From billr:
Song lyrics MAY help:
Ahpanema
Telephone call for Peter Parker
Also from billr (and travelgirl):
Is it because his ears are covered by his costume? He can’t hear anything on his phone?
Indeed. My other question is where he puts that phone when he’s out webslingin’! Not really sure I want to know…
Veterans Day
Some repeat comics from past Veterans Days, with a couple of additions. It’s a good day to remember.
This one Bill marked “UDIC Frazz Veterans Day” . It was posted as https://cidu.info/2018/11/09/udic/
These two we noticed on sequential days in Maria’s Day. Since that strip is on a reruns cycle at GoComics, the actual dates of the recent appearance were 31 August and 01 September, but apparently the original publication was on 10 and 11 November of some year.
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know
From Boise Ed, who notes “Total CIDU for me”:
I have a maybe-theory but let’s see what y’all think.
Oy. I momentarily forgot which strip this was from, so I asked Google Images. The AI summary says:
This is a comic strip from the series “Bizarro” by Dan Piraro.
I don’t think so! (Yes, I was able to figure it out.)
Sunday Funnies – LOLs – November 9, 2025
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:
Saturday Morning OYs – November 8, 2025
Mitch4 sends this in:
The squirrel gets a good OY line.
How many ways can the original Latin “Carpe Diem” be mistranslated?
Seas the Day (take your boat out)
Eat Fish Today
Complain All Day …
Obscure References
Ellis Rosen has a long post devoted to comics of his that have references that may be obscure.
Obscure references are the bread-and-butter of CIDU; I’m only going to put one here because the comics and the essay are Ellis’s work, not mine. It’s worth reading.
Sainted
So, what syndrome is this?
BVCC sends this in: “Yes, I can tell you that it’s not textbook imposter syndrome, because it’s not. From Wikipedia: “Impostor syndrome, also known as impostor phenomenon or impostorism, is a psychological experience in which a person suffers from feelings of intellectual and/or professional fraudulence.” This is not at all what Schroeder is exhibiting.”
Tree Accident
Not seeing a joke in this tragedy.
Comics I Don't Understand 