Jeff Stahler for December 20, 2016

Welcome to the new economy. If conservatives have it their way most of the population will think a barn made of straw as upgrade.

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And what night is this that rich old white men bestow gifts to us poor common folks. It will but happen once a year.

Later, 3 wise women arrived with blankets, diapers and a car seat.

They are things that the new mother can actually use.

I think they spelled it “Eweber” back then.

Attempting to buy favor evidently goes back a long ways.

It’s sad when myth and imagination becomes fact.

I don’t think this could happen today. I doubt there are any wise men left.

Sorry, no vicious attacks today. Well, maybe a few unpleasant comments. But the cartoon should not be offensive, as everyone should know it is just to be humorous. Merry Christmas, everyone!

PainterArt

Straw bale barns, and even houses, are quite practical in many situations. I think of some from the 1900s still in use as I pass hundreds of decaying wooden ones. Plus they are well insulated, something rare in wood and stone outbuildings.

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Flash Gordon

The only extant culture with a council of wise women that I can recall, were recently the target of militarized police and private goons in South Dakota. One of the rare times ice was used as an offensive weapon.

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Hedgehog

It is amazing how some people can’t grasp basic symbolism. I know some who have no difficulty understanding and even getting results from a patent absurdity of i, the square root of -1. Minus times minus is a plus! Yet they think everything in scripture must be taken literally so it is easier for them to debunk it and feel superior.

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The Wolf In Your Midst

Exactly, It was replaced by cheaper formaldehyde during the Civil War. Symbolism again. The value of myth is that often it expresses truth far deeper than mere data.

Is he driving a Myrrhcury?