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The Last Word: Week of March 10

 

 

10lastwordartAnd the winners are . . .

“No, Dennis, you da bomb!”
PAUL STROMOSKI, Ross

“You join my government, I anoint you ‘Lord of the Rings.’ ”
RICHARD SMITH, Santa Rosa

“Sure you can move here. But you have to bring your own food.”
BOB CHARBONNIER, Santa Rosa

“You see Dennis, with you at my side, I don’t look so crazy.”
MARC ADAMS, Santa Rosa

“This brings my totaa number of American friends to, uh, let’s see … one.”
MARK BOWMAN

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Every week, we’ll post a new cartoon on Watch Sonoma County and invite you to write the caption. Enter the contest by posting your caption below. Vote for your favorite by clicking “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” on each entry.

PD staff will select several winners and publish them every Friday on the Forum page in the Empire News section. Want a shot? Leave your real name and your email address for verification.

The cartoons are drawn by Gary Varvel, who has served as political cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star since 1994.

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83 Responses to “The Last Word: Week of March 10”

  1. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    If you’re enough lucky to be Irish…you’re lucky enough!

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  2. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    May you die in bed at 95, shot by a jealous spouse.

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  3. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    There’s nothing so bad that it couldn’t be worse.

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  4. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.

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  5. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    There is no need like the lack of a friend.

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  6. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Every dog is bold on its own doorstep.

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  7. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Many a sudden change takes place on an unlikely day.

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  8. Donna Logar says:

    He was my only hit on Match.com…

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  9. Julie Ambrose says:

    Thank you for coming, I usually have to sit alone.

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  10. Ron Ackroyd says:

    Mr. President I really need those imports. You don’t
    want to feel my Nuke, do you?

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  11. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    We really tossed up a brick with our Unha 3 rocket launch last April.

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  12. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    I love basketball so much I ordered shooter sleeves for all my ballistic missiles.

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  13. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    That third underground nuclear test really got me in foul trouble with the UN.

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  14. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    With my Juche tattoos and spirit of self-reliance piercings, I do it Pyongyang-nam style!

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  15. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    I’m bad as I wanna be, too! So after the game we’re going to go try on wedding dresses, ok?

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  16. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I loved you in the wedding dress! Oh my gosh!

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  17. Paul Stromoski says:

    No, Dennis, you da bomb!

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  18. Donna Logar says:

    Hey kids! It’s Howdy Dudie time!

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  19. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Offense gets the glory…but defense wins the game. Wait till you see my Dunk of Death!

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  20. richard smith says:

    You make me verrrry happy, when you call me,”Da Bomb!”

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  21. Al Cohen says:

    “I searched world wide and I finally found someone dumber than me.”

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  22. Julie Ambrose says:

    Would you like another soylent green dog?

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  23. Jim Owen Jr says:

    When we get back to my Palace, can you show me how to dunk a Basketball ? Of course we might have to drop the rim by about 5 feet.

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  24. Pete Foppiano says:

    Keep smiling Kim…I can use the publicity

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  25. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Tell me more about Tea Party. I wanta go to party; it sound delicious!

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  26. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Really? You want me to star in The Minis II – The Wrath of Kim?

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  27. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    I loved way Lindsey Graham T’d up Rand Paul with technical Tea Party foul call.

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  28. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Dunkadelic! North Korea threaten United States with a pre-emptive nuclear attack!

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  29. MARTHA HARPER says:

    I’m glad someone really likes me for who I am! I try so hard to MAKE them like me, but that doesn’t seem to be working.

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  30. MARTHA HARPER says:

    You’re my best friend from America! Well, my only friend from anywhere actually. But who’s counting?

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  31. MARTHA HARPER says:

    With you next to me I no longer feel weird looking!

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  32. Mike Shook says:

    I like that my people get to see what Americans look like

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  33. Mark Bowman says:

    (Sung to the tune of “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” theme song—apologies to readers under the age of 40)

    People let me tell you ‘bout my best friend,
    He’s the only U.S. citizen who’ll love me ‘til the end.
    People let me tell you ‘bout my best friend,
    I’m his one boy cuddly toy, his up, his down, his pride and joy.

    People let me tell you ‘bout him, he’s so much fun,
    Whether we’re talking Un to man or whether we’re talking man to Un.
    Cause he’s my best friend,
    Yeah he’s my best friend . . .

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  34. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Yea, one thing for sure about Obama, He Got Game!

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  35. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    You ever think that hanging out with me could get you on one of Barack’s drone lists?

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  36. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    You really Barack’s Soul Train trainer? I hope to also have Seoul someday, hee hee.

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  37. Richard Smith says:

    You join my government…I anoint you , “Lord of the Rings!”

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  38. Bob Charbonnier says:

    Sure you can move here, but you have to bring your
    own food.

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  39. Marc Adams says:

    You see Dennis, with you at my side, I don’t look so crazy..

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  40. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    I have bad news about your trip to Venezuela to see Hugo.

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  41. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    Drop and cover, Dennis! Here comes a drone! Ha, ha, just kidding.

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  42. Dan Drummond Sr says:

    I knew you weren’t the Yucatan Celebrity Mole, because you The Worm!

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  43. Jean Anderson says:

    Moe called….he wants us to join him for the next 3 Stooges movie.

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  44. Donna Logar says:

    This is my main man! Eat your heart out, Kerry!

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  45. Dennis Udall says:

    If we had a TV version of “Shark Tank” in North Korea, I would make you the bait!

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  46. Rick Fitch says:

    Hey Dennis, you remind me of a doll my daddy gave me that we used to stick with pins!

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  47. Mike Shook says:

    Take me with you the next time you travel to Orion’s Belt

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  48. Dennis Udall says:

    If we had a TV version of “Shark Bait” in North Korea, I would make you the bait!

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  49. Mark Berube says:

    “Well maybe a nose ring. I have an image to uphold.”

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  50. Mark Bowman says:

    This brings my total number of American friends to . . . uh. . . let’s see . . . one.

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  51. Rick Fitch says:

    If I succeed in destroying your county,
    you can move in with me!

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  52. John Gianfermi says:

    I challenge Barack to settle our differences “Gangnam Style”

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  53. mathew says:

    What do you mean you’re not President Obama? You people all look alike

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  54. Dale Stout says:

    You’ve had your Bulls hit and I’ve had mine.

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  55. “O.K., I’ll tell you what, you tell your President Obama if he doesn’t want to call me, I’ll send him a message by missle.”

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  56. Mark Berube says:

    “Maybe a ring through my nose later. I have an image to maintain.”

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  57. Donna Logar says:

    Waaah! I wanted Psy…

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  58. Steve Fellion says:

    My left hand is in your back pocket—only finding chump change so far.

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  59. Bruce MacDougall says:

    Ever since you started calling me “yo dawg”, these people look like they want to eat me!

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  60. Steve Fellion says:

    I no longer miss Paul Reuben always sitting to my right.

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  61. richard smith says:

    You know here in my country, this means we are engaged to be married!

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  62. Mark Bowman says:

    Dennis will be the first contestant on my new TV show “Celebrity Brutal Dictator Apprentice.”

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  63. Mark Bowman says:

    After the game, Dennis is going to teach me how to dunk, and I’m going to teach him how to oppress!

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  64. Al Cohen says:

    “He thinks he’s my friend, but I turned him down on Facebook.”

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  65. Ron Barz says:

    I am always comfortable doing unusual things and you my friend have made me very comfortable.

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  66. March, April, May,………..Madness.

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  67. Matt Witthaus says:

    “I’m glad you decided to come visit, Mr. Obama…”

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  68. Roger Steinhorst says:

    We both know what’s right for the world.

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  69. Roger Steinhorst says:

    We have so much in common, we’re both living legends.

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  70. Roger Steinhorst says:

    We have so much in common, we both have so many admirers.

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  71. Jim Owen Jr says:

    So Dennis, Since you and I are best Friends now. What are the chances you can hook me up with Carmen Electra ?

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  72. Paul Phillips says:

    When you get back to the states… Give my regards to Jane Fonda

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  73. Jeff Allee says:

    I don’t know what sequester means either Dennis.

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  74. richard smith says:

    Hwangyong un bangawoyo yeong haeng sun!( I can’t think about what else this nut has pierced!)

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  75. Kellie Ambrose says:

    My wife put her arm around me in public once. Now her chair sits empty.

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  76. Kellie Ambrosek says:

    If all American crazy like you, we get along fine.

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  77. Al Cohen says:

    II tell my people all Americans are like him, so they agree
    that it’s okay to nuke them.

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  78. James Bennett says:

    See my friend, Americans don’t understand the special relationship we have.

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  79. Skippy says:

    OK, you’ve convinced me. I’m nuking D.C.

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  80. Jean Anderson says:

    Call Obama and let him know we have a seat available to watch “The Three Stooges” marathon with us.

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  81. Michael Sheehan says:

    The scary thing is that I’m considered the sane one of our twosome.

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  82. Bob Canning says:

    Well, if “The Celebrity Apprentice” don’t work out for you, man, there’s always “Dancing with the Stars.”

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  83. Bob Canning says:

    I’ll put in a good word with The Donald, man, and you can be on “The Celebrity Apprentice” with me.

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