Entries by Bob Eckstein


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CARTOON: Punchline Pumpkin

Anyone else feel hollow inside? Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: 3-D Copier

I’m a little worried about the Johnson report. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Icy Hot

Sweltering Melting. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Space Case

Room to breathe? Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

Best of 2023

Your New Favorite Super Bowl Betting Apps!

OCD OTB: Allows the user to compulsively check the status of the bet several times per minute. You can also improve the chances of your bet coming in by unplugging your television seventeen times, or counting the number of ceiling tiles twice before the game goes to commercial.

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CARTOON: Storage Wars

Also let me know if you find me teeth. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Gunny Grandma

Someone’s been naughty. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Thanksgiving Birdzilla

Thought it was a parade balloon, until it was too late. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Pumpkin Drone

Boring blue ribbon winner. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

Books

EXCERPT: The Complete Book of Cat Names (That Your Cat Won’t Answer to, Anyway)

Basically, a baby name book but the babies were replaced by kittens. There are over 100,000 names…with about a 1,000 included in this book. The following is a sampling, in topics: Cats That Refuse To Use Litter Box: Surprises, U Kitten Me, Scat Cat. Porn Names For Cats: Kitty Kitty Bang Bang. Deep Coat, and more. Makes a purrrfect gift.

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CARTOON: Beach Buds

Fleeting friendships. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

Best of 2022

Seat Guru for Kids

Submitted by Allison Haight: Row 18 is full of ancient graffiti. Fascinating reading and you can really learn a lot about the old days. They were very politically active. There is a “Foreigner Rules” scribbled on the seat. I spotted an anti-France message, “Bon Jovi Sucks.” And on the top left corner it says, “DEF LEPPARD,” written by some animal activist.

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CARTOON: Potty Mouth

Awareness has its draw backs. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Downhill

Some bad news…Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

Best of 2022

Upcoming Family Interventions

Uncle Frank: We’ve survived three Trump Thanksgivings. What we cannot stand for is you now finding God. Location: If you get vaccinated, your favorite restaurant.

Best of 2022

How I Met Your Show Runner

ESPN’s ‘How I Met Your Father’s Bookie’ and more “How I Met Your…’ in development!

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CARTOON: Thinking of You

When you care enough for them to do the very least. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: OmniScrooge

Goosed! Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: CAT TV

Up next, holiday fireplace. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: McFreud’s

You want cries with that? Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Wow Vows

Don’t get carried away. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Distanced Games

Something we can all play. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Back To Normal

Nature is healing. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Groundhog Awareness

Saw his shadow, but missed the big picture. Today’s video cartoon by Bob Eckstein made with https://mentalcanvas.com

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CARTOON: Clean Slate

For the gulls. Today’s cartoons by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Crash Test Voting

Some surprising voter turn-out. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Toobin Zoomin

Don’t get zoomed! Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: First Of All…

Pretty sure it was like this before. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein. Check out Bob’s new book, The Elements of Stress!

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CARTOON: Football Fries

Waked and Baked. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Back Up

Know what? Will give him 12 feet. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Far Fade

A lot off the top. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Pence Sense

Solid Pence Sense. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: New Coronavirus Mascot

Oh, you’re traveling? Wow, your trip must be pretty important…Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Debatable

The job interview process is a pain. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Winter Wiz

Chilly Champion. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Focus Forward

Don’t let looking back eat you up. Focus forward! Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Rumored London NFL Teams

The British Are Coming…To The NFL According to Rumors. Possible new teams in today’s cartoon by Ron Hauge and Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Absurd News

National Absurdity Day was yesterday. Could you really even tell anymore? Cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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Bathroom Remodeling Secrets

  There’s no such thing as a dream bathroom, just like there’s no such thing as a perfect marriage. Anyone who tells you a new spacious shower can solve your problems and transform your life, is full of shit. It was never about sink. Your loved ones will never notice the difference of a new […]

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CARTOON: Slow Week

Lazy days of shark week. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Type

Not a fan of real winners. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: The Ass

Definitely Not Born To Run. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Huckzilla

Huckzilla heads home. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Proposal

Popped the Questionable Question. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: KISS THIS

Real Psycho Circus. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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Finally, That Paper on the Rain Scene from ‘Castaway’

But fair is fair, the iconic scene had major problems that got a blind free pass when this Oscar-nominated movie was released. Closer examination reveals many examples of being tone deaf to men. Number one, the car. Who just hands the keys of a car over to someone without hours of back-and-forth over paperwork?

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CARTOON: Big Banged

99 year sentences. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Biden 2020

A strong whiff for Washington. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Wise Guys

Busted Kneecaps for $500. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Tax Dreadlines

Is it permanently extended? Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Served

Getting a degree in doing time. Maybe prison has a crew team! Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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Bob Eckstein Get’s Wet: New Solo Album

“The long-awaited new album by Bob Eckstein is dropping worldwide April 1st called Eleven Songs About Me, a collection of eleven jazz-infused love songs. The first single is “It’s Not You It’s Him.”

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CARTOON: Snowman Baseball

We need to bring the heat. Opening day cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Trumpcare

Just a few more aaaaand we’ve solved it. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Real March Madness

Which Cinderella story is making it all the way…to the final downfall? Click to see the full bracket! Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Running

Throwing tiny hat with a squirty flower in the ring. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Snowballs

Just try to think about baseball. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Birdie or Bogey?

Can we wrap this up? I have a tee time. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Trump Valentine

Are you tired? Because you’ve been Russian around my head all day. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Marshmallow Diet

There’s no escape. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Ice Cream Meds

Take 4 pints and call in the morning. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Secret Santa

The safe word is NOG. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: UFO

Killer Combo. Cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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A Parental Guide To The Wertz Thanksgiving

Parents have been using the HAA (Holidays Association of America) rating system for years to  decide whether to attend a family function. The following is based on last year’s Thanksgiving at the Wertzes. Certification: Rated R for thematic elements, brief strong language and intense scenes. Older teens should be fine. WARNING: The following Parental Guide may give […]

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CARTOON: Voter Turnout

When the best case scenario is the worst case scenario. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Mega Millions Odds

May the odds be ever in your favor. But, they really, really aren’t. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Funny Ending

Treat Yourself. Cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Presidential Alert

THIS IS ONLY A TEST! EVERYTHING IS PROBABLY FINE! Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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Drunk Cartoon: Hurricane Wall

This will be the wettest most watery rain we’ve had. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Girl Talk

Want to really get her attention? Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein

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CARTOON: Final Request

This guy can’t go anywhere anymore. Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

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CARTOON: Hospital

“It’s always about you.” Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein

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CARTOON: President Homer

Mmmmmmm Fudge……..cartoon by Bob Eckstein and Kit Lively

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CARTOON: Trumpunzel

Trumpunzel, Trumpunzel, let down your…is that hair? Everything is fine, just tweet away! Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein and Kit Lively

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CARTOON: Drive-Thru

Nine cheeseburgers and a diet coke? Can you repeat that Mr. President?’ Today’s cartoon by Bob Eckstein and Kit Lively

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Baseball’s State-of-the-Union

As the 89th annual Midsummer Classic is upon us, it’s that time again when baseball sizes up how to improve public perception and sales after the All-Star break, or really, the old-age question; “How do we draw more of today’s youth to the sport to fill more seats?”

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How To Monetize Your Kitten

Now that you brought home your new cat, it’s time to take this to the next level and develop a business model. No industry has seen larger growth than the viral online cat business and you are sitting on a goldmine. To take but one example, Grumpy Cat became an Internet superstar after a couple […]

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Dear News-Detox Journal

Day 1. Here I am at the Bob Ross Artist Retreat in Tart Berry Lake, upstate New York for their twelve-day news-fast camp. At the our group orientation, all visitors were explained the house rules of no TV, no newspapers, and no talk of politics. We were then asked to share a bit about ourselves […]