CSotD: What is in a name, and other ponderables
Creative spelling, as seen in this Moderately Confused (AMS), is an editor’s nightmare, but one that fortunately has morphed out…
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CSotD: Do you think I mean country matters?
We’re going to take a little break from politics today, while I recover from having spent the past week banging…
CSotD: Civilization and My Discontents
One bit of political commentary before we switch to humor: Wilbur Dawbarn’s piece reminds me of a conversation I had…
CSotD: Bombs Bursting in Air and So Forth
Jeff Danziger (Counterpoint) sounds echoes of the bandwagon/Bellman effect discussed here yesterday. Yossarian was asked, “What if everyone felt that…
CSotD: Points of Personal Privilege
There’s a lot of political stuff I won’t be addressing today, because I’m tired of politics but also because there…
CSotD: Do They Know It’s Easter?
Bizarro (KFS) strikes a nostalgic note, intentionally or not. I don’t think of Easter eggs as empty shells, but then…
CSotD: Saturday Morning Cartoons
Yes, I know. We’ll get to it after a few more cartoonists have weighed in. For now, we’ll skip the…
CSotD: Merry Mirth and Many More
Zits (KFS) made me smile Sunday. Note that it’s not a slam on the Nutcracker itself, and I like classic…
CSotD: Santa offers a mixed bag
Several comic strips have been anticipating Christmas with gags about kids trying to clean up their acts for Santa and…
CSotD: Labor Day or something like it
I wish I could believe in Paul Fell’s vision of a world in which labor unions had the upper hand…
CSotD: Upon Further Review
My situation with Arlo and Janis (AMS) isn’t so much that I needed to choose some particular strips from the…
CSotD: Press Releases and other delights
Today is a “Where do I begin?” day, but, with no particular plan in mind, let’s kick off with Bizarro…
CSotD: Funny pages aren’t always funny
Grand Avenue (AMS) marks a cultural change that has often sent me digging through the memory banks. I suppose the…
CSotD: Independence Day wrap-up
Constant Readers know how strongly I identify with Arlo and Janis (AMS), and certainly I do on this strip. It’s…
CSotD: While we wait for the auditors
As expected, I’m seeing a lot of SVB cartoons, some of which are entirely off target, some of which are…