Home > Comics > Hands Hands 2008-02-02 Comics 13 Comments Comic: “Hands”. 13 Comments 2008-02-02 2:38 pm Buck But that’s just cryptic! 2008-02-02 3:24 pm RandomGuy Not really. If I got it, it’s about Pontius Pilate and his sentence “I wash my hands in innocence”.[1] You know, crucifixion of Jesus? [1] Hope I translated that correctly, I only know the quote in German. Edited 2008-02-02 15:25 UTC 2008-02-02 4:28 pm Thom Holwerda You know, crucifixion of Jesus? I do assume some worldly knowledge and eloquence on my readers’ end. 2008-02-02 5:02 pm leos You know, crucifixion of Jesus? I do assume some worldly knowledge and eloquence on my readers’ end. That might be pushing it 2008-02-02 8:00 pm Buck Well, somewhere along the way (of drawing that cartoon) you lost funny. 2008-02-03 7:09 pm David Adams Sorry, Thom, this one went over my head too. But I got a chuckle once read the comments and had it explained to me. 🙂 2008-02-02 10:37 pm jasutton Here’s the verse: So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” (Matthew 27:24, ESV) EDIT: pulled out a weird character. Edited 2008-02-02 22:38 UTC 2008-02-02 3:29 pm Beta Is there an OSnews feed without the cartoons? Or even a feed *with* the cartoon images. empty posts annoy me. 2008-02-03 7:18 pm Adam Scheinberg Good question. There will be shortly. 2008-02-02 3:40 pm Chuzwuzza I hope I am not the only one completely stumped by this. 2008-02-02 4:18 pm mmu_man is the lack of gallantry from Bill on the naming of his foundation… “*Bill* and Melinda”. I know he’s the one with the money, but still 2008-02-02 8:08 pm rexstuff Acutally, I took to be a reference from Macbeth – the husband and wife team, “Out damn spot, out I say! …a little water will cleanse us of this deed” 2008-02-02 8:18 pm Thom Holwerda Acutally, I took to be a reference from Macbeth – the husband and wife team, “Out damn spot, out I say! …a little water will cleanse us of this deed” And where do you think they referenced to?
But that’s just cryptic!
Not really. If I got it, it’s about Pontius Pilate and his sentence “I wash my hands in innocence”.[1]
You know, crucifixion of Jesus?
[1] Hope I translated that correctly, I only know the quote in German.
Edited 2008-02-02 15:25 UTC
I do assume some worldly knowledge and eloquence on my readers’ end.
That might be pushing it
Well, somewhere along the way (of drawing that cartoon) you lost funny.
Sorry, Thom, this one went over my head too. But I got a chuckle once read the comments and had it explained to me. 🙂
Here’s the verse:
So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.”
(Matthew 27:24, ESV)
EDIT: pulled out a weird character.
Edited 2008-02-02 22:38 UTC
Is there an OSnews feed without the cartoons?
Or even a feed *with* the cartoon images. empty posts annoy me.
Good question. There will be shortly.
I hope I am not the only one completely stumped by this.
is the lack of gallantry from Bill on the naming of his foundation… “*Bill* and Melinda”. I know he’s the one with the money, but still
Acutally, I took to be a reference from Macbeth – the husband and wife team, “Out damn spot, out I say! …a little water will cleanse us of this deed”
And where do you think they referenced to?