Michael Leunig: very popular
Australian cartoonist, born in
Melbourne in 1945. His work has appeared in numerous newspapers, including the banned Sixties
London magazine
Oz. He currently does a regular piece in the Melbourne Age on Saturdays. The
cartoons, illustrations and poems range from social commentary to totally bizarre
whimsy: wonderful little drawings, often quite sad.
The Home for the Appalled
They took him on a stretcher
To The Home for the Appalled
Where he lay down in a corner
And bawled and bawled and bawled
"There's nothing wrong with me", he wailed
When asked about his bawling
"It's the world that needs attention,
It's so utterly appalling:
IT'S SO UTTERLY APPALLING"
He sobbed and cried and called.
And the chorus rose to join him
At The Home for The Appalled.
From
Everyday Devils And Angels,
Penguin, 1992.
Some drawings can be seen at:
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~paulma/leunig.htm
http://curlyflat.net