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    Chipper42 on Piecing It TogetherApril 10, 2026

    Thanks Pete! I assumed the second piece was speaking the words, rather than the words being a title of the…

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    Pete on Piecing It TogetherApril 10, 2026

    The caption is a recurring joke, or theme. The artist has used it a few times. I don't get any…

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    TedD on Piecing It TogetherApril 10, 2026

    Copilot tells me the joke is that the artist is feeling lazy, so they drew simple objects. I asked about…

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    Max C. Webster, III on Piecing It TogetherApril 10, 2026

    Mr. "I don't want to draw today" is most likely the cartoonist. What I see is two jigsaw puzzle pieces…

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    beckoningchasm on Piecing It TogetherApril 10, 2026

    I could say "It's a puzzle, all right" but that would be silly...

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January 20, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Brad’s her uncle.

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  • (Not a Cidu)
  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Greg Evans, humor, LuAnn
  • 53 Comments

brad

January 18, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Is “Husband sees something that makes him suspect their child isn’t his” going to be 2019’s “Death is at the door”?

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  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, humor, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark
  • 14 Comments

gloves

January 13, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Once again, I feel Jimmy’s pain…

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • Arlo and Janis, comic strips, comics, Jimmy Johnson
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arlondjanis.com

January 13, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Super Strange

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic books, comic strips, comics, humor, John Deering, Strange Brew, Superman
  • 9 Comments

super strange

Okay, not only is the caption absurdly unnecessary. but the show actually ran four seasons.

Unless Mr. Deering is making a very obscure, very specific reference to the show’s third season.

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Seems to me he SHOULD be terribly concerned…

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, humor, Leigh Rubin, Rubes
  • 17 Comments

… only there isn’t anything much he can do about it at the moment.

laces

I’m also impressed that Mom is way ahead of him, even in heels.

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Not a CIDU or anything, but…

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • Andertoons, comic strips, comics, Mark Anderson
  • 39 Comments

train

They charge FIVE DOLLARS for these rides now???

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 by CIDU Bill

When cartoonists hear a word and don’t actually know what it means…

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  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, Dave Whamond, Reality Check
  • 53 Comments

antipasto

January 5, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Intelligence

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, humor, Leigh Rubin, Rubes
  • 10 Comments

intelligence.gif

Okay, to be fair here, just because the department’s name is on the door, that doesn’t mean this is where you apply for a job.

Unless I’m really missing something here…

December 31, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Okay, maybe it’s just because I’m a parent…

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel, New Year's Eve
  • Baldo, comic strips, comics, humor
  • 14 Comments

grapes.JPG

… but all I could think here was “If you try to eat twelves grapes as quickly as possible, somebody’s going to choke.”

I’d alter this this to “Eat a grape, (swallow), make a wish, then eat another grape, (swallow), make another wish…”

December 31, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Close to Asphyxiating Everybody In Your Home

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • Close to Home, comic strips, comics, humor, John McPherson
  • 22 Comments

ovens.gif

Propane ovens indoors? No.

(Wouldn’t “With her stove on the fritz…” have worked just as well?

And do they even make Easy Bake Ovens anymore?

Actually, if this is her kids’ Easy Bake Oven, why is the box on the floor in front of her?

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