From Dirk the Daring:
Meow? It’s a New Yorker cartoon so, you know…Nonetheless, what?
Internet, and cats, and cafe, but…
Category / CIDU
Woof?
From Mitch4:
He notes,
Huh? I can’t even identify the additional object next to the playing cards — nail clipper? cigarillo? — let alone what the dog is supposed to do with them to become more adoptable.
I think it’s a cigar–pretty sure that’s a cigar band in the middle of the object–but what do cards and cigars have to do with getting adopted?!
At the risk of being called mean, that strip bills itself as “REMIXED NEW YORKER CARTOON REJECTS”. I’d submit that if your cartoon is too obscure for TNY, you might have a problem!
Slide into My DMs!
Boise Ed sends this in: “I have no idea what’s going on with this playground.”
When your editor thinks of DM, he thinks of District Managers, which is no help at all.
“DM stands for “Direct Message,” which is a private message sent between two users on a social media platform, messaging app, or online community” (Merriam-Webster)
“Dating/relationships: “Slide into my DMs” is a common phrase for initiating a private conversation, often with flirtatious or romantic intent”.
That sort of helps. So the slide is flirting with the swing set? Is that it?
Eminemt Domain
chemgal sends this in: “I suspect it’s a song reference, but for me, this is a CIDU.”
Speedrun
Mouseover text: “Usain Bolt holds the record in the 100 meter speedrun.”
TedD sends this in: “explainxkcd.com has the answer for this, but I’m curious how understood this comic without an explanation”
Not your editor, for sure!
A Fool and his Money
billr sends this in: “The guy at the top of the tower seems to be saluting. I got nothing here.”
Fish
Is it as simple as Sluggo not understanding, after all these decades fending for himself, how to attach a worm to a hook? Is Nancy scaring the fish?
May-I
Phred and Boise Ed sent this in: “I definitely didn’t get this until I read the comments on the page… Certainly fits the bill here.”
Poke
billr sends this in: “It obviously hinges on what a “Poke” is, and the only poke I know of is the Hawaiian street food.”
There’s this classic children’s book:
There’s also Gumby’s pal Pokey, but that’s probably not much help, either.
Speaking of Pokey, there’s this Bizarro from Sunday (LOL, not CIDU).
A Cherry on Top?
I could understand the employee’s reaction if the boss had said “Although we can’t give you a salary increase, we’re giving you more responsibilities”. Here, it’s a mystery why the employee would make that sarcastic response.
Comics I Don't Understand 