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Mitch4 sends this in:


Usual John sends these in:


Some cartoons from the 1926 sesquicentennial.

Well, that was a bust. From the point of view of New Yorker cartoons, the sesquicentennial was a non-event. That “Third of July” cartoon could have been done any year.
But as long as I’m here in the archive, let’s take a look at Central Park, 100 years ago. No gags here, just Helen E. Hopkinson’s observations.









Most people who remember playing “Kick the Can” have, in fact, kicked the bucket.


Job skills for the coming economy — or at least coming years of education.
From Dirk the Daring:
Meow? It’s a New Yorker cartoon so, you know…Nonetheless, what?


This worked for Jeremy’s older brother Chad, who hasn’t had an on-panel appearance since 2006 (although occasionally mentioned). I think Chad is in the Marines, though.


Mark H. sends this in:

National Snail Day is May 29, a day is dedicated to appreciating snails and their importance in the ecosystem.





A trainee?










I volunteer as a tax preparer, and Illinois requires information off the driver’s license or state ID in order to process the return. One of these information items is the weight shown. That’s used to match with the information the state has, to control identity theft.
But it’s pretty obvious from comparing what’s on the license with what I see in front of me that the state makes little attempt to confirm the information given.


Arlo award winner.






Scammers coming door to door – how quaint! How many scams are in your spam e-mail folder at this very minute?
Prescient!


A CIDU for me.

How not to ace your job interview at Nestle, Danone, Reckitt, Abbott, HiPP, or Kraft Heinz.
Another CIDU for me
