A find-the-hidden-names puzzle from Pearls Before Swine!
(Yes, displayed twice for some viewers.)
As we said for a previous puzzle comic from PBS, This is a CIDU in the sense that there is something to solve. Or nineteen somethings to solve! And they are sort of OYs, to boot.
P.S. Geographic solvers, please “meter” your answer counts, and leave something for others to contribute.
Is the joke simply that the pattern is not followed? Or do they find a special significance in the name “Wendy”?
P.S. for nostalgiasts here is a performance of the song half-referenced in the post title. And note that some of the lyrics do work for an avian such as Wendy, e.g. “And Windy has wings to fly / Above the clouds” . Hmm, maybe not quite above the clouds…
and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose.
And targuman contributed this, noting
I admit, (A) I do select my seat on a flight and (B) didn’t get the joke until I read the comments.
This editor was still stumped after reading the comments!
Maggiethecartoonist sent this in.
Per Wikipedia, “Kombucha is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink commonly consumed for its purported health benefits. Sometimes the beverage is called kombucha tea to distinguish it from the culture of bacteria and yeast. Juice, spices, fruit or other flavorings are often added.”
Who’s on the other side of this war? Is this one of those Culture Wars that’s been in the news so much lately?
Jack Applin sends in this one. “I understand the initial gag about ‘coloring’ books. The rest stumps me. We thought he was on an isolated island, but, really, the island was quite close to shore. AND … ?”
I mean, I guess that’s God, but it could just as well be Santa…or one of the guys from ZZ Top?!
Boise Ed sends this one in. Prescription?
Okay, I only read Rae sporadically, and could not list many characters for you. But this still leaves a whole lot that cannot be explained without spending a few years in immersion learning of anime. What the after-all is going on, anybody!
In case it you think it would help to consult other recent Sunday “Echidna-Lad!!” episodes, here are a couple:
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Downpuppy writes:
No idea what it’s about.
Why are the wells slightly different colors? What is the significance?? And look who what is where???
And then look what came along a couple of days later!
Suggested by a reader who noticed something immediately after pressing Send on our handy-dandy Suggest-A-Cidu form, and thereupon wanted to retract! But we didn’t think that spelling solves all the mystery in this panel! What is that pet, how did it happen, are there more like it ..?
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