Marrose sends this in: “If there is a punchline, I don’t get it.”
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A Game of Chicken?
Mitch4 sends this in: “Is the point just “women are slower to get annoyed than men”? Even if it’s “this man” and “this woman” it doesn’t seem to me to turn into a viable joke. “Women are deeper sleepers than men”? Still no help.”
Similarly?
Too Funny?
Mitch4 sends this in: “Two and a half hypotheses:
1) The intended cartoon was indeed pulled by the editors, for being in one or another aspect beyond the limits of acceptable — political or personally impolite etc.
[1.5 Exactly as reported, it was pulled for being “too humorous” — nah, very unlikely, but maybe this was literally what was stated to him though intended to convey #1.]
2) Nothing of the sort happened, and this is just a variation on “the cartoonist took a day off from drawing”.”
Rhyme Thyme
pandamonium sends this in: “”Pomme” doesn’t rhyme with “cake.” Past that, I’m at a loss.”
Analyze This!
Kedamo sends this in: “Fear of heights? Large furniture? Having Neil deGrasse Tyson as your psychologist? I don’t get it.”
Stan also sent this in: “…as in “Psych! The couch is too big for you!” or “psycHIatry… the couch is to high”? I’m reaching here. I haven’t a clue.”
This is Frank and Ernest, which is very often a pun, but I can’t find one here, either.
A related theme, but not a CIDU:
Piecing It Together
This appeared on Easter, April 5. I’m puzzled.
Underground Reading
Carl Fink sends this in: “I’ve never read Notes from the Underground, but this SMBC is a complete mystery to me. Dad is underground? 18 hours of reading books aloud comforts a dying man? What is going on?”
Mouseover text: “Suddenly regretting that I didn’t just draw a word for word graphic novel of the entire book twice.”
Bonus panel:
And get the **** offa my lawn!
From Jack Applin, who asks, “Is this anything more than ‘Kids/parents these days!’?”
Maybe Thor is Part Owl
Jack Applin calls out a detail: “Which way is Thor (brown hair, right) facing? His face & spear hand indicate that he’s facing away from Peter (blond). His feet disagree.”
The Lineup
Marrose sends this in: “The penguin throws me. WTH?”
Comics I Don't Understand 