tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613902890681868820.post6621773913499020058..comments2023-11-27T03:48:51.986-05:00Comments on Howard Pyle: Some “Occasional Comics” by Howard PyleIan Schoenherrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906881923887306477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613902890681868820.post-7983513841751431782015-05-10T02:48:48.779-04:002015-05-10T02:48:48.779-04:00My take is different. It looks like a cartoon, and...My take is different. It looks like a cartoon, and the man's reaction is that of horrified surprise, so I think it's a case of the woman thinking that her husband ought to becoming more "empathetic to the plight of the unfortunate" -- that it's her job to force him to be morally uplifted, but he wants no part of it. <br /><br />It's somewhat funny, but not original, for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613902890681868820.post-27147919271231724752014-04-01T10:02:03.264-04:002014-04-01T10:02:03.264-04:00Thanks for all your input on this, you two. I mean...Thanks for all your input on this, you two. I meant to acknowledge it earlier. <br /><br />I had almost convinced myself that there was a hidden meaning in this relating to Reconstruction and/or the 1876 election (which was much in the news and on Pyle's mind when he drew this) - but now I've veered to the "groan-worthy wordplay" camp. Ian Schoenherrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906881923887306477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613902890681868820.post-68697716499102023842014-03-21T12:53:50.010-04:002014-03-21T12:53:50.010-04:00That's an interesting theory, LI. Was Pomp a c...That's an interesting theory, LI. Was Pomp a common shortened version of Pompey? I've never heard that, but it sure seems possible.<br /><br />If that's the case, the joke was just a pun which was turned into a bit of puzzle by the editors. Sort of like the Jumble comic strip, where the answers always contain a bit of groan-worthy wordplay.kev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613902890681868820.post-66544296948471190052014-03-20T20:47:14.069-04:002014-03-20T20:47:14.069-04:00The double "pomp" in "Take physic, ...The double "pomp" in "Take physic, pomp (Pomp)" is presumably a reference to the man's name, "Pompey" being a stereotypical slave name.Lorem Ipsumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506385468990332775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613902890681868820.post-87521900482418261262014-03-19T13:11:05.855-04:002014-03-19T13:11:05.855-04:00This is quite interesting.
The Lear quote is abo...This is quite interesting. <br /><br />The Lear quote is about experiencing hardship to give yourself a more empathetic sense of what the less well-off go through. And by that knowledge, to realize that the "heavens" are unjust. So, to right things, it behooves us to give the excess goods we accumulate to the less fortunate. A basic christian plea for charity.<br /><br />Pyle seems to kev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.com