Fish Eye

By bjaybrooks on
Comic panel: a fish detective says, “Hmm... so you ‘accidentally’ dammed up the creek while looking for your glasses, Mr. Beaver? And you were just ‘overseeing the structural integrity of the root system,’ Mr. Mole? I see... very convenient. Quite a tale you’ve spun.” A beaver replies, “Oh, well, yes, see, Mr. Old Fish, it was... a lot of water came down... the logs just, uh, fell into place...” He adds, “And my, erm, tunnel survey was purely... coincidental to the whole affair. A complete misunderstanding, I assure you.” The fish’s badge reads “FISH EYE BARDOTON,” and his book reads “THE DECAY DAN ISSUE.”
A skeptical fish detective confronts a nervous beaver and mole about a suspicious creek accident.

It is getting colder. Weather fascinates me. I think about it daily. It is a barometer of life. I heard something today that made me think of the expression of a fish studying a surprising human. A suspicious look. A suspicious stare. Something about another has caught you unawares…surprised…floored…suspicious…so they get the old Fish Eye  Such is life.

Life is full of suspicious events. Some do not believe that we landed on the moon. Others are certain that the assassination of President Kennedy was a conspiracy and not Oswald alone. Many people believe alien beings visited Roswell, New Mexico. The thing about conspiracy theories…some of them are true.

Comic panel labeled “ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO. JULY 1947.” showing a crashed UFO, two aliens, soldiers, and speech bubbles reading “GOD! WHAT IS THAT?!” and “IT’S A CRAFT!”
A dramatic comic-book scene depicts a crashed flying saucer and aliens near Roswell as soldiers investigate.

Political leaders traffic in conspiracy theories to strengthen their agenda. Some of the weirdest most unbelievable ideas are accepted as truth if they are repeated long enough. Jewish folks were assimilated into German life prior to World War II…friends and family of their German neighbors. Admired in their community and applauded for their accomplishments. The Jewish Germans were as German as anyone accepting the title. Yet lies…concoctions…conspiracy theories…Fish Eye Suspicion…ended tragically.

Comic text: “FISH EYE STARE!”, “?”, “What’s his angle?”, “Hmmm...”, and “What’s he doing here?”
A suspicious crowd confronts a bespectacled man in this vintage-style comic scene.

The guilty…the innocent…are not easily deduced in the fog of rhetoric and accusations. The marionettes can not see who is pulling their strings.

Comic scene with text: He rules from the shadows...; a puppet controller labeled CONTROL; SNK! ZAP! PLUCK! YANK!; DANCE, my puppets! Dance for YOUR master! HAHAHA!; THEATRE OF WOE; THE PUPPET MASTER'S REIGN!
A sinister puppet master commands a lively cast beneath the stage in a dramatic comic-book scene.

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