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Tuesday Toon Roundup 4 - The Rest (Original Post) n2doc Nov 2017 OP
K&R and thanks! nt tblue37 Nov 2017 #1
all toons planetc Nov 2017 #2
Kickety irisblue Nov 2017 #3
Our presidency is a mental health situation dalton99a Nov 2017 #4
Thank you for the cartoons Gothmog Nov 2017 #5
Abuse, vote, what are you looking at me for? El Mimbreno Nov 2017 #6
Yes, vote! Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #7
Somebody wanna 'splain one to me? markbark Nov 2017 #8
I'll give it a try steventh Nov 2017 #9
Works for me... markbark Nov 2017 #10
we did it together steventh Nov 2017 #11
Heh.. markbark Nov 2017 #13
Kicktoons for "What are you looking at ME for?" Hekate Nov 2017 #12

markbark

(1,560 posts)
8. Somebody wanna 'splain one to me?
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 12:21 PM
Nov 2017

4th from the bottom.
Putin on the good ship "Aurora" with Facebook logo stacks, releasing a Twitter logo bird.

Huh?

steventh

(2,143 posts)
9. I'll give it a try
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 02:58 PM
Nov 2017

The 1900 Russian battleship Aurora has a long history. It's currently repaired and functions as a museum in St. Petersburg.The toon depicts the Aurora taking to the sea again, Putin at the helm, into one more battle. Facebook is his on board arsenal (weaponized bot posts) and it's following in the direction of twitter (more weaponized bot posts).

What do you think?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Aurora

markbark

(1,560 posts)
10. Works for me...
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 10:15 AM
Nov 2017

I was unaware of the history of the Aurora and its special meaning to the Russians.
Thanks for making this old fart a little bit smarter today!

steventh

(2,143 posts)
11. we did it together
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 04:11 AM
Nov 2017

The toon was a mystery to me until I saw your note that identified the name of the ship as Aurora. Once I had that missing piece of the puzzle I could look up the rest of the story. So thanks, you made me a bit smarter too.

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