Sunday Funnies 170625 Entitlement Puzzle

The Sunday Funnies theme of the week is entitled.

Below is a list of authors and book titles. Your job is to match each author and title with the correct cartoon to solve the Entitlement Puzzle. 

A	Daniel Defoe		Robinson Crusoe
B	Daphne du Maurier		The Birds
C	Ernest Hemingway		The Old Man and the Sea
D	Fyodor Dostoyevsky		Crime and Punishment
E	James Jones		From Here to Eternity
F	Joseph Conrad		Heart of Darkness
G	Leo Tolstoy		War and Peace
H	Mary Shelley		Frankenstein
I	Nathaniel Hawthorne		The Scarlet Letter
J	Sir Thomas Malory		Le Morte d'Arthur
K	Victor Hugo		Les Misérables
L	William Shakespeare		Julius Caesar

Answers are at the bottom of the page.

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Answers: 1. L,  2. I,  3. C,  4. J,  5. K,  6. H,  7. E,  8. B,  9. A,  10. G,  11. D,  12. F

Sunday Funnies 170618 Here's To Your Health

The Sunday Funnies phrase of the week is Here's to your health.

Enjoy a healthy dose of medical humor.

1. Organ Donor

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2. Resuscitation

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3. Bedside Manor

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4. Dermatology

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5. Mental Health Assessment

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6. A Healthy Bottom Line

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7. Second Opinion Needed

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8. Hidden Costs

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9. High Tech Diagnosis

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10. Sickening, but Cool

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Sunday Funnies 170611 Speaking Truth to Power

The Sunday Funnies phrase of the week is conditional proof (If A, then B).

A conditional proof is a proof that takes the form of asserting a conditional, and proving that the antecedent of the conditional necessarily leads to the consequent.

The assumed antecedent of a conditional proof is called the conditional proof assumption (CPA). Thus, the goal of a conditional proof is to demonstrate that if the CPA were true, then the desired conclusion necessarily follows. The validity of a conditional proof does not require that the CPA be actually true, only that if it were true it would lead to the consequent.

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Today's comics are presented in pairs which create conditional proofs.

If they make you laugh, cry, or think,

then I have accomplished my objective.

Let us begin.

1. Political Acumen

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If the American electorate chose Donald Trump because of his intellect and expertise in governance,

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then America is in need of a cure for stupidity.

2. Leadership

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If Donald Trump's "America First" agenda separates us from the rest of the world,

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then America will indeed be first. It will  be the first country to go from super power to failed state in fewer than four years.

3. Second Amendment Rights

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If you understand the stated position of the NRA leadership vis-á-vis assault and other military weapons,

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then you know that the NRA leadership consists of a collection of clowns…malicious, dangerous clowns.

4. Virtual Reality

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If you're looking for a similarly "more realistic" virtual reality experience,

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then you need look no further than at the actions of the man with orange hair, and a total lack of compassion or empathy.

5. Impeachment Prospect - June 7, 2017

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If you think the Republican-controlled Congress is going to impeach the Narcissist-In-Chief,

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then you haven't been paying attention.

6. Commitment

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If you know the significance of this comic,

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then you know a hell of a lot more about history, courage, and patriotism than the current occupant of the White House.

7. The New New Deal

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If this is an accurate description of how Trump operates (and it is),

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then Ben Carson.

8. Carved In Stone

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If the god fundamentalist "christians" worship brokered this deal,

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then the unshakable loyalty of Trump supporters makes perfect sense.

9. "In a very short period of time…" –Donald J. Trump

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If this is true,

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then we're screwed.

10. Impeachment Prospect - June 8, 2017

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If James Comey's testimony under oath is accurate,

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then we may be approaching the end of an error.

Sunday Funnies 170604 Might As Well Laugh

The Sunday Funnies theme of the week is might as well laugh.

These comics and cartoons made me laugh, sometimes in mirth and sometimes in recognition of the artist's ability to comically unmask or portray a cultural absurdity.

1. Homophonic Humor

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2. Clique or Tweet

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3. Thinking Inside the Box

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4. Thank you, sir. May I have another?

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5. Marketing Strategy for Trump's White House

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6. The Beaten Path to the Bouncy Toilet (Democrats Enter the Void)

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7. From the Outside Looking In...

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8. Basic Training

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9. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

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10. Il Dunce & Il Duce (An Alternative History Lesson)

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11. Stop In For A Spell

People in covfefe houses shouldn't throw covfefe.
–Hillary Clinton

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12. From the Inside Looking Out...

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13. #covfefe (might as well laugh)

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