Month / November 2023

by EditorM

Don’t forget Carol Lay!

Sometimes she’s just so brilliant … even if not actually funny (nor trying).

For the longer-term fans than I have been, has she previously made this much use of photos and photo-realism in drawing?

The sense made of the Memory Palace idea here is more loosely evocative than a strict adherence to the traditional prescriptions for a mnemonic tool (or modern self-help and DIY expositions). It’s a bit more in the direction of emotionally evocative recollection, though not going as far into that mode as, say, Nate DiMeo’s The Memory Palace podcast on Radiotopia. Nor is it madeleine-sniffing. But it’s somewhere in that territory. But jumps back to face its original speculative-fictional premise in practical-level terms.

by CIDU Bill

Books vs. Technology: A Challenge

Judging from the CIDU archive, Stone Soup was one of Bill’s favorite comics, and he originally scheduled this strip to appear shortly after it was published in 2019:

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The problem is that he never finished writing the text to go along with it:

“There seems to be a common theme, especially in comic strips, that physical books are more …”

Would anyone like to take a shot at completing Bill’s sentence, or offer some other perspectives about reading (for enjoyment, not as work) in paper vs. electronic form?

by EditorM

BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP-BEEPBEEPBEEP

Thanks to Brian in STL for sending in this FoxTrot Classics:

Brian sez, “Foxtrot dailies are in reruns on GoComics. Today’s is an okay joke on its own. … However, it’s not fully appreciated without —-” But we’re going to “leave you in suspenders” for a moment or two and invite readers to treat this as a CIDU-puzzle requiring the reference to something it was based on. (Which you can read by expanding the block below.))

SPOILER — The backstory of the reference!

“However, it’s not fully appreciated without this Apple commercial that ran around the same time as the original run of the strip:”

Brian continues “The person that provided the link in comments added this: ‘Her side of the story goes that it was late at night when they filmed the ad. It had to be done after school hours for the day. Add to that, she was on allergy medication, which made her a bit “under the influence”.‘ “

by multipleciduers

Sunday Funnies – LOLs, November 26th, 2023

Ewww-LOL here. Or Aaaggghhh-ewwww-lol?

“It’s not a snowman. It’s my grandpa, who froze last night.”

Kilby writes: This was a CIDU until I zoomed in to read the title panel and get a better view of the dummy:

Pick your religion:

But no, kids are NOT that stupid!

One for the cat people here.

Yikes!

But maybe the hippo would enjoy Dance of the Hours more!

by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs – November 25th, 2023

Thanks to Mark H. for sending this, and calling for a Geezer Alert.

Oh, why not!

This one deserves to be flagged.

BONUS CIDU-OY!

by EditorM

Stick with Bay Rum

As seems to be the standard practice at Comic Kingdom‘s presentation of the “Bob Mankoff Presents: Show me the Funny” archive sampler, this was part of a run on a related theme — here perfumes, air fresheners, aromatherapy, and other fragrances and scents. Most had an easily discernible joke, or anyway intended joke — though since they have the New Yorker in their pedigree somewhere, it can be muted or indirect. This was the first in the thematic series without a discernible punch intention.

P.S. Has anyone seen where in the office I might have left my Calle Ocho flip box?

by multipleciduers

No-Politics Zone Thanksgivings

Both from 11/26/2020, and submitted by Andréa. Post originally assembled by Winter Wallaby.

Kilby adds: The climate has been changing in recent years, as this Crabgrass strip shows:

And a 2023 addition that seems to hew to the original alignment. (Added by ==mitch)

Frank & Ernest

From Jeff Stahler on Monday: