As a child, my orthodontist had a taste for antique political cartoons. Given the peculiarities of my jaw development, I spent many long hours staring at these complex visual metaphors. Oddly enough, I have very little patience for or interest in politics itself. Most of the cartoons I was fascinated with were of a vintage such that I had no idea of the events too which they were related. I have occasionally experimented with drawing political cartoons myself. They have met with very little success. I will let you in on the one and only joke of my political cartoons…they don’t make any sense! I think the following is my best to date. Let me know if it tickles you in any way.
Tags: bison, drawing, nonsense political cartoon
ukweli 
12 November 2007 at 10:41 |
it’s hilarious. had you not confessed up front that it was all a joke, i probably would have spent a bunch of time trying to decipher it. you are a complicated man, toby.
12 November 2007 at 12:54 |
it tickles me that Philip Morris is misspelled.
nice buffalo.
12 November 2007 at 19:05 |
The thing makes perfect sense to me. An absolute political masterpiece.
12 November 2007 at 21:50 |
I won a state competition for political cartoon drawing in 1992. I haven’t drawn one since. This may inspire something new. Wait…no it’s not working.
13 November 2007 at 0:21 |
There is a state competition? I don’t suppose you have your winning entry, Rustin?
13 November 2007 at 15:35 |
don’t you have one with a T-Rex? if not, you need one.
13 November 2007 at 17:15 |
It was actually harder to to find one without a T-Rex.
13 November 2007 at 22:21 |
1-I don’t believe I know about the peculiarities of your jaw development. I look forward to that conversation.
2-Fact: I have spent a day on a Philip Morris “junk boat” (somewhere between a pontoon and a small yacht) on Hong Kong Harbour. But I did not partake in any of their products, though they were abundant and free for the taking.