How can you not love this cartoon?
John Sherffius is the creator of this. If anyone knows how to get a hold of him (I already tried the online email) I would love to get permission to use a few of his cartoons for the book.
John, please try to contact me!
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
Q: Why do Economists provide estimates of inflation to the nearest tenth of a percent? A: To prove they have a sense of humour.
"The Greek offer is not sufficient and they have to go away to come up with a revised plan," said a spokesman for the German Finance Ministry. The Greeks must first have a plan that satisfies the Germans which this comment states they clearly don't yet and then the Greek Parliament will vote on it this weekend. This said, whatever package gets voted on in Greece is basically an up or down vote on euro membership so we are entering another uncertain weekend for global markets. A failed vote will likely lead to a hard default which may be what...
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December 1st, 2008 at 10:09 am
I’m not exactly sure why, though, Mr. Monopoly is, truly, Iconic.
This manifestation, of him, deserves to be an Instant Classic.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:40 am
BR – he’s at the Boulder Daily Camera, and his rep is Creators’ Syndicate – back when, I did a TV deal with them for one of their strips, and they were reasonable, but that was 10+ yrs ago
December 1st, 2008 at 10:47 am
I put in a regular request through their syndicate, but havent heard back
I am on a tight deadline, and wanted to tag John directly . . .
December 1st, 2008 at 10:51 am
did you try Jsherffius@XXXXX.com ?
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BR: Thats the ticket
December 1st, 2008 at 10:59 am
Or try Jill Stravolemos at the Daily Camera – she’s VP Marketing – promise her a nice x-promo credit for the paper in your book – stravolemosj@dailycamera.com
good luck!
December 1st, 2008 at 11:03 am
So easily humored by contrived slogans.
Capitalism for the rest? Do you really believe such nonsense?
December 1st, 2008 at 11:11 am
@Tom K: Yes, we do. You don’t?
December 1st, 2008 at 11:14 am
Tom,
no, not really, but the Art is hiliarous.
past that, you’re correct, it’s, what’s left of, the Middle Class that’s facing the pincers..Upper & Lower are, already, negative “Taxpayors”..
December 1st, 2008 at 11:29 am
I think the reason that art is often funny is that there is SOME truth to it, no? Of course it’s not to be taken entirely seriously. It’s meant to be funny…….
December 1st, 2008 at 11:33 am
Mannwich,
Of course, but he, Tom, was being technical, and there’s room for that, too.
I still think it’s hiliarous..
December 1st, 2008 at 11:34 am
Agreed but let’s not get overly technical (or technical at all) about a cartoon. It’s meant to lighten things up a bit.
December 1st, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Don’t look now. But, I just defaulted on my Park Place mortgage and Hank Paulson bought it from me.
Woohoo!!
Next: offload Marvin Gardens and then downsize my living space into Baltic Avenue.
December 1st, 2008 at 12:33 pm
um. . . what’s not true about it, technical or otherwise?
it’s perfect, i snagged it for my blog as well, of course with the hat tip/ credit to you and John.
cheers.
December 1st, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Donald Trump needs a bailout. The stock price of his company, TRMP, is down about 90% over the last year.
December 1st, 2008 at 1:43 pm
On the topic of Trump, I may be mistaken but I believe that newfangled tower of his in Chicago (made famous or infamous by it’s airing on “The Apprentice” in the early stages of construction) is in jeopardy as well, is it not? Think he’s suing his creditors to extend/re-work the terms of the loan.
December 1st, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Any lack of response from the artist is most likely due to his being engaged with Parker Brothers’ IP lawyers …
… although I think that there is some sort of exemption for purposes of comic parody … but IANAL.
December 1st, 2008 at 3:43 pm
To be a contrarian – I do not agree with the socialism for the rich argument.
Who is winning – people who could not afford the homes they bought, the cars and flat panels they bought with home equity loans and are now being bailed out.
Who is losing – any one who saved and invested in risky assets – the destruction of wealth has been unprecedented and complete. all lenders, really.
how is this socialism for the rich?
December 1st, 2008 at 4:44 pm
The eyes look so much like Tintin.
December 1st, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Funniest headline all day:
Paulson Says Treasury Efforts Needed to ‘Preserve’ Free Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ayivjIwxko6I&refer=home
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 am
The editorial cartoonists web site has a profile and direct email contact for John R Sherffius. Whitepages.com lists his address in Littleton Colorado for a mail request.
http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist/profile.cfm/SherfJ/
John R Sherffius
Littleton CO