Christian sends in this comic, which is a new one for me. “Y’all need submissions… and I like visiting, so here’s a webcomic that I frequently enjoy even when I have little clue as to what any of it is about…. and the paragraphs of commentary that accompany each comic often don’t help… not because the jokes are flawed (although sometimes they are … and sometimes on purpose…?) … but because these comics are usually about video game culture/industry/playing… and the last time I was able to be not awful at a video game was when the controls were up, down, let, right, shoot.”
This one is a vocabulary lesson.
“Friendslop is a slang word, used to describe a subgenre of cooperative indie games oriented around a low barrier of entry and social interaction, emphasizing gameplay in social groups … Common elements of friendslop games include a low entry difficulty, frequently described in relation to Bushnell’s Law, that allows people of any gaming skill to participate, and a focus on social interaction. Usually these games will feature a team working towards a common goal, such as climbing a mountain in Peak“ (Wikipedia)
Comics I Don't Understand 
I’ve been reading Penny Arcade for close to 30 years now (which… that’s insane). It’s blocked at work, so I have to remember to look it up at home rather than in my daily comics run.
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One thing to be aware of when reading Penny Arcade is that they often leverage the artwork for charity. You’ll see odd things in the art sometimes, like there might randomly be a cat fairy in the foreground with no explanation. That’s because someone paid Child’s Play a lot of money,
They do occasionally go into Arlo material. They’ve gotten more subtle since they started Arloing out their own kids but, for example, they still have a fruit juicer that, um, takes pleasure in providing juice and needs a little rest afterwards.
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