2007-09-13

A man in a suit stands at a podium on a stage, gesturing toward a darkened audience whose silhouetted heads fill the foreground. His speech bubble reads: "I say do what you feel like! This isn't the time for tunnel vision! Figure out what you want right now and do it!" A caption beneath the comic reads: "Note to self: In future, don't schedule graduation and AA speeches on same day." The joke is that inspirational "follow your impulses" graduation advice is the worst possible message for a recovering addict at an AA meeting. Votey: A simple black-and-white drawing of a person cradling a cat, saying, "This is my cat, 'Stay-for-coffee-or-I'll-kill-myself.'" — the cat is named after a clingy, emotionally manipulative plea.