Now using the more inclusive term Meta.






And another from Barney and Clyde:

Now using the more inclusive term Meta.






And another from Barney and Clyde:



I spent several years at a job where i was paid to make errors.


Maybe the vet is in a community theatre group that does one Elizabethan drama a year.

Another alternative. Perhaps for a police dog?


No man is a hero to his dental hygienist.

Happy Halloween!











Halloween is tomorrow. Here’s a few to help you get ready.





When doing research (wasting time on the internet) I often find cartoons I am amused by, and take a screenshot, intending to post them here, usually as LOLs or OYs. But I’ve got a backlog, and so I’m dumping a few of those screenshots here today.







David Montgomery sends in this pair of chiasmuses? chaismi? chiasmae? Both are from October 18.


I went to Merriam-Webster online to look up the plural, but they don’t provide one; nor does the M-W Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition. The example given online of the use of chiasmus cleverly avoids committing to a particular plural:

The word comes from Greek, so chiasmae would be confusing a Greek root and a Latin plural form, but stranger things have occurred in English. I think Sam Bray had it right: find a way to duck the issue.




File this under “conversations that seldom actually occur” — which is, of course, the joke.









All a matter of perspective.

You won’t believe #4!




Boise Ed sends this one in: “The background is that Florence is a dog who was uplifted to human-level intelligence with walking and talking capability. She now interacts with people pretty much like any other human of a different origin. I thought the “two left feet” line was delightful.”

Mitch4 sends in this stinker: “This should really lead into another classic groaner:
You rip-pa deese?
You mend-a deese!”

Thanks to Mitch4 for sending this in: “guess it’s not strictly speaking puns, but certainly some kind of word-play. And it did take me a couple panels to see that there was some rule-following going on.”






Does this early Peanuts comic may provide Lucy the motivation for her endless football revenge on Charlie Brown?





Mitch4 sends this momentary CIDU in: “I was puzzled until learning that both “Mary Sue” and “plot armor” are fandom terminology.”


Hang on to your wallet, Auntie!
