Okay, yes, I do understand the plot. Cindy couldn’t catch the ball; or it went nowhere near her, and right for one of the houses in the background. And now Moose is on the hook to repair it.
But are we expected to believe his batting sent it all the way over to those houses? Also, isn’t 9×16 kinda small for a window? Also, if they have modern modular windows, is it even possible to replace just the glass as a DIY project?
All right, done quibbling. Your turn.
Jack Applin asks, “Which wall is this? Berlin? Separation of Church & State? Pink Floyd’s? Shakespeare’s, with the chink? Garry Trudeau’s?”
How do these respective two-word titles work with their panels? What do they even mean?
I had better luck with the first one after recalling the artist’s first name — but then there is the question of whether I’m mispronouncing something, because the phonetic joke isn’t working for me as it stands.
These are perhaps semi-CIDUs. So do two semi-CIDUs make one CIDU?
Usual John sends in this puzzler: who is he hiding from, and why? Hiding the purchase from his wife? Hiding so he can avoid tipping?
Dirk the Daring sent in this Foxtrot. May 5th is World Cartoonist Day, but even cartoonists seem to have ignored it, judging by my feed. I guess it’s hard to compete with tacos and margaritas.
Urban dictionary was no help on the 3 book words, except for this bit of localized British slang:
Merriam-Webster’s entry for booky just says it’s a synonym for bookish.
The “Book ‘Em Danno” meme doesn’t seem helpful in deciphering Lawton’s wordplay, either.
Why “Mission Impossible”? I’ve never thought that flan was that difficult to make:
P.S. I’m sure that it will taste better, but I still think the Monty Python melody would have been a superior choice.
Gadgetguy sends this one in. Seems counterintuitive. Shouldn’t he be out trying to save more cats?
If it is the “same” price, why is she charging him “extra“, and just whose blood she is talking about?
For comparision, here is the Spanish version:
P.S. I hope everyone enjoys the Spanish version, because the new, moronic Comics Kingdom website made it excessively difficult to find.
When this strip first appeared last September, I was sorry that I couldn’t read Rhymes with Orange from a source that had a functional comment system, because I was expecting flame wars from the dedicated Star Wars fanatics. However, since September seemed most inappropriate for the subject matter, I decided to schedule this post for a more opportune date in May. There were, of course, two obvious possibilities, but I decided to go with the first one (feel free to re-read this eight days from now).
P.S. The cinnamon bun on top of the Queen’s head is a nice touch, but I will leave it to the considerate (flame-proof) fans in the CIDU audience to pick apart why this strip is just all wrong.
Jack Applin notes “First, he calls her “gorgeous”, later “goergeous”. Is she a goer? Nudge nudge? Also, she states that her hair “is a mess”, but it’s rendered as identical to how it’s always depicted.”
Looking this up, I see this from the Urban Dictionary:
In panel 7, the repeated compliments, and perhaps the coffee, have mollified her, but I don’t get the expression in her eyes in panel 8.
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