On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:29:34 -0700 (PDT), aquachimp
wrote:

err, pendant coming;
Its Matt not Mac (though that might be his real name for all I know)
easily the best, most consistent and admirable cartoonist : satirist
I've ever seen.

So why wasn't his cartoon in the least bit funny?

"Fuschia" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:29:34 -0700 (PDT), aquachimp
wrote:

err, pendant coming;
Its Matt not Mac (though that might be his real name for all I know)
easily the best, most consistent and admirable cartoonist : satirist
I've ever seen.

So why wasn't his cartoon in the least bit funny?

Maybe cartoons are more about satire than comedy?

mark

"aquachimp" wrote in message
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...591&cc=6248709

I really like the Matt cartoons and although I'm usually playing catch-
up with them once a week, they're normally fairly self explanatory.
But this one...

I don't get it.

Ideas?


I suspect that, since the gardener perceives that government has a great
deal to do with prettying up gardens these days (re claims for such), he
could do the job as well as any MP .. perhaps better than most.


Spider

On Oct 20, 6:18*pm, "Spider" wrote:
"aquachimp" wrote in message

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...591&cc=6248709

I really like the Matt cartoons and although I'm usually playing catch-
up with them once a week, they're normally fairly self explanatory.
But this one...

I don't get it.

Ideas?

I suspect that, since the gardener perceives that government has a great
deal to do with prettying up gardens these days (re claims for such), he
could do the job as well as any MP .. perhaps better than most.

Spider

And all whilst just pretending to work. Yes, I did wonder about that
too. (I presume you meant doing the MP job)

On Oct 19, 11:22*pm, Fuschia wrote:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:29:34 -0700 (PDT), aquachimp

wrote:
err, pendant coming;
Its Matt not Mac (though that might be his real name for all I know)
easily the best, most consistent and admirable cartoonist : satirist
I've ever seen.

So why wasn't his cartoon in the least bit funny?

The" best" does not mean always up to the mark.

"aquachimp" wrote in message
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On Oct 20, 6:18 pm, "Spider" wrote:
"aquachimp" wrote in message

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...591&cc=6248709

I really like the Matt cartoons and although I'm usually playing catch-
up with them once a week, they're normally fairly self explanatory.
But this one...

I don't get it.

Ideas?

I suspect that, since the gardener perceives that government has a great
deal to do with prettying up gardens these days (re claims for such), he
could do the job as well as any MP .. perhaps better than most.

Spider

And all whilst just pretending to work. Yes, I did wonder about that
too. (I presume you meant doing the MP job)

Quite so. :~)

Spider

On Oct 20, 10:33*pm, "Spider" wrote:
"aquachimp" wrote in message

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On Oct 20, 6:18 pm, "Spider" wrote:



"aquachimp" wrote in message

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...591&cc=6248709

I really like the Matt cartoons and although I'm usually playing catch-
up with them once a week, they're normally fairly self explanatory.
But this one...

I don't get it.

Ideas?

I suspect that, since the gardener perceives that government has a great
deal to do with prettying up gardens these days (re claims for such), he
could do the job as well as any MP .. perhaps better than most.

Spider

And all whilst just pretending to work. Yes, I did wonder about that
too. (I presume you meant doing the MP job)

Quite so. :~)

Spider

Curiously, it looks like the same gardener features again in a follow
up cartoon;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...033&cc=6248709
Here he is supposedly using a the hard leaf rake, which, had he
actually used it, would certainly have the odd leaf suck in it, not to
mention that there would be a small pile of leaves nearby.
I'll assume he hadn't even yet got started when the MP approaches.
The gardener also looks rather forlorn, poor chap.

On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:44:54 -0700 (PDT), aquachimp
wrote:

On Oct 20, 10:33*pm, "Spider" wrote:
"aquachimp" wrote in message

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On Oct 20, 6:18 pm, "Spider" wrote:



"aquachimp" wrote in message

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...591&cc=6248709

I really like the Matt cartoons and although I'm usually playing catch-
up with them once a week, they're normally fairly self explanatory.
But this one...

I don't get it.

Ideas?

I suspect that, since the gardener perceives that government has a great
deal to do with prettying up gardens these days (re claims for such), he
could do the job as well as any MP .. perhaps better than most.

Spider

And all whilst just pretending to work. Yes, I did wonder about that
too. (I presume you meant doing the MP job)

Quite so. :~)

Spider

Curiously, it looks like the same gardener features again in a follow
up cartoon;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...033&cc=6248709
Here he is supposedly using a the hard leaf rake, which, had he
actually used it, would certainly have the odd leaf suck in it, not to
mention that there would be a small pile of leaves nearby.
I'll assume he hadn't even yet got started when the MP approaches.
The gardener also looks rather forlorn, poor chap.

So would you if you thought you'd got to hand back £3000 which you'd
been paid! LOL

Pam in Bristol

On Oct 24, 11:14*pm, Pam Moore wrote:
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:44:54 -0700 (PDT), aquachimp



wrote:
On Oct 20, 10:33*pm, "Spider" wrote:
"aquachimp" wrote in message

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On Oct 20, 6:18 pm, "Spider" wrote:

"aquachimp" wrote in message

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...591&cc=6248709

I really like the Matt cartoons and although I'm usually playing catch-
up with them once a week, they're normally fairly self explanatory..
But this one...

I don't get it.

Ideas?

I suspect that, since the gardener perceives that government has a great
deal to do with prettying up gardens these days (re claims for such), he
could do the job as well as any MP .. perhaps better than most.

Spider

And all whilst just pretending to work. Yes, I did wonder about that
too. (I presume you meant doing the MP job)

Quite so. :~)

Spider

Curiously, it looks like the same gardener features again in a follow
up cartoon;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt...033&cc=6248709
Here he is supposedly using a the hard leaf rake, which, had he
actually used it, would certainly have the odd leaf suck in it, not to
mention that there would be a small pile of leaves nearby.
I'll assume he hadn't even yet got started when the MP approaches.
The gardener also looks rather forlorn, poor chap.

So would you if you thought you'd got to hand back £3000 which you'd
been paid! *LOL

Pam in Bristol

True. Even more so considering that the gardener will not get to
"keep" the properties, garden et all whilst the MP will.

Somewhere in there is a comparison with MPs and bankers who make huge
errors, get our hard earned monies to correct them, but get to keep
their own, and then some.