Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Show business

Show business

"I want to make a movie about you."

"Huh? Why?"

"What do you mean, 'why'? Just imagine! The story of the random bum who became rich and famous after a producer made a movie about him. It will be a hit!"

Friday, March 25, 2011

Piggy bank

Piggy bank

"Thank you for the trust that you have placed in me to be in charge of the people's piggy bank.

"See? Do you see now the problem with public administration? This piggy bank should have been privatized long ago!"

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Disinformation

Disinformation

"In the middle of this catastrophe, experts keep confusing people by saying things different from those the media report them as saying."

Friday, March 18, 2011

Self-referential

Self-referential

"I hate you."

Explicative labels in editorial cartoons.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Robbery

Robbery

"Stop! Hands up!"

"No! Please, don't shoot!

"Hey, wait a minute... That is not a gun. That's a finger!"

"Eh? What are you talking about? This is totally a gun!"

"It's a finger!"

"You'd better believe this is a gun or else I'll shoot you!

"I give up. What's the trick?"

Friday, March 11, 2011

I am that I am

I am that I am

"What is this? Who are you?"

"I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob...

"... and this is totally disrespectful. Pst!"

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The end

The end

"My God... It has happened... It's the end of the world, just as I had predicted. I was right... and everybody else was wrong... And there's no one left to rub it in their faces!"

Friday, March 4, 2011

A good deed

A good deed

"Emergency, brother Christopher! A religious fanatic is assaulting a socialist homosexual Muslim immigrant!"

"Good Heavens, brother Theodore! There's not a second to waste!"

"Faster, brother! We're almost there!"

"May the Lord help us arrive on time."

"God hates your kind! You will all burn in Hell!"

"No, please! No more! Ouch!"

"Make no mistake, my friend! This violence has nothing to do with the message of Jesus Christ!"

"The Gospels preach love and charity among all men."

"Phew! We arrived just in time!"

"You can say that again, brother Theodore! That person could have walked away with a permanent bad impression of Christianity."

"Heeelp meee..."

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Recognition

Recognition

"Analysis of the lasts evidence indicates that reiki, crystal healing and magnet therapy do have effect on human health."

"Our specialities are recognized at last!"

"Checkmate, scientific establishment!"

"Accordingly, these treatments will be subject to regulation and only certified medical doctors will be allowed to offer them."

"What? No!"

"What about patients' rights?"

"The establishment always finds the way to win!"