William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French
“Wait. If These Aren’t My Birth Control Pills, What Did I Just Send My Dad For His Birthday?”, 1882
Oil on canvas
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Wow, mabrndt. I completely screwed that one up. SteveJailbirdMatt is correct — I meant to say "aren't." I've now changed it here and in the GoComics archive. Thanks for the heads up, and I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. And thanks so much for your daily research on the GoComics page. I really appreciate it!
Mr. Melcher, if that's the case, please verify by correcting the wording in your caption. If not, please answer my questions. Thank you.
Me thinks 'are' should have read 'aren't'.
BCNU…
Like many, so far, at GoComics today (http://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2014/04/28), I don’t get this one. It implies she wanted to send the pills to her Dad. Why? What's the joke?
Artist info is pointed to in my comment at another blog entry.
/// Here’s Pandora, whose infamous box
had been stuffed full of pain, plagues and pox.
Told, “Don’t open the lid!”
she admits that she did:
“It’s entrapment— Zeus should have used locks!”
/// But Pandora’s expression seems mild.
Hadn’t all worldwide woes just flown wild?
She’s bemused, unconcerned
that her rep has been burned.
‘Cause she snooped, every woman’s reviled.
/// The box emptied of all things unblessed,
but “hope” didn’t fly out with the rest.
Every evil’s now free
to attack you and me,
but at least we all have a “Hope Chest.”
/// It could be that she shows no regret
because she hasn’t opened it yet.
Like that scene late in “Raiders…”
(melting Nazi invaders)
she’ll soon see things she’ll never forget.
/// The connections are hard to believe,
twixt the myths of Pandora and Eve.
Each, the first woman made.
Each, all mankind betrayed.
Hence, they all disobey and deceive.
/// Similarities multiply when
these links pop up again and again.
They “prove” women are weak;
Should not lead, vote, nor speak.
Yet, who authored these fairy tales? MEN!
/// In the quantum world physicists seek,
there’s a certain uncertain technique.
A closed box— cat inside.
You can’t know if it died.
It’s both living and dead ‘til you peek.
> or <
/// She’s not human, despite what you see.
She was born on the world Gallifrey.
Though her box isn’t wide,
it’s much bigger inside.
Doctor Who gives you her guarantee.
> or <
The box contains an ear ?!?!
/// While on absinthe, poor Vincent was flying,
with his ear, to woo you, he was trying.
He has done himself harm.
Quick, go call a gendarme.
He’s still bleeding; they’ll keep him from dying.