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August 19, 2007
I Guess Winslow's Not Trying To Fly Anymore
There was something familiar about today's strip. I remembered writing about how Stantis had drawn Winslow's exploding head to look like the sun before - and sure enough, he's done it in the past. Too bad we can't look at the old strips, but that's why I put up that little sun picture so I can remind everybody that Stantis is a no talent hack who can't come up with an original idea to save his life. Winslow takes too many "stimulants" - Winslow pops his head at will - doesn't matter. If it means Stantis can simply trace an old drawing and save himself a few precious minutes so he can continue to worship at the feet of George W. Bush, he will.
What else can you say about this nonsense? Winslow blows off his own head, then asks for his phone back so he can take a picture of it. There's NOTHING HERE. No political commentary, no jokes, nothing. Are we supposed to laugh at Winston's head popping off? That Stantis wastes five panels showing him trying to explode his head? Egad. I feel sorry for guys like Pellucid who try to defend this crap. Then again conservatives are the same ones that still defend Bush and Cheney.
On a side note, I read on one of the blogs a really good comparison. Listening to Bob Murray, the asshole who owns the mine in Utah that's so far resulted in three deaths and probably nine total, how is he any different from Guiliani (or for that matter Bush) after 9/11? While the media portrays them as some kind of heroes for not running around screaming in a panic, the reality is that if these guys weren't so cheap and negligent in the first place there's a good chance they could have prevented these disasters. Murray has a terrible mine safety record, and just donates more money to Republicans when the heat is on. Guiliani could have saved hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers if he had gotten them the radios and equipment he knew they needed since the first WTC attack. And Bush...well, we all know about the August 6th, 2001 PDB and the title: "Bin Laden Determined To Strike In U.S." Maybe Guiliani should name Murray his running mate and they can run on the platform, "We got you into this mess - but only we can get you out."
Worked for Bush in 2004.
Comments
I actually don't get the joke. What is Winslow betting for/against? Seems like he's betting he CAN blow up his head. And yet, when he accomplishes this task, he tells Carmen that she won. Huh?
Posted by: FredN. at August 19, 2007 10:17 AM
That's a great point, and I didn't even think of it. Probably because I've stopped trying to figure out anything Stantis says, because even he doesn't know. But you're absolutely right - the set up and the payoff make zero sense.
Posted by: The Furnace at August 19, 2007 10:55 AM
I'm probably a bit late here, but here's my two cents.
I think the unspoken bet between Carmen and Winslow was whether or not WInslow could go for any length of time without his cellphone. So Carmen takes Winslow's cell away, and Winslow, being the silly tech-obsessed coyote his is, blows up from the stress. Then he asks for his cell back.
Wow. I just spent way to much time dissecting a PC strip. Scary.
Posted by: Mysterio at August 22, 2007 04:00 PM
