Category / Bill Bickel
Did anybody’s parents ever really lie this blatantly to a kid?

The concept of these strips seems to be “actual lies your parents told you in order to keep you stupid” rather that “exaggeration for humorous effect.”
Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim friends here
Weird Personal Synchronicity

My wife just sneezed in the next room, and this came up the exact second I was calling out “Gesundheit!” It was actually disconcerting for a moment.
I do not believe the premise is correct.

[OT] Asking for a different kind of song recommendation
My sister-in-law, who lives on the other coast, has got it into her head that next time we’re all together, she and I have to sing karaoke together. Now keep in mind that I’m old — and will probably be considerably older by the time we see one another — and I haven’t sung in public since I was 12. Not even “Happy Birthday.” I’m not quite tone deaf enough to not know how bad I am.
Apparently she’s at least as bad.
I don’t know how drunk she expects both of us to be — which would be a feat in any case, since neither of us drinks.
But she’s fixated on this, and wants me to pick the song, so what duet should I choose?
Hopefully this isn’t as ominous as it sounds…
WordPress tells us that “new and exciting changes” are coming to the user’s dashboard on June 1.
There’s no indication what this means.
Worst case scenario: Comicgeddon 2.0.
Best case scenario: a dashboard that already imposes more limits than it did two years ago will become even more difficult to use.
And yes, it is possible they’re rolling out improvements that will enhance everybody’s lives — but how often is that what “new and exciting changes” really means?
And let’s be honest, this is 2020.
Close to Casseroles

She was alone too long and built herself three family members to hang out with? But then is that her husband having summoned an EMT to take her away to the Funny Farm, since that’s what EMTs (without masks) do?
Crimeweek Triple Feature: Summer Rentals, Fonts, and The Avengers!
They’re assembled right here.
(URL has been adjusted to lead to all three posts)
Christmas in July in May
