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UPDATED: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:16
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Saturday, May 25, 2013 4:27 AM

http://www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha

I know it'll set our righties off,but it's a funny notion. For the record, it's fiction.

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Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:00 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

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Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:59 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

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Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:08 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
http://www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha

I know it'll set our righties off,but it's a funny notion. For the record, it's fiction.

Can't get the image to post, but it's a veteran grilling a hotdog and shouting 'Ready to Serve!' while ghostly servicemen look on approvingly. The title is "Happy Memorial Day from La Cucuracha".

Not sure how that'd set off righties.

"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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Sunday, May 26, 2013 6:22 AM

KWICKO

I believe it was this one, which ran on the day he posted the link:

http://www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha/2013/05/25

http://assets.amuniversal.com/a53b9d009e5d0130ce08001dd8b71c47

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

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Sunday, May 26, 2013 6:52 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Yeah, I intended the one about unsafe guns. I wondered that the link I posted didn't have a date or ID number on it. MY link must be to "today's strip" or "latest strip."

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Sunday, May 26, 2013 7:11 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Yup, that's what it is. I saw the original; no doubt they change every day.

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Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:59 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
Yeah, I intended the one about unsafe guns. I wondered that the link I posted didn't have a date or ID number on it. MY link must be to "today's strip" or "latest strip."

Okay.

But considering that more children 14 and under die of accidental poisoning than from firearms accidents (94 vs. 62 in 2010, per the CDC's WISQARS database), it might not be fiction.

"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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Monday, May 27, 2013 4:21 PM

KWICKO

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Monday, May 27, 2013 4:24 PM

KWICKO

Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
Yeah, I intended the one about unsafe guns. I wondered that the link I posted didn't have a date or ID number on it. MY link must be to "today's strip" or "latest strip."

Okay.

But considering that more children 14 and under die of accidental poisoning than from firearms accidents (94 vs. 62 in 2010, per the CDC's WISQARS database), it might not be fiction.

1) Who claimed it was "fiction"?

2) What's your solution?

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

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Monday, May 27, 2013 4:48 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

1) Who claimed it was "fiction"?

Well, actually, if you want to be literal, and if I wanted to be a temperamental a*****e, I would say that I did. :<)

I have not seen any other report suggesting that the pink finish on children's guns is toxic.

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Monday, May 27, 2013 4:50 PM

KWICKO

Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

1) Who claimed it was "fiction"?

Well, actually, if you want to be literal, and if I wanted to be a temperamental a*****e, I would say that I did. :<)

I have not seen any other report suggesting that the pink finish on children's guns is toxic.

Seems most of the kids dying around these guns are dying from acute lead poisoning.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013 2:16 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

1) Who claimed it was "fiction"?

"Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
http://www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha

I know it'll set our righties off,but it's a funny notion. For the record, it's fiction."

Quote:
2) What's your solution?

Same as it has been. More training for kids as to what to do when they find a gun. "Stop. Don't touch it. Leave the area. Call an adult.", comes to mind. You could have such training in schools on safety day. Maybe have a costumed character to re-enforce the lesson, like McGruff the Crime Dog or Woodsey Owl. Perhaps an eagle?

Also, more sure and severe punishment for folks who leave firearms where unsupervised kids get to them. Maybe if folks aren't concerned about the safety of the kids, they'll be concerned about a few years in jail.

Seems these simple steps would be more effective than, say, expanded background checks, or bans of the sale of "assault weapons" or large magazines, in reducing accidental shootings of children.

"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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