CSotD: Dark Days, metaphorical and real
The whole world is watching, and, as Cathy Wilcox notes, they’ve stopped laughing. I can’t speak for Australians, but, from…
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CSotD: Pax in Terra, if you can find it
I wish I didn’t like Megan Herbert‘s commentary so much. Advent calendars have become so commercialized that it’s not easy…
CSotD: Say what?
When the little newspaper on Long Island revealed the cascade of lies under which George Santos was elected, it touched…
CSotD: Whited sepulchres and other delights
As Jeff Stahler (AMS) notes, the writers’ strike in Hollywood has been settled and, as he also notes, that doesn’t…
CSotD: Prisoners of Our Own Accord. Camry. Whatever.
First Dog on the Moon has the delightful ability to make me laugh but also send me scurrying to the…
CSotD: Tested on the unstudied chapter
Poor Edison Lee (KFS) finds himself in what seems likely to be a disaster: He misunderstood the teacher’s previous announcement…
CSotD: The Uninformed Consent of the Governed
Pat Bagley opens today’s conversation with the accusation the lawmakers intentionally remain uninformed, tossing in the idea that, not only…
CSotD: Disaster Relief Disaster
Let’s get the thing with the boots over first: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis showed up for a photo-op in white…
CSotD: Funny War Stories, such as they are
(Clay Jones) (Patrick Chappatte) I wasn’t sure what order to put this pair in, since they’re both ludicrous and neither…
CSotD: How smart is your room?
There’s such as thing as being “too smart for the room,” which generally signals a failure because the audience couldn’t…
CSotD: Der Perfekte Sturmer
Timing is everything in comedy, and today’s Barney & Clyde (WPWG) was excellently timed, coming after the first wave of…
CSotD: Diversity and Appropriation
(Benjamin Slyngstad) (Pat Bagley) Here are two closely related commentaries on the negative response to diversity and inclusion in…
CSotD: To Brazzaville and Beyond
This Jason Chatfield piece could be a gag or a political cartoon, but, either way, it’s an exaggerated look at…
CSotD: Culture Wars and Food Fights
We’ll start off the day with a really stupid idea and then you can judge whether we are moving up…
CSotD: Weekend Addition (mostly Division)
It’s always good to start with a joke, and today’s In the Bleachers (AMS) made me redouble my search for…