

Ben Bass commented upon seeing this comic: “As the resident New York Times cryptogram writer, I consider this aspirational.”
Asher Perlman urges you to create your own joke:

One example:





Ben Bass commented upon seeing this comic: “As the resident New York Times cryptogram writer, I consider this aspirational.”
Asher Perlman urges you to create your own joke:

One example:





It’s free advice, and worth every penny you paid.

Mouseover text: “It comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a…”

We’re devoting this whole week to Halloween! Some days will be classic CIDU reruns; others will be new posts.









Maybe we need a “Yeah, right!” tag.

Other nominees: big hats, bustles and anything else from the Gone With The Wind era.


Mitch4 sends this in: “Finally! An answer to centuries of studying the question of theodicy!”
I’m probably not the only one who had to look this term up:


As I write this, the Jets are 0-6.

Frogs

And more frogs


Mouseover text: “I understand it’s hard to do more than 300 feet on these 90-second rush jobs, but with a smaller ramp I’m worried the gee forces will be too high for me to do any tricks.”



The number to call is 867-5309. Jenny went to law school.




A recent New Yorker Caption Contest winner.

Definitely a Geezer Alert on this one. ASCII art was a big deal in the age of dot matrix printers and fanfold paper: printing out pinups was a rite of passage, along with “Happy Birthday” banners. These are from the ASCII art studio.





This reminds me of this classic cartoon by Bob Mankoff.


Chemgal sends this in:


Fall equinox tomorrow, September 22.



Dirk the Daring sends this in: “Not a CIDU, but this can’t possibly be a coincidence, right? I’d guess Mr. Pett is knowledgeable about music. At least one commenter besides me noticed it.”



Not every day is an exciting day, even if you are a superhero.



Putting this one is for that 4th panel. Lucy as a princess fits.

Dan Sachs sends this in, as a Geezer Alert. When was the last time any of us saw a set of Burma Shave signs?
