
From Singapore Bill, who asks “How is having multiple candidates for a position connected to American Idol? Or is this a desperate attempt to seem hip, referencing a show that was hot 20 years ago?”

From Singapore Bill, who asks “How is having multiple candidates for a position connected to American Idol? Or is this a desperate attempt to seem hip, referencing a show that was hot 20 years ago?”

At the risk of being accused of understanding the comic, I will go ahead and say that I see that those are giant hands. But huh?
From zbicyclist and Boise Ed.
Sent by Mark M, saying: “The mouse hole is taller than the usual depiction of one, but why would that deter the cat?” We were going to rejoinder that it is also much narrower, but on reflection that would not stop a determined paw. Anyhow, was this not the goal of the remodeling? Or does it somehow surprise the speaking rodent?


What? Why? How?

Is Sluggo making that other girl cry … by what he’s thinking? But no, he’s just making the girl-in-his-thoughts cry .. by what he’s thinking. So that’s all real clear then, huh?

So the pirates have taken one of the shipping containers. From the middle. And the stack didn’t fall down, even with a hole in the middle. Was that the goal? Did they win? Is the pile of containers on the big ship really just a single thickness?
I only recently learned there is a newfangled fabric called “modal”, popular for linens[*] and underwear; which mostly explains the modal-logic joke for me. But some of the rest of these are still puzzling.
[*] No, linens are not presumptively made from linen. Though they can be. Oy!


They have 30 cents, and they buy 30 cents of food. Why is that funny?
A hot dog had a lot less bread than a loaf, and a lot less meat than a pound – is that part of the joke?

Almost makes sense … but not altogether!

Does her complaint make sense? Regardless of whether the strawberries are large or small, she’s getting roughly the same volume. Is there some reason that large strawberries are more desirable, per unit volume? Personally, I would prefer the smaller ones, as they tend to be sweeter.