by zbicyclist

Captcha

Dan Thompson‘s Brevity usually involves a pun. In this one, we have someone sweating because of the Captcha. But the man isn’t a Frankenstein’s monster. Tyrell Property is a British real estate company, but Dan Thompson is an American cartoonist living in North Carolina. The two words seem to be Epslo and vector. EPSLO stands for “End of Program Student Learning Outcomes.” It refers to the specific competencies and skills that students are expected to achieve upon completing an educational program, particularly in fields like nursing. These outcomes guide the curriculum and assessment of students to ensure they are prepared for entry-level practice.

That’s a hint at the joke: Epslo would ordinarily be assessed at the end of a program, but here they are being asked for it in order to enter the program.

Can the joke really be this convoluted and obscure?

Update, courtesy of commenter Tstyle7B on GoComics: “The Tyrell Corporation is a famous fictional high-tech firm from the Blade Runner universe, founded by Eldon Tyrell and based in Los Angeles. It is known for designing and manufacturing humanoid, genetically engineered androids called “replicants” for use as slaves and soldiers in Off-world colonies.”

So, after all this, it’s not a CIDU for me anymore. But maybe it will be for others, or maybe having spent this much time on this post, I’m going to post it, regardless. [not “irregardless”]

That still leaves us with the unanswered question: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by zbicyclist

Still Taxing After All These Years, Schedule 1

Yes, this is a repeat, with some new additions — like that US tax form, which has added new complexities this year. So we’re splitting it into two parts, just as 1040 Schedule 1 has become Schedule 1 and Schedule 1-A.

The short form deserves a geezer alert, as it was discontinued years ago. There’s a 1040-SR now for seniors — the only difference is that it’s printed in larger type.

Actual error message from IRS.gov on the day tax forms (and estimated payments) were due, April 17, 2018. Not funny. Note the difference in the set of dates cited for the outage.

Typos continue in 2026. Here’s a notice from January, 2026 that suggests a form was corrected in the future.

(This wasn’t from the IRS. This is a notice from a well-known brand of tax preparation software.)

by multipleciduers

Sunday Funnies – LOLs – March 1, 2026

Not really an LOL quality joke, but an opportunity for a comment. Should the trope of “doctors have bad handwriting” be retired? (Doctors whose bad handwriting was relevant are likely all retired as well.) Nearly all prescriptions are either sent directly to the pharmacy, or printed out from the computerized medical record. That medical record itself isn’t handwritten notes anymore, but notes entered on a computer in medical English — not entirely readable, but for a different reason.

It’s like jokes involving pay phones.

This week I got birthday greetings from my four siblings — two days before my actual birthday. This happens every year. I used to correct them, but it never made any difference. Now I just go with the flow. Perhaps they really know, but it’s a minor practical joke on their part.

by phsiii

A Fleurrie of Confusion

From Unca $crooge:

Usually I can understand the 9CL strip. It’s pretty formalistic, with a gag built around a super-hot, oversexed bimbo who is somehow coupled with a worshiping wimp who collapses into a catatonic state whenever in close proximity to said sexy partner. There are a half-dozen of these couples and while Brooke usually focuses on Super-Bimbo (Edda) and her identical daughters (Lolly and Polly), he occasionally switches things up and brings in one of the second banana couples. This week Brooke has turned the strip over to animal doc Fleurrie and her assistant / husband Sven who for the past three days have been rolling around among the cow chips while poor cow patient, Victoria (who can’t seem to swallow her grass), is forced to watch. Today, though, the scene shifts to the local lake where Fleurrie takes a dip into the frigid New England waters. Sure, it is the standard setup to have one of the hot women in a bathing suit but is there a joke here?

All I can come up with is that Sven grabbed her feet and pulled her under, but that sure isn’t obvious.

by phsiii

It’s a soccer reference, but…

From Darren:

Help? Is the block the “fullback”, or are a lot of “sweepers” needed to pick up the snow that drops from the players? I’m just really confused.

Plus the block is on the sidelines, not playing, it seems.

Commenters seemed equally baffled, including “This would probably be funny if I knew anything about soccer” and “That’s pretty ancient football… That was football of the seventies, with a Libero like Franz Beckenbauer. Or sixties, with an Ausputzer.”

Those don’t help.