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August 11, 2006
I'm Ted Stevens, and I Approve This Message
(CJo has been called away on important Shrubville business and is currently standing in line at the airport waiting to have his Coke poured out because we're much safer now than we were five years ago. He'll be back soon.)
After those angry, Howard Dean-loving hippies (now known as "bloggers) smeared our heroic little Joe Lieber-Carmen, she takes her message to the streets. Down with technology! Get this little PROTESTOR a bigger sign!
Who's the hippie now, Carmen?
It's not a terrible gag. People do talk on their cell phones and drive at the same time way too often, and it is a big nuisance. But come on Stantis - just give it a rest already. Do you realize how out of step you sound when you do strips like this? I'll give you a hint - you're one step lower on the coolness ladder than our good friend Senator Ted Stevens.
OH. MY. GOD.
What if this isn't about Scott Stantis being a grumpy old man? What if there's another motivation? What if Mr. Stantis is using his strip as one big advertisement?
Any idea what comes out in theaters today?
Check out this description of Pulse from the Yahoo Movies site:
Imagine our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world used that technology as a doorway into ours. Now, imagine that the connection we made can't be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your e-mail, they'll get in, you'll be infected and they'll be able to take from you what they don¹t have anymore - life.
Did Scott Stantis sell out? Or is this just some big coincidence? I think this is a job for our ruthless commentators - can you guys dig up if Stantis has any connection to this movie? I'm curious if one of his publishers passed along a "suggestion" to go after technology the week of the 11th.
Ha ha ha. That would require Scott to plan ahead, and we know he'd never do that.
Comments
I've put forth my best effort to find clues, Furnace, and this is what I came up with: Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with the Lead Pipe (aka "follow the money").
Posted by: Sacki at August 11, 2006 10:11 AM
Heh. Oh, and to those who wants to comment on this storyline to Scott, how 'bout, instead of using his email, we send a snail mail to him? Send to Scott Stantis, c/o his syndicate.
Posted by: Charles Brubaker at August 11, 2006 08:44 PM
