for Fathers' Day, 2018

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some cartoons, courtesy of The New Yorker.

"Don't remind him it's Fathers' Day."



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"Why do you always have to be so paternalistic?"



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"Thanks for almost everything, Dad."


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"We're really bonding now, aren't we, Dad?"


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"Someday, son, all this will be yours."


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"This is the barn where we keep our feelings. If a feeling comes to you, bring it out here & lock it up."


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"I wanted to be there for you growing up, I really did. But I got a foot cramp. And then a thing came up at the store - anyway, you understand."


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"Yes, I was asleep. But it was a vigilant sleep."


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today's Google -

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"Can I call you back? - I'm creating happy memories of my childhood for my father."


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"A man can't fully enjoy golf until he has a family of his own, to avoid."


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"Son, if you can't say something nice, say something clever but devastating."


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"I thought sperm-bank donors remained anonymous."


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"So you see, what you were really looking for was a deeper connection with your father, & not the dentist's office down the hall."


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[arealhuman]

Some good ones there

 

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I think my faves are the King Lear take-off & "sperm bank", followed closely by "making memories for my father" & "foot cramp". I think they're a great crop - all 14 were listed for Father's Day use as "cards" for folks who'd forgotten the date.

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the knock-on effect of the 2008 Great Recession in 2009 & 2010, in the hard-hit construction biz -

"Face Painting, $199"


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Derek finds a new hobby, & his wife is not happy...

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the challenge of shopping for safe, unadulterated food gets harder...

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