An actual joke… and one that’s suprisngly progressive. Credit where it’s due I didn’t expect Tom bautik to be the kind of guy who knows climate change is real as he has aggresive old uncle energy for days.
That 23-word Zeppelin containing what passes for a punchline captures all that was wrong with Act III Funky Winkerbean and whatever Crankshaft has become since the hostile takeover. Look at the load Batty is trying to cram into that balloon: 1) damate climage is making the forests burn, 2) smoke from the forests burning in somewhere else is polluting the air in the midwest, 3) this phenomenon is no longer remarkable (necessary to set up the “joke”) and 4) the EPA is apparently blaming Ed for what has become the New Normal™ (the “punchline”).
There might be a joke in there, but there is so much exposition required, so much Batty must tell the readers, that by the time we finally get to the punchline (such as it is), we’ve forgotten what we’re supposed to laugh at.
Backing over mailboxes was so much more straightforward…
Bill Thompson 3 months ago
Somehow the word zeppelin makes it through all the smoke.
B UTTONS 3 months ago
… then the EPA remembered the political candidates were in the area holding rallies.
grozar 3 months ago
Go on, Pmmmmm! Move your hand closer to the grill!
French Persons Premium Member 3 months ago
Huh?
Gent 3 months ago
They is care only about climate change and not about climate damage eh.
Jacob Mattingly 3 months ago
An actual joke… and one that’s suprisngly progressive. Credit where it’s due I didn’t expect Tom bautik to be the kind of guy who knows climate change is real as he has aggresive old uncle energy for days.
mountainclimber 3 months ago
Persistent smoke in the air this summer here in the southwest due to the forest fires in the northwest.
Doctor Toon 3 months ago
2 wildfires here in Northern Colorado
Can see the plume of smoke from our front yard
100 degree high projected for the day with bad air quality
The powers that be are telling us it’s best to just stay inside
Except for the folks being evacuated
rockyridge1977 3 months ago
Gonna take a lot of soap to wash all that off!!!!
ladykat 3 months ago
Just shut off the grill, ed.
lemonbaskt 3 months ago
bottle that air sell it as extra dry liquid smoke
tcayer 3 months ago
How does “climate damage” result in black smoke?
Cabbage Jack 3 months ago
He do keep trying to make “Climate Damage” a phrase. Just like “vendo” “solo car date” “we stand in line” and all other odd little Battyisms
JPuzzleWhiz 3 months ago
Where’s Crankshaft? I can’t see him in all that smoke! d;o)
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 3 months ago
Remember—-only you can prevent hamburger fires….
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member 3 months ago
One too many “that’s” in the punchline.
puddleglum1066 3 months ago
That 23-word Zeppelin containing what passes for a punchline captures all that was wrong with Act III Funky Winkerbean and whatever Crankshaft has become since the hostile takeover. Look at the load Batty is trying to cram into that balloon: 1) damate climage is making the forests burn, 2) smoke from the forests burning in somewhere else is polluting the air in the midwest, 3) this phenomenon is no longer remarkable (necessary to set up the “joke”) and 4) the EPA is apparently blaming Ed for what has become the New Normal™ (the “punchline”).
There might be a joke in there, but there is so much exposition required, so much Batty must tell the readers, that by the time we finally get to the punchline (such as it is), we’ve forgotten what we’re supposed to laugh at.
Backing over mailboxes was so much more straightforward…
Strawberry King 3 months ago
On top of old Smokey all covered with snow. I lost my true lover by courting too slow.