Comments on: What a Blast! http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/ Artist Writer Curious Dreamer Thu, 17 May 2012 09:59:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Backyard Politics [why Obama is here in Australia - really] — Jean Burman http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-37431 Backyard Politics [why Obama is here in Australia - really] — Jean Burman Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:08:26 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-37431 [...] the Battle of the Coral Sea… and once the French stopped bombing the begeezers out of Muraroa atoll… it’s been all quiet on the western front [...] [...] the Battle of the Coral Sea… and once the French stopped bombing the begeezers out of Muraroa atoll… it’s been all quiet on the western front [...]

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6320 Garden Jools Tue, 05 May 2009 23:03:26 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6320 Madness!!! Its all madness Jean! Madness!!! Its all madness Jean!

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6316 Jean Tue, 05 May 2009 21:20:28 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6316 Sadly there is nothing rational about a despot. Imagine if Hitler had had a nuclear arsenal. There would have been no need for extermination camps. The final solution may well have put paid to everyone on the planet! Everyone except those with fair hair and blue eyes that is. Not quite sure how he would have sorted them out though! (grin) Sadly there is nothing rational about a despot. Imagine if Hitler had had a nuclear arsenal. There would have been no need for extermination camps. The final solution may well have put paid to everyone on the planet! Everyone except those with fair hair and blue eyes that is. Not quite sure how he would have sorted them out though! (grin)

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6315 Garden Jools Tue, 05 May 2009 21:01:32 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6315 Hmmmm..thats what is scarey. Not the actual bomb itself, but the people in charge of setting it off! Makes you quite thankful for the good things we do have in our lives!! Hopefully those powers that be, will only use these weapons as an "electric fence" and not as a tool for invasion or revenge. Hopefully they value their lives and the lives of the rest of the world enough to not act irrationally. Hmmmm..thats what is scarey. Not the actual bomb itself, but the people in charge of setting it off! Makes you quite thankful for the good things we do have in our lives!! Hopefully those powers that be, will only use these weapons as an “electric fence” and not as a tool for invasion or revenge. Hopefully they value their lives and the lives of the rest of the world enough to not act irrationally.

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6293 Jean Tue, 05 May 2009 11:02:17 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6293 It certainly silenced all/any opposition back in the day. But as the rogue states are now showing us two can play at that game! It certainly silenced all/any opposition back in the day. But as the rogue states are now showing us two can play at that game!

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6284 Garden Jools Tue, 05 May 2009 07:31:05 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6284 Oh totally Jean!!! Why was it ever thought of in the first place????? I guess a quick war is a good war? Oh totally Jean!!! Why was it ever thought of in the first place????? I guess a quick war is a good war?

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6266 Jean Mon, 04 May 2009 21:21:33 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6266 LOL too true about Swine Flu. I guess forewarned is forearmed... but the conflicting media and even the conflicting advice coming straight from the pigs *wink* mouth has all been pretty confusing. On the upside though... the panic may prepare us for the real thing (the pandemic/superbug with no known vaccine) when it eventually does come along. It was heartening back in 1995... when the French astonishingly resurrected their nuclear testing in the Pacific with plans for a further eight tests... that Australia for one (and Japan and several other countries around the Pacific rim) imposed a blanket ban on French imports sending the message loud and clear that their actions were completely unacceptable. We can only hope that it will never happen again in such an ecologically fragile environment. Bearing in mind of course... the other nations now flexing their nuclear muscle China Iran North Korea India Pakistan. My wish would have been that no-one had gone there in the first place. Mankind has shown itself perfectly capable of self destruct... without the catastrophic consequences of unleashing a monster such as this. LOL too true about Swine Flu. I guess forewarned is forearmed… but the conflicting media and even the conflicting advice coming straight from the pigs *wink* mouth has all been pretty confusing. On the upside though… the panic may prepare us for the real thing (the pandemic/superbug with no known vaccine) when it eventually does come along.

It was heartening back in 1995… when the French astonishingly resurrected their nuclear testing in the Pacific with plans for a further eight tests… that Australia for one (and Japan and several other countries around the Pacific rim) imposed a blanket ban on French imports sending the message loud and clear that their actions were completely unacceptable. We can only hope that it will never happen again in such an ecologically fragile environment. Bearing in mind of course… the other nations now flexing their nuclear muscle China Iran North Korea India Pakistan. My wish would have been that no-one had gone there in the first place. Mankind has shown itself perfectly capable of self destruct… without the catastrophic consequences of unleashing a monster such as this.

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6265 Garden Jools Mon, 04 May 2009 20:13:12 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6265 Hey Jean....your cartoon sparked an avalanche of memories! I remember having the same reaction as you. What I could not get a firm grip on was the "why does any nation need so much power???"...to the point of risking the safety and wellbeing of other countries and environment. I am warmly relieved that the French Government has found the wisdom to try and redeem themselves, but..as you said, the true extent of the damage will never be known. As much as I love French food, the art, the history and culture of the French, I did not welcome their attitudes regarding their "security" - thank goodness for the light that now shines the way suggesting that blowing things up does not make you the "super power" of the world. As for the Swine Flu...well, I think that the media did an excellent job of turning a news report from another country into a global paranoia festival!! But I guess we really needed to know what was killing people (other than wars) somewhere else in the world....prevention is better than cure? Hey Jean….your cartoon sparked an avalanche of memories! I remember having the same reaction as you. What I could not get a firm grip on was the “why does any nation need so much power???”…to the point of risking the safety and wellbeing of other countries and environment. I am warmly relieved that the French Government has found the wisdom to try and redeem themselves, but..as you said, the true extent of the damage will never be known. As much as I love French food, the art, the history and culture of the French, I did not welcome their attitudes regarding their “security” – thank goodness for the light that now shines the way suggesting that blowing things up does not make you the “super power” of the world.
As for the Swine Flu…well, I think that the media did an excellent job of turning a news report from another country into a global paranoia festival!! But I guess we really needed to know what was killing people (other than wars) somewhere else in the world….prevention is better than cure?

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6130 Jean Fri, 01 May 2009 21:30:10 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6130 Hey Vera... long time no see! :-) How are you? The blog's been up for over 2 years now and the cartoons have kind of evolved over that time. I found I needed a faster way to illustrate each article than with a full scale painting which as you know can sometimes take more than a couple (!?) of weeks. grin. With articles going up (ideally) each week it just wasn't feasible. So now my art goes on quietly behind the scenes while the cartoons (which I must say are a total joy to do) play a supporting role. The blog has been so much fun. In no small part due to the ongoing moral support I (gratefully) receive here from everyone. The comments pages are waayyy more fun and interesting than the original article... without exception! LOL Hey Vera… long time no see! :-) How are you?

The blog’s been up for over 2 years now and the cartoons have kind of evolved over that time. I found I needed a faster way to illustrate each article than with a full scale painting which as you know can sometimes take more than a couple (!?) of weeks. grin. With articles going up (ideally) each week it just wasn’t feasible. So now my art goes on quietly behind the scenes while the cartoons (which I must say are a total joy to do) play a supporting role. The blog has been so much fun. In no small part due to the ongoing moral support I (gratefully) receive here from everyone. The comments pages are waayyy more fun and interesting than the original article… without exception! LOL

]]> By: Vera Dennen http://jeanburman.com/2009/04/30/what-a-blast/comment-page-1/#comment-6117 Vera Dennen Fri, 01 May 2009 14:17:54 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=578#comment-6117 Wow Jean, blown away by your cartoons! When did this change take place? See what I miss by not hanging around Art Cafe. . . Wow Jean, blown away by your cartoons! When did this change take place? See what I miss by not hanging around Art Cafe. . .

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