Cartoons for literature lovers from John Atkinson.
Cartoons for literature lovers from John Atkinson.
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People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.
—Thomas Sowell
Only in math problems can you buy forty cantaloupes and no one asks what the heck is wrong with you.
Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
Thank you: I needed this today. And yes, I got all the references.
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Reblogged this on Literacy and Me.
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Thanks Rae. ♥️
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Haha i just actually heard the backstabbers song this week for the first time. Good post!
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Reblogged this on wordrefiner.
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Thank you for reblogging. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
How could I NOT reblog this post by Bluebird 📚📖📚
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😀 😀 😀
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Reblogged this on Cage Dunn – Author and commented:
National Book Day! See how it all comes together from the past … if you know what I mean!
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Thank you for reblogging. 🙂
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Love them all!
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These are great! I particuarly appreciated Jukebox Shakespeare.
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Love them!
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I don’t have a favourite here. All are fantastic, clever and hilarious
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Wonderful: for avid readers everywhere!!!
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Reblogged this on pensitivity101 and commented:
These are all terrific and worth a reblog just for Hemingway!
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Thank you for reblogging. 🙂
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Most welcome. Made me smile
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An excellent collection! I especially like why the literary chicken crossed the road.
Love,
Janie
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