Via Editor And Publisher…  The unfunny duck is in hot water.

‘Mallard Fillmore’ Creator Arrested Again on Alcohol-Related Charges

NEW YORK – Edward Bruce Tinsley, 48, creator of the comic strip Mallard Fillmore — known for its conservative edge — was arrested in Columbus, Indiana, on Dec. 4 and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence, the Indianapolis Star reports today. He posted a $755 bond.

It was his second alcohol-related arrest in less that four months, according to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department. His previous arrest was Aug. 26.

The comic appear in almost 400 papers in the U.S., including the Star.

Tinsley lives in Columbus. He a blood-alcohol level of 0.14 — almost twice the level at which an Indiana driver is considered intoxicated.

You know…I used to get myself royally blitzed nearly every fucking weekend back when I was a younger guy, and I still do every now and then to the degree my middle aged body will occasionally allow, and I have never once, never once, gotten behind the wheel of a car while doing it.  My body, to my secret pleasure, reacts strongly to all kinds of things that never faze most other people.  Where my friends can down one drink after another, I can only take one and I am unfit to drive.  Two, and my head is on the ceiling.  I can smoke a good cigar and I am unfit to drive.  Yes, enough nicotine will do that to some of us.  A nice back massage can release enough endorphins into my body that I am massively unfit to drive, even sometimes, just to stand up.  So I don’t drive.  I am always careful to put myself in a situation where I do not need to drive Before I decide to get my head all zoned out.  It isn’t that hard.  All it takes is to use your goddamned head and think about others, before you start making yourself all high and wobbly.

But then…I am one of those goddamned bleeding heart liberals, which means I give a good goddamn about my neighbors and peace and love and not hurting people and all the bleeding heart liberal stuff that conservatives like Tinsely think is a dirty joke.  Hey pal…you ever hear of something called taxicabs?