Editorial cartoon: a worried police negotiator with hands raised tells a man hanging off a bridge railing It is not that bad, we can talk about this. The man, wild-eyed and distressed, shouts in a giant balloon: THE DALLAS COWBOYS ARE IN THE NFC EAST AND THE HOUSTON ASTROS ARE IN THE AL WEST! MAKE IT MAKE SENSE! The negotiator, now looking resigned, adds a second balloon between them: Nothing has made sense for at least a decade. Behind them: police tape, two squad cars with lights flashing, several more officers including one on the radio and one holding a coiled rope, and a large crowd of visibly alarmed onlookers, all against a dusk skyline. Drawn to the desk editor’s direction · render source not recorded
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