Kickass and Old North Church

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:History, Humor, Kickass, Politics

Attribution: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper and Phyllis joining in the 250thanniversary celebration of Paul Revere’s famous ride, and the keeper remembering when he traveled the country in doing a bicentennial series for the Milwaukee Journal and talked a young sexton into …
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Kickass and Rabbit Eggs

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Holidays, Humor, Kickass

Attribution: Photo by Zachariah Smith on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, in his unwavering efforts to keep the keeper at least as relevant as bathroom tissue, hears him as he asks the following burning question: If the rabbits were able to wrest the Easter egg extravaganza away from the chickens is there nothing they wouldn’t …
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Out of Order

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Coup, Oligarchy, Politics, SCOTUS

Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “What do you call ten thousand lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?” –“A good start.” “What do you throw to a drowning lawyer?” –“His partners.” All right, all right. I’ll stop, but people tell these jokes for a reason. They hit a nerve. We’ve all watched the …
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Kickass and the IRS

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Politics, Taxes

Attribution: https://www.irs.gov/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, noting that it is “Tax Day” offers to eat the following note the keeper was planning to send to the IRS:             “Hi Tax folks:  “If you have not yet been fired or downsized to outhouse dimensions by the chainsaw hole-diggers, let …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “Fly Me to the Moon”

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Michael DiMilo, Movies

Illustration by Michael DiMilo Lassoing the Moon: Film Review of Fly Me to the Moon ★★★☆☆ By Geoff Carter To be honest, I’m a little tired of movies that reflect reality—mostly because I’m exhausted by today’s reality. It has nothing to do with the quality of the films, but seeing dystopian flicks like Civil War, The …
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Dialogues on MAGA Economics: A Tariffying Spectacle

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Dadbots, Economy, Michael DiMilo, Oligarchy, Politics

Illustration by Michael DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Dave S., Mark M., Mark O., Dennis C., and Geoff Carter Good am, members of the resistance:   Comms channel: reminder to follow protocols and scramble all correspondences.  Idea for political cartoon: Then and now axis of evil.   Trying to understand how tariffs might trickle down, not just …
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Kickass Welcomes April 13th

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Wisconsin

Attribution: Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in welcoming the day:  “Hello April 13, 2025! “It is great to have you whatever you are–at the moment a bit hazy and overcast.  “We know the feeling and assure you that burning off the haze and getting to …
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Kickass Asks Questions

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Oligarchy, Politics

Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has never eaten anyone’s homework nor chewed the cover off a banned book, but he is volunteering to assist the keeper and Phyllis in dealing with their current list of outrageous questions which includes the following:             *Is there no stopping the utter madness of …
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