Cartoon One Oh Three Three

Tradition

A Passover Seder. The Leader holds up a jar of Gefilte Fish and intones: “This is the fish of affliction…”

This won’t make sense unless you’re Jewish or have attended a Seder, the ceremonial meal that kicks off Passover. The famous thing about Passover is Matzoh. When the newly-freed Israelites were fleeing Egypt, they didn’t have time to let their bread rise, so they ate it flat — that’s the secret origin of Matzoh. To commemorate this, at the Seder every year, a plate of Matzohs is lifted and the Leader says, “This is the bread of affliction.” Gefilte fish is a ground-fish preparation — kind of like a fish meatloaf — that can be eaten year round but which is associated with Passover for some reason. Many people, especially kids, would consider it “of affliction.” I love it, but I’m crazy.

Passover starts this weekend, so this is timely.

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Today’s feature presentation: one oh three one by the redoubtable Edd Turner:

I love this. These are great cavemen. There’s a pterodactyl in the distance! And “Hunt Gather Love” is a delightful dose of chicken fat to brighten up the background. Thanks, Edd — it’s great.

Draw my cartoons. I’ll post them here.