Boy, did the shinola hit the fan on this one.

I get it. Two sacred mythological characters get whacked in the same cartoon:

https://ffrf.org/uploads/images/santaposter.jpg

If I choose to worship a fictional character this Christmas, I’ll definitely choose Santa over God.

CrispingPin Wrote:
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> If I choose to worship a fictional character this
> Christmas, I’ll definitely choose Santa over
> God.

Santa represents everything wrong with post-Christian Christmas. Greed, gluttony, thinking the only way you can please people is through gifts that they probably don't want... That and getting completely wasted at the office party, and waking up with more than a hangover.

It is no wonder so many marriages fail at Christmas and depression affect so many. I don't mean religious people.

It's grammatically incorrect.

"Yes Virginia" makes no sense. It should read "No Virginia".

Virginia: "Is it true there is no God?"

Benson: "Yes, Virginia, there is no God."

There is nothing wrong with that sentence.

Lot's Wife Wrote:
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> Virginia: "Is it true there is no God?"
>
> Benson: "Yes, Virginia, there is no God."
>
> There is nothing wrong with that sentence.

"No, Virginia, there is no God," makes far more sense.

I took the question to be "is there a God?"

Apparently not.

Is it true?

No, it isn't. Makes perfect sense to doubly negative people.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2019 01:24PM by Elder Berry.

It took me a moment to see what you did there!

And,

"Yes we have no bananas..."

Learned that one about age 5 or 6. Maybe it's from
Vaudeville. Someone else can do a we search.

BcE

Answering a negative question ("Don't you...?) with a Yes is usually foreigner English. In either case, though, you need a follow-up sentence restating your meaning (No, I don't / Yes, I do).

The problem here is that "Virginia" did not ask a negative question. The 1897 editorial from which the phrase comes was "Is There a Santa Claus?" and that's what 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote in her letter to The Sun (NYC).

Of late I've become more of "hit and run" person here at RfM so I was happy to see you posting again. Does it appear that your excellent cartooning and lampooning is online with Freedom From Religion? Any other sites displaying your creativity?

BTW - The "Yes Virginia" is a classic double whack attack!

https://www.gocomics.com/stevebenson

https://www.creators.com/features/steve-benson

https://www.azmirror.com/2019/04/02/steve-benson-cartoons-arizona-mirror/

https://www.freethoughttoday.com/vol-36-no-04-may-2019/pulitzer-winning-cartoonist-steve-benson-to-draw-for-ffrf



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 10/13/2019 11:18AM by steve benson.

:)

Only 3 edits Benson ;)

That’s because I was adding them one at a time.

Do you use an eraser when sketching?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2019 01:26PM by Elder Berry.

No



Edited 23 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2019 01:43PM by Lot's Wife.

LOL! Love it!!!!

Wow Steve! Just so amazing!
The art, the wit, just spectacular!

Thank you for the links; we miss you around here!

I love your cartoons. >^..^<

Thanks for stopping by, steve! The place just isn't the same when you're not around.

thx OPie ~


thx for posting these mspaint drawings to RfM ~


thx again ~



thx OPie ~

Mr. Benson. Could you draw a Godziller? I'd love to see that.