a boy running to a pastor, the pastor lures the boy (with cake) and finally they walk away after the terrible deed the pastor had performed upon the boy (the boy looks depressed or so very sad)... rape.

Edited by author 12-15-2006 02:31 PM
Ahh, start at the bottom and end at the top.

The sailor is in a "Russian" looking navel uniform. He is actually dancing a folk dance in the first frame indicating his joy for communism. Second fram: Priest shows sailor birthday cake representing the birth of Christ, it must be Christmas!! Third frame: sailor regecting christian beliefs from inidation of "communist indoctranation" walks away confused, and sad....as a world he never knew about has been revieled to him, the priest walks away feeling sad for the state of the "modern" Russia.

the priest is smiling, and pleased that the child is so carefree. i think that he offers the sweets to try and befriend the person, and make his own life enjoyable. but the two must part and the priest looks over his shoulder, longing to be more like him. maybe the wise one is learning more from the child about his own loss of pleasure. perhaps regret. then maybe the monk has a child and misses it. or another regret, that he did not have children of his own. perhaps he is considering following along and learning to enjoy life more.

The gay priest is so happy to see his lover, the sailor. The sailor leaps with joy when he sees the priest. The priest has known the sailor ever since he was a small boy, and in fact suggested joining the Navy.

The sailor surprises the priest with the cake. "Happy Birthday!" says the sailor. "I remembered!"

"I cannot accept this cake," says the priest, who is very conservative. "It is a sin to celebrate one's birthday. That is a devilish Pagan ritual. We must only celebrate the birthday of Christ."

The sailor, crushed, turns away. The priest didn't like his gift. The priest, slightly troubled, turns away to hide his manly emotions.

I agree with eraserhead. It pretty much is a piece of crap, and I would rather spend my time working on my mad skillz at drawing. I like your sleeves, by the way.

Frame 1:
The sailor has a problem. There is a hole in his sock, or perhaps a growth on his foot. He is delighted to finally meet the priest, who has a reputation for having a connection to a very powerful god. The sailor dances with joy while he asks the priest for help.

Frame 2:
The priest produces a birthday cake with a single candle. The sailor would need many more candles, if it was his birthday, and it isn't. He says as much.

The priest explains that although it's one cake, with one candle, it has three Divine Layers. The sailor confesses stupidity. The priest tells him that's ok, because this is a Mystery of the Holy Church.

Then the priest says "Take this cake and eat of it, for this is God's Gall Bladder." which doesn't make any sense at all to the poor sailor, but he eats the cake, candle and all. The cake is pretty good, but the frosting is a bit too sweet, giving him a toothache. He admits that the foot thing seems less important now that he has the dental pain, but still feels let down somehow.

Frame 3:
The sailor turns away, sad that he now needs a dentist and a sock. But behold! A miracle has happened! The holy sock, (or growth) is now on the other foot! The priest looks to the sky, and winks at the Flying Spaghetti Monster. (Not shown.)
The priest is out of cake, and goes off to prepare a dribble glass for the next seeker.

So it is written. (now)
Tom

It could be an illustration meant for priests to view.
It might symbolize that indulging in sin a priest condems not only his soul but those he sins with.

The person on the right is a Sufi, levitating.

The person on the left is a Western monk, and ffers FOOD to the levitating Sufi, in a thinly disquised effort to control the Sufi's consciousness with material things.

The Sufi rejects the offer, and turns away.

The monk, being defeated, "dusts off his hands" and turns away himself.

MOTE: "Alice Dee" -- please contact me at dexter314159@qwest.net. I'll preserve your identity. But we should maybe talk a little. It's important.

It's an Allegory!
The sailor(innocent child) is enjoying life until he reaches the age of Reason, at which point the priest (Roman Catholic church) Presents him with a breadlike object (communion) and the Sailor takes it, but is saddened and turns away(was happier before being told what sin was and turns away from the guilt)
:)

  Stop doing jumping jacks you fucking queer, Eat this turkey and roastbeef sub with a toothpick and 2 olives first instead said the buddah monk. Nah I think Ill go whack off instead.

The stars at long last are right, and the evil vicar, a secret priest of Cthulhu, has summoned forth the sea demon Cracker which he immediately propitiates with a sacred cake and flaming incense. Having devoured the cake, Cracker sets out to slay all who travel the oceans in preparation for the awakening of the Dreamer who waits in drowned R'leyh. As he goes he chants, "Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fthagn!" The vicar quakes in terror, shocked at the horror he himself has unleashed upon the world.

isn't that the drawing that NASA etched on this space-probe to contact extra-terresrial pie manufacturing intelligences?

The monk awards the sailor a prize for his trick and is surprised when the sailor walks off with the cake under his hat!

THE BIG WOMBASSA: WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET, AND WHAT YOU DON'T GET, WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT

The sailor Jack is leaping but has no candlestick over which to leap. The monk offers him this cake with a candle as a substitute, and asks if he can jump it. Jack and the monk turn away awkwardly in shame because jack did not make the jump and instead accidentally kung-fu kicked the cake across the room into the lap of the master monk (off-screen).

The priest likes boys.
He gives the boy something,(the cake is only a representation of that gift{?}).
The boy is not pleased.....The sailor outfit or crackerjack boy is representational of young boys.

Okay...

The monk is watching the sailor doing jumping-jacks. Then the monk gives him a birthday cake. But the sailor's all hurt because it isn't strawberry.

the crackerjack boy is sad.
the priest has brought the crakcerjack boy a birthday cake.
the cake eaten, the crackerjack boy dances with delight as the priest leeringly contemplates . . . . oh wait . . . I meen happily reflects on his good deed of the day

The crackerjack boy is happy to see his friend, the priest.

The priest has brought the crackerjack boy a birthday cake.

The cake eaten, the two part, sadder for having gained nothing of real value from the encounter.

The sailor, ashore at last is looking for companionship

Being British he asks the monk/priest where the tarts are

The monk, being a monk provides the sailor a tart

Alas the sailor leaves dejected

1. A priest and a sailor are having a discussion about whether it is possible by ones own efforts to briefly overcome the local effects of gravitation. The sailor asserts that it is possible, and tries to prove it by demonstrating a jump himself.

2. the priest then responds by explaining to him, with the aid of a demonstration tool, how objects stack one on top of the other when in conformity to local gravitational field. he further explains that this is both how things ought to be, and are. Therefore, he concludes, jumping is neither desirable, nor possible.

3. the sailor accepts, on the basis of the authority of the church and other cultural factors, that the priest's words have correctly described reality, despite the fact that it contradicts his own recent experience. He leaves, sadder and subdued, and definitely not jumping in the air. The priest also leaves, self-satisfied that he has successfully perpetuated the metaphysics he is employed to propagate, but slightly pensive that the jumping has to be stopped like this.

The point of the cartoon is to suggest that much of history consists in humans having substituted words for the things-in-themselves, and thereby convincing themselves, incorrectly, that reality subsists in these words rather than in the things to which they refer. it also manages to comment on the role of the church in keeping mankind in ignorance as to its full potential and capabilities. the sailor stands for those who are willing to set out in ships on the ocean, ie, all genuine seekers after truth. One might also see in the cartoon therefore subtle resonances with the age-old battle between Rome and gnosticism.

It's trick or treating ;)

The comic reads from bottom to top.

Sailor: YIPEE!!!
Mute Priest: ...

Sailor: Are those pancakes for me?
Mute Priest: ...


Sailor: Yuck. Those pancakes taste like crap.
Mute Priest: ...

I like Monty's answer better, even though a priest and a Village Person are obvious gay stereotypes.

Edited by author 11-09-2003 07:05 AM
1. The priest sees a prospective convert(leaping sailor) who is happy with life and whose spirit is filled and the priest wishes to bring him into the congregation.

2. The priest gives the new convert(accepting sailor) the doctrine, rituals, and practices of the church(the cake).

3. The sailor turns turns with a broken spirit to join the mob of organized religion as the priest looks back smugly. Another victim has been claimed.

1. The priest is impressed with the leaping sailor. [They start a friendship.]
2. The priest surprises the sailor with a birthday cake. [They form a closer friendship.]
3. They grow apart, and the priest feels lonely.

Now subsitute "sexual relationship" for "friendship."

this picture is a symbol of the life and death of the 'sailor'

ok the first picture represents a baby coming into the world. thats why the priest is so happy.

the second picture represents the life of the 'sailor'. birthday cakes, for each year he lived.

the final picture represents his death, because he's leaving. the priest is looking at him, because it's like he's thinking of him, after the 'sailor' has died.

so now you all know the truth.

Cakewalk??

The religious conservatives are delighted to see the military perform for them.

The religious conservatives who are in power reward the military with 'cake'.

Uh-oh. Something's wrong. The military is abandoning the religious conservatives. The religious conservatives look back in regret but the military keeps walking away.

I wonder if men and women will find a different meaning for this cartoon?

The cartoon is mysterious. Is it like one of those kaons you read about in Zen? The main thing that I notice is that the monk offers food to someone who is happy, but in the last seen the monk seems suprised or is checking to see what has been done with the food. But I don't think there is a way to determine what this means.

1) Try it on kids. Let's here their answers.
2) Tell someone it is funny. Ask them if they get the joke.

What does this cartoon mean?
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