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    I didn't get that the guy was dying, but now I see the clue: "Notes from the Underground" Mitch4, I…

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    My sister and I would insist "I'm serious!" and the Dad reply was "Hello, Serious, I'm Robot" -- which was…

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June 18, 2019 by CIDU Bill

If she already knew the answer, why did she ask?

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  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, Frazz, humor, Jef Mallett, school
  • 15 Comments

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June 17, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Um… Shouldn’t it be “Pedants”?

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  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, Dave Blazek, humor, Loose Parts
  • 27 Comments

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June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Is it my imagination, or have we been seeing a run of comics that are just mean-spirited rather than attempting to be funny?

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, Liō, Mark Tatulli, Non Sequitur, Wiley Miller
  • 19 Comments

Just a small sampling…

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Please note that I’m not singling out any particular comics or artists here: this just seems to be an overall trend, and I’m sure there’ll be several other examples before next weekend.

June 13, 2019 by CIDU Bill

It takes far less time to keep a beard trimmed than it does to shave every day

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • Baldo, comic strips, comics, humor
  • 14 Comments

beard

Just saying.

June 12, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Something I’ve been wondering about Mutt and Jeff…

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, humor, Mutt and Jeff
  • 18 Comments

you don't say

Were jokes like this new when they appeared in the strip, or were they already old chestnuts?

June 5, 2019 by CIDU Bill

I assume he meant “comic strip characters”?

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, humor, Mickey Mouse, Wayno, YouTube
  • 16 Comments

lary

Because a cartoon character who doesn’t speak would be more like this:

May 28, 2019May 29, 2019 by CIDU Bill

BOOM (Personal synchronicity)

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel, Synchronicity
  • Arlo and Janis, comic strips, comics, humor, Jimmy Johnson
  • 22 Comments

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I read this just as the sky was lighting up for about the tenth time over the past thirty seconds. I’ve hardly ever seen this sort of wrath-of-God weather.

Followed a couple of minutes later by my phone lighting up with TORNADO WARNING! TAKE SHELTER NOW!

(We don’t get tornadoes in New Jersey)

May 28, 2019May 27, 2019 by CIDU Bill

And next, maybe we’ll vote on whether Han shot first

  • Bill Bickel, (Not a Cidu)
  • comics, comic strips, humor, Sally Forth, Francesco Marciuliano, Star Wars, Bea Arthur
  • 34 Comments

Yesterday, Francesco Marciuliano posted that a Utah newspaper objected to the first comic (the color one), so he had to rewrite the middle panel just for them.

Maybe it’s just me, but… while I like both versions, I think the second one is funnier.

Your thoughts?

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May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Cervelle de veau. Just saying.

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  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • Betty, comic strips, comics, food, humor
  • 25 Comments

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May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Memorial Day

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  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel, Memorial Day
  • comic strips, comics, Wizard of Id
  • 34 Comments

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