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October 4 | pcottraux

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My aspiring career as a political cartoonist on FR seemed to be cut short last month when, inexplicably, my scanner quit on me. I had posted 3 toons altogether, but my fourth was not being scanned. Saddened, and confused, I seemed defeated. Just when I was getting responded to: my first two toons went completely unnoticed.

But now, joyously, my scanner is up and running again, and now my FReeptoons will be back in action. Look for my next this coming Friday, at about 6 PM.

In the meantime, here is the last toon I drew, in a follow-up of the story. This was a while ago, and I had planned on finishing the story (the Media Shark is being stalked by Cindy Sheehan, who is wondering why she's being ignored in favor of the hurricane). Rather, I'll just post this, and start things anew Friday, since this is just a little dated.

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She's not a cartoonist that I'm aware of, but she is a few pounds shy of being really, really hot.

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"Would be cool to have a Freeper writer's discussion to chat and knock ideas around."

That would be cool; why don't we do something like that?

Here was my big story: I published it in my college's literary magazine, although I never got a copy.

It's called "Aufsagen Wiederholt," and it's sort of a weird parody of George Orwell, 1985-style stories. In the year 2,334 AD, people who tell lame jokes, or repeat themselves, have been arrested and labeled enemies of the state. The "Clichites," as they're called, are deported to a remote island in the Pacific, where a separate civilization has been built for them.

We are reading the story via the journal of an official for the mysterious One-World Government. He is sent on a diplomatic mission to "The Isle of Clichania." We are reading his narration of his journeys in this strange land and interractions with these strange people and their customs.

I've got other, but that was my best.