Thanks to jmcandrew, who wonders, “Why canoes? Is it unusual that someone who did this sort of activity would own 4 canoes? Is this a reference to something else?“
Indeed. It appears Hat Guy has a canoe detector, and…what?
(For extra credit, explain what canoes have to do with oceans)
Celebrating Tuesday with two CIDUs today!
Jim A. sends in this one. “I just don’t get it.”
Dirk the Daring sends in this one: “I just don’t get it. Is he happy about the Eden thing and she’s not? This is actually what he expected? If so, it’s phrased oddly. It should be something like “Well, what did you expect from ‘Authentic apple-picking experience’”.
Or if it’s not what he expected, then “Well, this isn’t what I thought…”
JMcAndrew sends this one in: “This one has me completely baffled. I guess this clown is filling up a plate with food before he intentionally slips on the banana peel and falls into the open grave? But Why?”
This is part of a set of cartoons by Edward Steed, with the title of Philosophy Illustrated: A Picture Book of Philosophical Terms. So, it’s intended as a humorous take on the philosophical concept of free will.
I must admit that I (ZBicyclist) find more than this one confusing.
On a lighter philosophical note: (these are not CIDUs)
Usual John submitted this Lockhorns comic as a CIDU, asking: “Why would you get a “W” imprint from charging the net? Also, is there some significance to the doctor’s name, ‘H. Blog’ ?“
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The word “charging” probably was supposed to mean that Leroy hit something that left an impression, but just like Usual John, I cannot think of anything on a basketball court (let alone a net) that would produce such a mark. In addition, even if there were something that would have done so, the image of the “W” (from the Wilson logo) should have been reflected:
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P.S. I also wonder whether there was a particular reason that the authors chose “Wilson” (instead of “Adidas”, “Nike”, or “Puma”).
Boise Ed sends this in: “An employee comes to work late, whips out his ukulele and sings a Hank Williams song (according to the comments on GoComics), and then, out of the blue, they suggest that means he’s gay?”
I tinkered with settings. Disabling “Enable blocks in comments” allows me to comment again. I did have to do a hard refresh (<cntrl><F5> in most browsers), so if it still doesn’t work for you, try that.
Hoping to see a comment from someone soon so I’ll know it’s working!
Adding a quote so we can see the styling both in post and in comments.
Usual John sends in this puzzler, which appeared on February 2: “Does “outie” have some meaning other than a convex navel?”
targuman sends this one in: “I haven’t a clue.. “
Billr sends this in: “Obviously his weirdly shaped cup is key, but what exactly is going on?”
Those who like to ponder cartoon physics might wonder what the characteristics of such a coffee mug might be.
I got this on second or third read, but I don’t think it gets points for execution:
Mitch asked, “What is the soccer ball doing in there?” but once I got the overall point (such as it was), I see why it’s there.
Am I being overly critical here?
Comics I Don't Understand 