Comical Father's Day cards are popular, but take criticism as times change

Posted by Caitlin M. Foyt | The Grand Rapids Press June 15, 2008 06:56AM Funny or tired? Cards spring beer and bathroom jokes on the recipient. GRAND RAPIDS -- Your dad is a lazy slob. He's always drinking beer and burping. And if he's not patrolling the couch in his underwear, he's probably fishing, golfing or grilling meat. That's what the greeting cards seem to say. "Some seem too emotional or too disrespectful," Tim Wheeler, 28, said while skimming the wall-like Father's Day card display at Walgreens, 956 Michigan St. NE. "My dad works pretty hard, so I don't want to call him lazy." Wheeler spent a quarter of an hour avoiding cards featuring googly-eyed cats, bears dressed as a fisherman and beer-bottle shapes before settling on a card that read "strong faith, gentle heart, quiet guidance." "I was looking for something... [read full story]