In this 2009 PC and Pixel, it seems to be Pixel from within his carrier dispensing the wisdom. But what is he agreeing with? That computer customers just want Internet connectivity? Or want no options so they need not make decisions?
And what is grabbing everyone’s attention?
And BTW, how many other cat cartoon protagonists deign to be confined to a carrier?
What could she have heard in place of labor? That would be like a, y’know, joke or punch line?
And by the bye, is “More’s Law”
an accidental typo for “Moore’s Law” ;
an intentional misspelling, meant to direct us to think about some actual person named “More” ;
or an intentional misspelling, meant to direct us to the concept of having more rather than less?
Note that the quote about loneliness and solitude is from poet Marianne Moore. But if that’s what’s meant, it would still be Moore not More. So if it were written here as “More’s Law” there might be a joke that the Girl takes it to mean Marianne Moore rather than the late Gordon Moore.
But we can’t really make that emendation, as we would lose the relevance of “more” to the idea of the biggest milkshake. Which is itself still in need of some explication.
Thanks to Usual John for pointing out this Blondie episode with a mystery. He asks “Is this a reference to someone in Blondie’s flapper past?”
We noticed later that Josh at The Comics Curmudgeon also features this cartoon. But he doesn’t truly answer the mystery, so this independent find doesn’t obviate the usual spirited CIDU discussion.
Sad news — Denny Lien, known on CIDU as Shrug, has passed away.
The news, and a site for memorial comments, are at https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/terrygarey/journal/view/id/643b1b995f8fc53e6530d17b
I saw some memorial comments first at Comics Curmudgeon, where Shrug also was a frequent commenter.
Two comics from Ian with the common element of unpaid internships, which he notes “seem to be everywhere at the moment!”
And finally, an Ewww-LOL from BillR. It’s the “number 2” that clinches it!
Hit me again, dealer!
Oy-Ewww
Just in case anyone here had some doubt, “Himalayan” is indeed a recognized breed of cat. My mother had a cat named Hillary, and some people thought that name was in honor of a prominent American politician; but in fact he was a Himalayan cat, and named for Sir Edmund Hillary. Here is a picture of the breed:
Not really an OY, but then tax filings aren’t due until Tuesday, April 18.
Is there more to this than just typical Amelia behavior, responding to an order to stop by throwing another carrot?
It’s not part of a longer sequence. The days before after this one have different topics.
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