A few weeks ago I wrote about an uncharacteristically political strip in the profoundly horrible Soup2Nutz for the Stay Free! blog. I didn’t expect to write about it again so soon, if ever. And yet, in yesterday’s cartoon retarded older brother Roy-boy is revealed to be a Pirates fan.
This news is nearly as bad as the trade for Shawn Chacon.
With the wars going on in Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon (not to mention the multiple border wars, tribal clashes and coups going on in Africa), the militaries of most of the world are stretched pretty thin. Fortunately Brazil has maintained a force that allows it to deal with real emergencies:
Brazil is staging a military operation involving a Hercules transport plane and Navy ships — all to return four dozen wayward penguins to the icy waters of Antarctica, authorities said Wednesday.
For the love of all that is holy, won’t anyone else think of the penguins?