By Bob Eckstein
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Jesus: “Table for 26, please.
“Waiter: “But there are only 13 of you.”
Jesus: “Yes, but we’re all going to sit on the same side”.
Wow. Not that funny.
If god doesn’t have a sense of humor then we’re all screwed.
And if I can’t dance, it’s not my revelation.
Why no Ramadan cartoons WSR?
Well for one thing, it’s sacrilege to present an image of Muhammed or Allah in print as far as I know.
“One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.” –Lazarus Long
“One man’s belly laugh is another’s call to arms.” –ecm
“I’m gonna soak up the sun / I’m gonna tell everyone to lighten up” –Sheryl Crow
Easter one’s are funnier
Funnier? Arguable. Safer? No doubt.
Yep —yuks at the expense of Christianity apparently are no problem—this cartoon is in poor taste coming out at Good Friday and Easter weekend—I challenge the cartoonist to try it with other religions
Hey, Bob, with regard to Sby’s call for more-diverse religious humor, how about a cartoon inspired by the communiqué early this Easter morning from the President of the United States of America, in which he threatened to bomb a nation of 93 million people, or 1.12% of the world population, back to the stone age (a major war crime by most accounts) come Tuesday, closing with an endearing “Praise be to Allah” — can’t get much more yuksome than that, amirite?
Did I mention this was from the POTUS? A lot of folks all got bent out of shape because he also used a “dirty” word, which is a whole other can of beans and/or worms, and you should feel free to leave that part out.
Maybe next week, if there is a next week?
I can’t help to wonder what specifically is offensive about this cartoon and would honestly appreciate any insight into the problem.
By the way, the thirteen customers are all Jewish men.
Was about to say the same thing, but you beat me to it. By the way, I’m Catholic, for what it’s worth, and I can’t see the offense