Or indeed the chicken is looking grumpy and says “Guess we settled that question!”
There was - I believe there still is - a cartoonist named Shobba, who used to do one-panel cartoons for the Bike letters page thirty years ago. He did one which had a gag that took me ages to spot: Centre stage is a spotty youth holding an Oriental-style lamp from which billowing smoke condenses into the top half of a turbanned djinni. The djinni has a “Now what are you complaining about?” expression on his face, and his arms folded to indicate that he’s done. To one side is a Triumph Herald - a 1960s car that was deeply naff by the 1980s, and the youth is saying, “No, no, I meant a Triumph.” So far so plain and easy to understand. But it took me a day or so to grasp why the youth was sitting on a cabin trunk covered with fur while a four-foot rooster was strutting unconcernedly downstage right.
Clearly, his three wishes were “A hairy chest, a great big cock, and a Triumph”
I’ve been trying to think of a group of comics that are one offs. I think they had some sort of biblical sounding name. Does that ring a bell to anyone? It’s a SDMB fave but I don’t think anyone has posted one to this thread yet.
Well, since it’s a new member with one post and it’s a link to a site selling something (even though it is relevant), it seemed kind of spammy. The mods always say “When in doubt, report it out” or something.
I’ve looked for it online, but can’t find it. It was a Pat Oliphant cartoon from the Nixon administration. President Nixon is kneeling on top of a very large crate, labeled “Inflation”. He is desperately hammering nails into the top, with more nails held in his mouth.
The crate contains a very large creature, which has clearly just stood up, ripping the crate away from the bottom. All you see of the creature are four very hairy legs with large claws; the rest is obscured by the crate.
In the corner of the cartoon, a guy is yelling “More Nails!” at Oliphant’s little bird character, who is racing off to fetch them.
The cartoon is a commentary on the intractability of the '70s-era inflation problem. What makes it outstanding in at least my memory is the “Oh, Crap” expression on Nixon’s face.
