Doesn’t every household NEED a flame thrower? Now what kind of uses would our favorite stoner have in mind for this handy tool?
George Carlin has a great bit about flame throwers and who comes up with these types of weapons. His bit is essentially “Gee, I’d like to set those people over there on fire, but I have nothing to do it with… ” George was good for that kind of thinking. 🙂
Today’s title is one of my favorite George Harrison albums. It was released in 1973 and was the follow up album to his first solo album, the HUGE hit “All Things Must Pass.” “Material World” even knocked Paul McCartney’s “Red Rose Speedway” out of the number one album position. I’m sure George liked that! The big hit on the album was “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)” but its the title track, and today’s comic title, that I think is the best one on the album. There’s a line that goes like this “Use my body like a car, Taking me both near and far..” Love that one.
BTW, George Harrison was my first concert I ever attended back in 1973 on his only American tour. Cool way to start my concert going career. (If I’ve mentioned this before… well, excuuuusssse meeeee!) (Steve Marin is on the phone and wants $10 Grand… crap)
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Great…You think Harrison and I think Madonna. Now I can’t get it out of my head.
I believe that under the strictures of the Geneva Convention, beligerents are not allowed to formulate their napalm so that it contains sulphuric acid, as that is judged to be inhumane.
Now *that* is a working definition of irony.
The G.C. is also responsible for the development of parabellum ammunition, designed to pass through a human rather than lodge inside him (or her), preferred for the same reasons. Of course, they never thought what would happen to the poor buggers standing behind the initial target…
It’s worth remembering why George and John were so vocal about peace sometimes, instead of fixating on how they got their message out (bizzare performance art that swamped the message with the absurdity in the one case, and immense works of sound art that took days to work through on the other).
“madonna”
haha Yes..I know. But I was a child of the 80’s-90’s and when I read your title. True the song is Material Girl but the lyrics are
“Living in a material world
And I am a material girl”
Ashton Surplus & Supplies = ASS!
hehe.
Red Rose Speedway was great!, well, the first 1/2 was. side 2 was…..eh…sub-paul i mean par. sub-par
So it was only natural that Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) would kick its Ashton Surplus & Supplies
Never posted before but…
“Now what kind of uses would our favorite stoner have in mind for this handy tool?”
Lighting reeeaaally big joints maybe?
THAT is what I want for Christmas!!!
I can think of many uses for one of those….. Would be great for browning cheese on toast for a start! 🙂
nice mention of carlin, RIP. ah, the flame thrower, making random acts of violence even more convenient.
I love how the shops name spells ASS.
Don’t tell me, he’s going to use it on stage and things will go horribly wrong…right?
By the way if you’re wondering what my username means, it’s Latin for “art for art’s sake” (what have the Romans ever done for us, eh?). And that reminds me of a great late-1970s track by 10cc by that title. The chorus went “Art for art’s sake, money for god’s sake”. Sounds like the Plan 9 theme song to me 🙂
As for your George Carlin Reference I think you’re looking for this one.
“Flame throwers really make you think of the guy who invented them. Because at some place, at some time, someone thought.
‘You know I’d really like to BURN those people over there, but, I’m not close enough.'”
Comedy Gold.
Hey – nice title graphics along the top! Very professional!
Oh I know – he could have a fire version of a pissing contest with the dragon! Now that would be an encore and a half.
Great comic, I enjoy it very much! No such thing as too much sex drugs and rock ‘n roll, so you won’t ever be short of stories I think.
Why does Jeff want a flamethrower?
Apparently it’s immaterial.
(Snicker.)