Caption contests are not new. They’ve been around since the late nineteenth century, and the newspapers and magazines that sponsored them enticed people to participate by offering cash prizes. In 1912, The San Francisco Call offered twenty dollars for the best title to a drawing of a woman in a cooking apron sifting tiny, well-dressed […]
Comedy writer Brian McConnachie has passed away. Brian John McConnachie December 23, 1942 – January 5, 2024 The American Bystander reported Brian’s passing: It’s with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear Brian McConnachie. In addition to being the Founder of The American Bystander back in 1981, Brian was essential in its […]
Discussion in the comments section the other day revealed quite a bit of confusion around the term “pun” and the term “shaggy dog story.” I promised to try to straighten it out today, and, by sheer luck, Pearls Before Swine (AMS) offered not only a festival of puns on Sunday but skipped its usual last-panel […]