Cartoons for the Holidays

Here are some comics from recently from some recent holidays that I found entertaining.

We have talked about Halloween in class and I have posted some other things about it around that time. Even though it has almost been a month since then, it delights me to revisit it.  In this cartoon we have the stereotypical Halloween scenario, a creepy tree, crescent moon, jack-o-lantern, and a trick-or-treater.   It is custom to dress up as something frightening for Halloween.  This cartoon plays on poor economic times, which can be very serious, in a joking manner.  What is more scary than opening your statement to find how much money you have, or don't have?  Looking past the fact that the kid probably doesn't know what and investment statement is, and the drawing of the man's face (I'm assuming it's fear) this cartoon give me a little chuckle.

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday this week we have a look at the characters from Sesame Street.   The cartoon features most of the fiction characters from the popular children's television show. To his misfortune, Big Bird is not joining them for the mean, rather he is the meal. He is identified with his distinguishable by his orange legs.  To a young child's horror Big Bird is probably more than enough to feed the cast of the show, with enough for left-overs.  What makes it more humorous are the expressions of the others characters.  Those that we can see either show ignorant delight or evil excitement.  Romney's cuts to PBS must look pretty good to Big Bird with the situation he is in right now.