds like the old Stephen Colbert Show before his late night gig.
cwg about 5 years ago
Oh look, the Democratic Nominations.