Reflections From a Murky Pond

Trick Or Treat!

Honestly, not many go trick-or-treating anymore. But these cartoons are still freaking hilarious. 😆 Mark Parisi deserves every bit of praise he gets and more.

Tags: Cartoons | Funny | Halloween | Humor | Off The Mark | Trick or Treat

This entry was posted on Friday, October 31st, 2025 at 1:00 pm and is filed under Humor. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

A new cut of steak for your dinner party – filet minion. 😆 And yes! I know this was a particularly despicable joke.

Tags: Cartoons | Despicable Me | Food | Humor | Movies | Steak

This entry was posted on Friday, August 9th, 2024 at 11:34 am and is filed under Food & Drink, Humor, Movies. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

I love and laugh at this, though I’m fully cognizant of how few people will understand why I find this funny, or why in the world I titled it “Vintage Japanese Prison Porn.”

So, let me explicate…

Why Vintage Japanese Prison Porn

• The art style is a fusion of Western Cartoon and Japanese Ukiyo-e, which also influenced Western art;
• She’s obviously a high-ranking Yakuza, probably an oyabun, given her level of tattooing;
• The origin of Yakuzas’ tattooing is from 17th-19th Centuries Japanese practice of irezumi kei (tattoo penalty), where criminals were tattooed as part of their punishment;
• She’s tied up Shibari or Kinabku style – you pendants can argue about which term is right – which was derived from Hojōjutsu, a method of restraining, torturing, and displaying prisoners in feudal Japan.

So, there you have it – why my humor and snark was engaged by this image and why I’ve titled it here as “Vintage Japanese Prison Porn.” 😉

Tags: Art | Babes | Cartoons | History | Humor | Japan | Kinbaku | Porn | Prison | Shibari | Tattoos | ukiyo-e | Yakuza

This entry was posted on Monday, May 13th, 2024 at 10:57 am and is filed under Humor. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Well, there’s a salient argument for trans as dating options. 😆 There’s a lot better chance of casual clothes, sugary cereals or toaster pastries / waffles, and classic cartoons such as Thundercats with a transgurl – one they’re past their hyper-girlie phase – than with a woman.

Tags: Cartoons | Dating | Humor | Men | Relationships | Society | Trans | Women

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 at 9:00 am and is filed under Humor, Society. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Lucky Eddie (Hamingju Játvarðr) may have been portrayed throughout the years as Hägar The Horrible’s rather stupid and bumbling sidekick, but he possessed and dispensed great wisdom. As is made clear above, a proper martini is shaken, not stirred. 😉

Tags: Boing | Boobs | Cartoons | Comic Strips | Hagar | Hagar The Horrible | Humor | Liquor | Martinis | Society

This entry was posted on Sunday, September 10th, 2023 at 5:30 am and is filed under Food & Drink, Humor, Liquor. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.