Kanada Kev Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) Right Click -> View Image: Edited October 20, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 hey now.. that Marshall Fields is a Chicago landmark... really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I think the cartoon draws a too simple conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Yup, I bought a first edition Jerry Garcia tie at that Marshall Field's back when they first came out and we were catching some shows at the Gahden.I think it makes a great point, and the message simply being why the fuck do people get up in arms about something as trivial as a store name versus some serious issues that are more valid to humanity to protest.Same thing could have been done showing voter numbers for elections in the US and American Idol.It's a 4-panel strip ... what more could you cram in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Wait till department stores start hiring Blackwater for their security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 In downtown Nanaimo (the red zone) there are private security personal patroling the sidewalks and making people who seem unsavory move along. Granted there are a lot of crackheads downtown but these kind of measures seem very wrong to me. If people are commiting crimes why don't the police handle it? If it isn't important enough for the police then why are government funds going to pay private contractors to make sure that business owners don't have the wrong type of people in their neighborhoods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Kev, i agree with the message of the comic, but i don't think it's thaaat good. We all know how crazy Chitownites are about their architecture and their history, and this building and this company is iconic to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Hey, it's better than Family Circus .... well, except maybe for the ones at this site: http://www.drivenbyboredom.com/gallery/gallery.php?x=26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 hahaha I liek those ones thanks for the laugh!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 I think it makes a great point, and the message simply being why the fuck do people get up in arms about something as trivial as a store name versus some serious issues that are more valid to humanity to protest.Same thing could have been done showing voter numbers for elections in the US and American Idol. There are many reasons that go into a person's decision to protest. To conclude that these protesters think saving Marshall's is more important than, say, pulling out of the war in Iraq is too simplistic because it glosses over the many other reasons that factor into a decision to protest. Similarly the analogy to American Idol is ludicrous. Sure it has "voting" in common with an election but that's about it. Even that isn't the same thing since one person can, legally, cast more than one vote on American Idol. It's a lazy trick used by people who want to take a shot at pop culture. It makes you smile inside if you agree with the message but that's about it. So enjoy your smug self-satisfaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 It's all about apathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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