Genius Lies In What Can't Be Understood
Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday June 20, 2002
I've let it pass up till now, but a third attack cannot be ignored. All cartoonists convey a resounding message Cathy Wilcox is superb, Alan Moir superlative, but Michael Leunig is a genius. That's why your correspondents can't understand him. I can. But then again, you don't have to understand him to appreciate his wisdom.
George D'Aran,
Nelson Bay, June 19.
The explanation for the longevity of the Leunig calendar behind Eric Edmunds's toilet door, Bill Tarrant (Letters, June 19), is obvious. Unlike you, Eric is obviously not a regular reader.
Judith Waldock,
Taree, June 19.
It seems a substantial proportion of the population struggle to understand Leunig cartoons. At last, a plausible explanation for the return of the Howard Government.
Tom McGinness,
Randwick, June 19.
To doubters of Leunig, especially P. O'Shea (Letters, June 18), who seems to imply that Leunig is not talented: did you ever think that his genius might lie in not being ``understood"?
Wonderful things happen in our hectic household over a cartoon, like parents communicating with children about the meaning of life. After good-natured discussion of varying interpretations, everyone goes away thinking, especially the youngest.
Life without Leunig? Don't want to think about it.
Helen Moll,
Merrylands, June 19.
Non Sequitur is much more followable than Leunig, but who else misses Uncle Dick?
Michael Steyn,
New Lambton, June 18.
Correspondents puzzling over Leunig should spare a thought for those of us who are hooked on the cryptic crossword.
We spend all day Monday trying to understand the clues and all day Tuesday trying to understand the answers.
Sue Dethridge,
Dorrigo, June 19.
© 2002 Sydney Morning Herald