
Is there any more to the joke than the anachronism of the “ancient site” having a wheelchair ramp alongside the staircase (and a bit of matching signage)?

Is there any more to the joke than the anachronism of the “ancient site” having a wheelchair ramp alongside the staircase (and a bit of matching signage)?

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.

Oh yes, I’ve seen ads for that phone, haven’t you?


Perhaps only a bit stranger than Janus, a star that has one side hydrogen, the other side helium https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/this-white-dwarf-star-has-two-faces/


A pretty nice Meta comic! I’ll look forward to seeing the color version, and checking what elements are red. Meanwhile, here is a red tee fitting for reference :

Well, here it is! Nope, nothing exciting to be learned …



(No language issues here, so we are not including the Spanish version.)








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?!