Weekend funny stuff: our awful weather, some funny posts. house hippo warnings, American cartoons, Animal Crackers, and Elbows Up!

Speaking of the weather, hasn't it just been awful:

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At least baseball season has finally started.

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Some funny comments on the passing scene:

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I saw a thread about things in movies that people found annoying, and here's a funny one -- I had never thought of this before:

Pet peeve: when archers are ordered to "fire" in a period film. Before gunpowder, that term made no sense. pic.twitter.com/TSN1UnBC0B

— Sandy Petersen (@SandyofCthulhu) March 26, 2025

I was today years old when I learned this:

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Moving on to the Canadian election, the CPC and the right-wing press are desperately trying to fling shit at Carney, hoping something sticks. After Rosemary Barton looked within herself and got a little embarrassed over her insinuations about Carney's stock portfolio, all that has pretty well died down. Now we're seeing stuff about the PhD lie, the fake Epstein photos, the smears about Carney's daughter. Just disgusting.

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But they've tried too hard, its just been too grotesque, they shot themselves in the foot by pushing out so many ridiculous smears. Canadians are now just laughing about it:

I am here for this GenX content.

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— Gerald Butts (@gmbutts.bsky.social) March 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM

Also, if you see something, say something:

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Moving on to US politics, the consensus is that the foundations of the American republic are starting to fall already.

Cartoonists are actually seeing it more clearly than university presidents and big law firms:

Maybe they can still be stopped by ridicule. VPOTUS and SLOTUS certainly looked silly in Greenland this week - I thought this post was hilarious:

OK guys, we’ve had a good run but we know when we’re beaten. We held onto the title for 4 years, 4 months, and 20 days, but JD Vance & the Pituffik USAF base are now worthy holders of the saddest, most pathetic, cringiest press conference of all time.pic.twitter.com/3ja0SvxIq6

— Four Seasons Total Landscaping (@TotalSeasons) March 28, 2025

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And gee, those tariffs might cause shortages of, shall we say, urgent supplies? Sorry, I can't generate any sympathy:

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The cartoonists understand what's happening:

Next up, Animal Crackers:

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18. Giving expressions to a catpic.twitter.com/gT9fL3yNT5

— Wolf of X (@tradingMaxiSL) March 26, 2025

All seats are taken.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/Vw4kvfDWCS

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) March 16, 2025

And when you just need a break, watch these:

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EVERYONE, stop everything and watch this. It’ll make your day 100x better pic.twitter.com/hP7T0D2Owj

— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) March 24, 2025

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Finally, I found some more great posts in "Elbows Up!"

 

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