Question of the day
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From a loyal reader…
Rich,
I am attaching some artwork that I had a friend of mine in Carbondale, Brad Moore, illustrate for me. It’s a “Budget Man” on the side of a milk carton, like the old missing person photos. My plan is to put this on a T Shirt and sell them online and take the profits (about $10 per shirt) and give that money to some social service providers in Illinois that are being starved by the lack of a budget. I was thinking starting small and just publicizing it here in Southern Illinois and giving the money to the Women’s Center in Carbondale. […]
Will Stephens
WXAN General Manager
Mayor of Murphysboro
* This would go on the front of the t-shirt…
But Will is wondering if he should put a message on the back, perhaps to motivate people to act. I suggested we consult the CapitolFax.com hive mind. So…
* The Question: What slogan or message should be on the back of this t-shirt?
- Grand Avenue - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:00 pm:
I’d change the 2% Milk to 4.95% Milk
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:02 pm:
“Free The Budget, Save Illinois”
- Promise Keeper - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:04 pm:
Got Revenue?
*Artist suggestion: Maybe change the ribbon around the scroll to Squeezy the Pension Python.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:05 pm:
“It’s Time To Budge On A Budget”
- Grand Avenue - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:05 pm:
“A house divided against itself cannot stand”
A. Lincoln 6/16/1858
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:06 pm:
“got governing?”
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:07 pm:
“Not having one raises my taxes more than having a bad one!”
- Stuff Happens - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:08 pm:
No ideas yet, but I prefer this literal version of milking a crisis.
- Jocko - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:08 pm:
Do Your Jobs!
- Panther Pride - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:09 pm:
“This product cannot be recycled again.”
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:10 pm:
“Still Waiting Rauner!”
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:12 pm:
“Impotent Governors Can’t Conceive Of Them”
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:14 pm:
“When Persistency Does No Body Good”
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:15 pm:
“Got Skimmed?”
- Get a Job!! - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:16 pm:
Budgeting, It does a State good.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:17 pm:
2% Milk (98% Bull—-)
- Henry Francis - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:18 pm:
Please tell mommy and daddy to stop fighting so I can come back home.
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:19 pm:
“Milk has something for everyone, but Illinois under Rauner has nuthin’ for nobody”
- Adults in the room - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:19 pm:
Last seen with a suspicious character in a blue minivan wearing a white t-shirt mumblin about term limits
- (un)Happy - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:20 pm:
Picture of cow on the back. Caption bubble: Maybe he mooooved out of State.
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:20 pm:
Last Seen Being Held Hostage By Milk Duds”
- Casual observer - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:23 pm:
Udder failure.
- Ahoy! - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:23 pm:
I would avoid the call to action, it’s just going to alienate folks and the current message is clear and universal.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:25 pm:
5.81% milk with high fat content
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:28 pm:
Think Bad Budgets Raise Taxes?
No Budgets Raise Taxes Higher!
- Casual observer - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:30 pm:
Someone needs to go out to pasture
- illini - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:31 pm:
Help to preserve all Illinois Endangered Species =
- Eastern Illinois University
- Southern Illinois University
- Chicago State University
- Western Illinois University
And help to make sure that our habitat can sustain those others that are on the verge of making this list. Be good stewards of our valuable resources.
- Casual observer - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:33 pm:
Rauner: all hat and no cattle
- Responsa - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:42 pm:
The milk carton “Missing” stands firmly on its own. Don’t cutesy it up. That’ll be overkill.
- say what - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:51 pm:
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Together help douse the embers.
- Casual observer - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:52 pm:
Waiting ’til the cows come home
- A Jack - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:56 pm:
“Fourteen Billion and Counting”.
- annon - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 2:57 pm:
Howdy Ho!Is it Christmas in July this year?
- Casual observer - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:04 pm:
It would behoove our leaders to act
- downstate commissioner - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:08 pm:
Rauner! /s
I like Casual observer’s “Waitin ’til the cows come home.” (Didn’t notice the “-in” until after I typed it. Should there be another apostrophe instead of the “g”?)
Actually some commenters have a good point- maybe better to just leave it clean, with no slogan…
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:10 pm:
“Past its Expiration Date”
- Jake From Elwood - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:10 pm:
“Past its Expiration Date”
- Dee Lay - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:36 pm:
Make Illinois Budgets Great Again
- Casual observer - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:39 pm:
A state without a budget is like cereal with no milk
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:42 pm:
Perhaps one of those age progression drawings where the budget is in tatters and blowing away on the wind?
- sonny chiss - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 3:46 pm:
How about a cow “Far Side” cartoon. One that comes to mind is the cows looking on in horror as the farmer is heating up a giant brand with a really long message that says something like “These Cows belong to Farmer Brown so Hands Off! the brand could be changed to “This caucus belongs to Governor Rauner so Hands Off! Mike Madigan this means You!”
- Wensicia - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 4:01 pm:
Since and soon to be expired as a result:
(followed by a list of every social service agency and upper education institution affected)
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 4:02 pm:
As an aside, Budget Man is kinda jowly….
I got nothing for the backside; do like “Waiting for the cows to come home!”
- Demoralized - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 4:15 pm:
“Our Schoolhouse is turning to Rocks.”
- A guy - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 4:45 pm:
Maybe a “smaller” budget man on the other side stating when it was “last seen”.
- Blue dog dem - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 8:16 pm:
I am embarrassed. This is why i know LGDF can be reduced and local property taxes frozen.
- Blue dog dem - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 8:22 pm:
But the idea is cute.
- Blue dog dem - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 8:27 pm:
Actually, Will should have teamed up with Dunkeldog and put it on the beer label.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 24, 17 @ 8:29 pm:
“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!”
- PDJT - Thursday, May 25, 17 @ 8:10 am:
I like - Adults in the room’s
“Last seen with a suspicious character in a blue minivan mumblin’ about term limits”
- Workin' - Thursday, May 25, 17 @ 8:30 am:
It should read “Missin”
And the next release should just have a large lower case “g” as the artwork
- Anonymous - Thursday, May 25, 17 @ 9:05 am:
Rich, please post the link to the finished product when they go into production. It being a worthy cause, I’d buy a few.