OOPS Cartoons

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2008-11-23T10:25:00.000-08:00

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"If I can make you smile then I've done my job."
Gene Nelson

#147 - When syntax stinks

2008-11-23T10:20:00.001-08:00

Another in the hilarious British series of "Council Complaints" http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=691414. See also #122 - You have MY permission

#146 - The ideal "Why" answer

2008-11-22T13:22:00.001-08:00

#145 - A chocolate fireguard

2008-11-18T16:26:00.000-08:00

#144 - Hidden in plain view

2008-11-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

#143 - My word against yours

2008-11-17T06:34:00.000-08:00

#142 - New Age salesmanship

2008-11-16T05:46:00.001-08:00

#141 - Cookie Karma

2008-11-15T13:59:00.001-08:00

#140 - The self-cleaning oven

2008-11-13T08:37:00.000-08:00

#139 - The Kevorkian goldfish bowl

2008-11-12T10:21:00.001-08:00

For anyone not familiar with "Kevorkian" here's the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian

#138 - On NOT repeating history

2008-11-11T16:14:00.000-08:00

#137 - New Age Creationist

2008-11-06T17:49:00.000-08:00

#136 - Economic hard times

2008-11-03T10:05:00.000-08:00

#135 - Somethin' about Sumptin

2008-11-02T06:35:00.001-08:00

#134 - To stop war

2008-10-31T10:39:00.001-07:00

#133 - The No-show Show

2008-10-27T16:38:00.000-07:00

#132 - Karma, karma, karma

2008-10-27T13:28:00.001-07:00

#131 - Look Mommy, no hands!

2008-10-26T14:39:00.001-07:00

#130 - The London single or double decker

2008-10-24T17:09:00.000-07:00

A London friend's blog inspired this cartoon. Here's the link to her blog: Thinking Outside the Box - Revisited

#129 - The convenience of removability

2008-10-24T10:51:00.001-07:00

#128 - An elephant never forgets what?

2008-10-23T13:39:00.000-07:00

The following video inspired this cartoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk

#127 - It takes a good hand

2008-10-22T18:49:00.001-07:00

#126 - A different bench mark

2008-10-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

#125 - An arranged Internet marriage

2008-10-20T14:57:00.001-07:00

#124: New meaning for "detached" garage

2008-10-18T09:46:00.001-07:00

#123 - Contact

2008-10-17T16:55:00.000-07:00

#122 - You have MY permission

2008-10-16T12:11:00.000-07:00

This is the first in a planned series of take-offs from an actual list of hilarious British "Complaints to Council" per this link: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=691414

#121 - Women, time, and distance

2008-10-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

#120 - The measure of a Manuel

2008-10-13T13:49:00.001-07:00

#119 - Ah, the law!

2008-10-12T10:33:00.001-07:00

#118 - Let's get fired up

2008-10-11T20:34:00.000-07:00

#117 - The circle of ripe

2008-10-10T12:19:00.001-07:00

#116 - What's a mini-Gene goon?

2008-10-06T17:55:00.001-07:00

#115 - A bad seizure

2008-10-06T10:32:00.001-07:00

#113 - The ultimate brotherhood - no borders, no fear

2008-10-05T08:22:00.001-07:00

The original intent of this cartoon was to take advantage of the sequence of the words “NO TRESPASSING” to read “UNO DOS TRES PASSING,” which in turn creates a different perception. Hence, the original title: “Perception/misperception.” It was never intended to be a commentary on a perceived political hot potato. However, I allowed a particular response to give myself cause to withdraw the cartoon. For a moment I forgot the lessons I’ve been learning. Fortunately, I’ve been given some wonderful reminders, and they are indeed worth sharing.
The first lesson is this: “Teach no one he has hurt you, for if you do, you teach yourself that something not of God HAS power over you” (A Course In Miracles).
The second lesson is this: For as long as you believe that your well-being is dependent on external factors beyond yourself, you give your power away, power that is of God, because “the Kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21 and ACIM).

Taking the opportunity to repost this cartoon gives me an opportunity to define it more appropriately: Borders are a man-made defense, and defense of anything is a block to the awareness of the presence of Love. The only way we’re going to get to Heaven is when we let those defenses down and truly “Love our neighbor as ourselves.”
As Forrest Gump would say, “That’s all I have to say about that.”
With Love,

Gene

#114 - For good behavior

2008-10-04T12:55:00.000-07:00

#112 - Ye must be as little children

2008-10-01T09:22:00.000-07:00

#111 - A cup of T-ball

2008-09-29T18:25:00.000-07:00

#110 - What dumb animal?

2008-09-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

#109 - It's only money

2008-09-28T17:11:00.000-07:00

#108 - One done, more to come

2008-09-27T17:51:00.000-07:00

#107 - The old soft shoe subtlety

2008-09-27T14:33:00.001-07:00

#106 - A reel challenge

2008-09-27T09:35:00.001-07:00

#105 - Uh oh!

2008-09-21T18:33:00.000-07:00

#104 - Needs a twist

2008-09-18T08:38:00.000-07:00

#103 - The Divine Aviary

2008-09-17T08:58:00.001-07:00

#102 - Know-it-all

2008-09-16T08:59:00.000-07:00

#101 - Watch what you tell the kids!

2008-09-14T19:00:00.001-07:00

#100 - Whose law is it anyway?

2008-09-14T08:10:00.000-07:00

#99 - The universal thumbsuck

2008-09-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

#98 - Positively negative

2008-09-10T19:10:00.001-07:00

#97 - Don't bank on it

2008-09-08T17:25:00.001-07:00

#96 - You'll need a huge towel

2008-09-07T13:28:00.000-07:00

#95 - How things unfold

2008-09-04T07:06:00.000-07:00

#94 - Eureka!

2008-09-02T11:27:00.001-07:00

#93 - Gee, I never considered that!

2008-09-01T18:19:00.000-07:00

#92 - Expand your horizons

2008-09-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

#91 - What you love loves you back

2008-08-30T07:57:00.001-07:00

#90 - Young logic

2008-08-29T09:08:00.000-07:00

#89 - The Pizzaterrian

2008-08-29T06:34:00.000-07:00

#88 - Dastardly Dick's Dirty Deeds

2008-08-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

Late brother Dick did do such deeds. In fact, his handprint appears to be in this news item - he and his family owned the house years ago, and he was forever renovating. He must be smiling from heaven! Check out his daughter's comments at the end of the article.
http://www.salisburypost.com/Area/071708-Bomb-in-Spencer

#87 - Statistics twisting

2008-08-25T11:06:00.000-07:00

#86 - A horse named Forrest

2008-08-21T14:49:00.001-07:00

#85 - The sneak-a-snack seeker

2008-08-21T11:35:00.000-07:00

#84 - Scripted wisdom

2008-08-20T18:16:00.001-07:00

#83 - Did Forrest Gump have a li'l sis?

2008-08-20T12:41:00.001-07:00

#82 - If mail were snail

2008-08-19T15:24:00.000-07:00

Check out this related story. Postcard arrives after 79 years.
Also, check Enocia Joseph's blog Being the Magic; Sharing the Wonder - Part 2 where she has added this cartoon to a piece entitled Snail Mail.

#81 - Did I hear right?

2008-08-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

#80 - Sometimes being royalty sucks

2008-08-17T13:22:00.001-07:00

The world creates its own cartoon fodder. Check this out:
Penguin on parade: The day they knighted a very special bird

#79 - A 'what' tank?

2008-08-14T12:30:00.000-07:00

#78 - The ultimate stubborn

2008-08-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

#77 - Something from nothing

2008-08-13T17:24:00.000-07:00

Here's the link that prompted this cartoon.
http://www.nwffacim.org/tgp/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=22457&mid=115832#M115832

#76 - He may know more than he's telling

2008-08-13T11:48:00.001-07:00

#75 - Stand your ground, Bessie!

2008-08-11T17:19:00.000-07:00

Coast Guard Farewell

2008-08-11T10:38:00.001-07:00

#74 - Prime Energy Conservation

2008-08-10T09:49:00.000-07:00

#73 - But aren't they already pesca-veggies?

2008-08-09T13:54:00.000-07:00

#72 - A Matter of Perspective

2008-08-09T11:34:00.000-07:00

#70 - An early moon shot

2008-08-06T14:10:00.000-07:00

This is another Nelson-Ingram joint venture.

#69 - Read the label!

2008-08-06T06:53:00.001-07:00

This OOPS is a joint effort in concert with a fellow contributor to The Gathering Place, a Forum on the following website: http://www.nwffacim.org/

#68a - Cleverlocity I

2008-08-05T13:26:00.001-07:00

No kidding, the embryo of this cartoon came from a five-year-old about to start kindergarten!

#68b - Cleverlocity II - Whee, Wow, Whoa

2008-08-05T13:24:00.001-07:00

The five-year-old dictates more detail she had in mind

#67 - Digging for the truth

2008-08-03T13:19:00.000-07:00

#66 - Milking it

2008-08-02T15:20:00.001-07:00

#65 - Singing an utter tune

2008-08-02T11:22:00.001-07:00

#64 - Almighty Power

2008-08-01T13:12:00.001-07:00

#63 - The Clergical Wiz Quiz

2008-08-01T09:02:00.000-07:00

Marc and I teamed up years ago to try our hand at syndication, but without any nibbles. The artwork is Marc's. Marc, wherever you are, thanks for the fun. I hope we can reconnect.

#62 - No explanation necessary

2008-07-30T08:33:00.000-07:00

#61 - So Who Needs Fuel?

2008-07-29T12:30:00.000-07:00

#60 - The Fib-Removal Machine

2008-07-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

#59 - What's In Your Oyster? (By request)

2008-07-28T12:53:00.001-07:00

#58a - The Triathlete swimming

2008-07-27T10:22:00.001-07:00

Grandniece Cindy is entered in an Ironman Triathlon, and has requested a cartoon to help celebrate the event. Following is a three-panel OOPS.

#58b - The triathlete cycling

2008-07-27T10:21:00.001-07:00

#58c - The Triathlete runner

2008-07-27T10:19:00.000-07:00

#57 - A hole in one

2008-07-27T07:57:00.001-07:00

#56 - The inflexible one

2008-07-27T05:02:00.000-07:00

#55 - Florida-water sports-kids-dogs-naturally

2008-07-26T18:43:00.000-07:00

#54 - Turnabout's fair play

2008-07-26T17:15:00.001-07:00

#53 - The 'three-Mississippi' rule

2008-07-25T10:20:00.001-07:00

#52 - My word!

2008-07-24T08:22:00.000-07:00