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Sergio Picarra – Cartoon Eight
Translation
Horizontal Panel I
Random Member of Crowd: What’s up with that? Those taxi drivers aren’t coming today?
Another Random Member of Crowd: I’m going to to hear it from my boss.
Another Random Member of Crowd: Could they be on strike?
Another Random Member of Crowd: They’re rich! They don’t need money anymore!
Another Random Member of Crowd: Those rascals don’t know that people gotta go to work?
Random Member of Crowd: And I’ve got a test today!
Another Random Member of Crowd: I’ve got an appointment at city hall!
Man: Hey! Guys! Here comes one!
Random Member of Crowd: Where? Where?
Another Random Member of Crowd: That one’s mine!
Another Random Member of Crowd: Hey, get outta the way!
Another Random Member of Crowd: I saw it first!
Another Random Member of Crowd: That ride’s for me!
Another Random Member of Crowd: the driver’s a cousin of mine!
Man’Kiko/The Driver: Hee hee. A whole lot of raw material. Production is going to take off!
[Commuters call out more than 15 desired destinations.”
Random Member of Crowd: Comrade, São Paulo!
Random Member of Crowd: Viana!
Random Member of Crowd: Prenda!
Random Member of Crowd: Samba!
Random Member of Crowd: Prenda Airport!
Random Member of Crowd: Samba!
Random Member of Crowd: Shut your your yap!
Random Member of Crowd: You shut up!
Random Member of Crowd: Asa Branca!
Random Member of Crowd: Asa Preta!
Random Member of Crowd: Cuca!
Random Member of Crowd: Nocal!
Random Member of Crowd: Eca!
Random Member of Crowd: Tuga Ngo!
Random Member of Crowd: Etc.
Man’Kiko: No problem, my friends. You don’t need to fight. Each person will cost 2.000 and the fat ones, 3.000.
Officer: Let me through. Does that driver have a license?
Random Member of Crowd: Uh oh! The police!
Man’Kiko: The police?!! Let me outta here! This damn van won’t start! I’m screwed!
Random Member of Crowd: Oh, now you want to run away?
Another Random Member of Crowd: He doesn’t have a license!
Another Random Member of Crowd: And he wanted to charge 2.000 for each one of us!
Another Random Member of Crowd: Let’s beat him up!
Another Random Member of Crowd: Stop! You can’t do that!
Man’Kiko: If you laugh, you’re gonna get it!
Joray – Casas & Casos
Translation
Man on left: Oh, no! I’m going to go on a retreat to the Vatican! Who knows? Maybe I’ll take up a religious career! Politics is tiring! Arrivederci!
Woman: Well, as long as you’re being generous, with me, a poor widow, maybe you can reach out your hand a little further. I’m not asking for much: pay my water, electricity, telephone and Internet bills; give me a 50-inch flat screen t.v. with a great sound system; pay my seven children’s tuition; pay for me to go to the hairdresser’s and to get my nails done. . . Oh, and if you can find me a man, that would be great! Boo hoo! Woe is me!
The paper in the woman’s hand: Housing for Everyone
Man on right:Lord in heaven! Give these people a roof over their heads and a dose of both good sense and shame! Amen!
Neivaldo Nhatugueja – …Se Essa Onda de Raptos Continua a Evoluir…
Translation
Upper Caption: If This Round of Kidnappings Continues to Develop
Man I: There’s going to be a moment in which they kidnap all the government clerks for 10.000,00 meticais. . . 5.000 meticais. . . 3.000 meticais! And surely they’ll start with us doctors. . .
Man II: This poor teacher! What can he give?
Man III: Nothing! They know the bank takes everything from us to pay the interest on the national debt!
Sérgio Zimba – IURD
Translation:
Man in uniform in the foreground is wearing a cap that represents the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG, or, in Portuguese, “IURD”) and a money pouch prepared to receive both dollars and meticais (the currency of Mozambique)
Woman I: Did you see that, Yvonne? He’s collects money for the Universal Church.
Woman II: Don’t be so cynical. Maybe he’s from a place called the “Universal Institute of Racking Up Funds.”