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Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : Wow! I tried real hard...

Wow! I tried real hard to "read into" the cartoon. I can't imagine how this could be misconstrued.

Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : Well,...

Well, "pornography" literally means "writing about prostitutes." Maybe she felt the reference to Congressmen qualified.

I'm reminded of the guy taking the Rorschach test who told the shrink that every one looked like "sex" to him.

"It seems you're hung up on sex," the shrink tells him.

"ME? YOU're the one with all the dirty pictures!"

Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : Oh. ....

Oh.

"Observe, my friends, his nose."

Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : The nose and...

The nose and hair would be my guess.

Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : Rotate the...

Rotate the photograph counter clockwise, at 41 RPM.

OH, How vile and disgusting.

Dianne. Will you ever be able to show yourself in public again.

By the way. I am not sure that one blog post, will qualify for attendance at the afternoon coffee this weekend. I’ll have my people, talk to your people. Will get back to you as soon as we can..

Good luck. I know you are excited about meeting all of us.

Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : The lady who...

The lady who complained is obviously off her medication. Please have her see her doctor immediately.

Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : Oh, MY....

Oh, MY....

Apr 17, 2007 at 04:04 PM : Do you think it's...

Do you think it's a gay reference? Trying to take someone of the same sex as a dependent? That's the only thing I could think of.

Then again, you know what they say about men with big noses, right? Big boogers. LOL No, really, I dated this Croatian guy back in the 70's, he had a big nose and a big one to match.

Apr 17, 2007 at 06:04 PM : woof that's the...

woof that's the only connection I could see..but I did have to squint and stand on my head...no,porn..now that's a stretch

Apr 17, 2007 at 06:04 PM : Sometimes a nose is...

Sometimes a nose is just a nose.

Now, you might call this graphic or lewd maybe, but "pornography"? Sorry, it does nothing for me.

Apr 17, 2007 at 10:04 PM : I am a beholder!

I am a beholder!

Apr 17, 2007 at 11:04 PM : Not pornography.......

Not pornography.... but the noses do look like.... well, ya all know already!

I would not have figured it out though without the suggestion!

Apr 18, 2007 at 12:04 AM : I can't see...

I can't see anything that might even REMOTELY be considered "pornographic".

Apr 18, 2007 at 06:04 AM : How can a woman even...

How can a woman even think of something sexual with a man wearing blue plaid pants?

Apr 18, 2007 at 08:04 AM : Yes but they probably...

Yes but they probably wear size 18 shoes.

Apr 18, 2007 at 08:04 AM : Maybe, but...

Maybe, but they're size 18 *GOLF* shoes. It's not the *SIZE* of the putter that matters...

Apr 18, 2007 at 08:04 AM : I thought is was the...

I thought is was the size of the ship!

So, do you think the guy with glasses, is....Jewish?

Apr 18, 2007 at 09:04 AM : Afraid that was my...

Afraid that was my first though, Woof. :) Hence my (partial) quote above;

"He sticks no fork in ham or pork; observe, my friends, his nose."

Apr 18, 2007 at 09:04 AM : pornography-A generic...

pornography-A generic term that can refer to materials that are either "legal" or "illegal" to disseminate under the circumstances. "Pornography" encompasses all sexually oriented material intended primarily to arouse the reader, viewer, or listener. See Webster's Dictionary; Miller v California, 413 U.S. 15, 18 n. 2 (1973); Final Report, Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (1986), Chapter One, "Defining our Central Terms." Serious works of art, literature, politics, or science; "mere nudity," medical works, even though they deal with sex or include sexual references or depictions, would not be considered "pornography" in the context of their legitimate uses. On the other hand, since obscenity can include both actual and simulated conduct, all "Hard-Core Pornography" that depicts penetration clearly visible ("PCV") is "implicitly" within the application of the constitutional criteria of the Supreme Court's obscenity test. See Mishkin v New York, 383 U.S. 506, 508 (1966), Miller v California, 413 U.S. 15, 29 (1973).;

I dunno. Was the picture intended primarily to arouse the viewer? Or did the complainant really know what "pornography" means? "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Apr 18, 2007 at 10:04 AM : Matt says:...

Matt says:

intended primarily to arouse the reader

TK says:

It was the morning edition. Maybe she was a farmer. (See highlight below)

a·rouse .

–verb (used with object)

to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.

to stimulate sexually.

to awaken; wake up: The footsteps aroused the dog.

–verb (used without object)

to awake or become aroused: At dawn the farmers began to arouse.

Apr 18, 2007 at 11:04 AM : Definitely the...

Definitely the noses! (and some lady who has misplaced her glasses!)

Apr 18, 2007 at 12:04 PM : You guys honestly...

You guys honestly don't see it? Well I'm not going to point it out because it's as obvious as the nose on the CPA's face.

Apr 18, 2007 at 01:04 PM : It appears some people...

It appears some people spend entirely too much time analyzing the mundane.

For the record, Combs has been making noses the same way for years and I can't find any cite where someone has complained.

Only in Bakersfield. No wonder the rest of the country looks down their noses on us.

Apr 18, 2007 at 04:04 PM : I think it's...

I think it's because anytime you mention taxes, it conjours up images of getting screwed.