October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by EditorM

With my pumpkin bonnet …

Is it just Arlo wanting to get gripey about the work that goes into Halloween? But how does he come up with Easter for the contrasting example?

October 24, 2022October 23, 2022 by EditorM

That odd noise from your budgie..?

Another of the recent Doc Rat suggestions. Jack Applin sent it in and thought “Perhaps this refers to a commercial well-known in Australia?”

October 23, 2022October 22, 2022 by multipleciduers

Sunday Funnies – LOLs, October 23rd, 2022

As we have asked a few times before, Does this Bliss cartoon work better in b/w or in color?

(As we probably have not asked before, Would this comparison slider presentation work better in this side-by-side format or in a vertical division?)

Our own Zbicyclist mentions the resemblance of the b/w paintings above to some works his family saw on a visit to the Fundació Joan Miró (Museum) in Barcelona, which features work by Miró as well as other 20th and 21st Century artists. This shot from the #FundacióMiró Foundation’s Instagram shows a work which was also shown in Zbicyclist’s family visit photo; the dot in the museum is either black or a very dark blue.

But then, don’t you also think “Such peacefulness”?

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Perhaps a bit CIDU-LOL?

And another food-centered cartoon (older – you may have seen before):

I can forgive mispelins in comic strips, but the sloppy editing in the regular news (and the sloppy headlines) depress me.

Andréa sends in this update about Mutts:

Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts has a new look: “MUTTS might look a little different to you this week and in the future. If so, it’s because I’ve loosened up my art style, using very little preliminary pencils (in some cases none) and going straight to drawing in ink. It gives the strip more of the power and intimacy of a preliminary sketch, which I love. I’m also freehand lettering the dialogue”

Refusal with very good reason! (Awarded Arlo)

And here is the effect of his overactive pineal:

Back to Bliss!

October 22, 2022October 18, 2022 by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs – October 22nd, 2022

Synchronicity, Ewww, Oy, (Not a Cidu)
Adult Children, Argyle Sweater, Bizarro, Dave Whamond, Marvin, Reality Check, Scott Hilburn, Stephen Beals, Tom Armstrong, Wayno
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Andréa sends in this synchronicity / Ewww. Kids and bidets. Never thought of them as such a big source of comic material. Marvin even spends a whole week on bidet gags, making you wonder a bit about what’s going on in Tom Armstrong’s life.

https://comicskingdom.com//marvin/2022-10-10 thru

https://comicskingdom.com//marvin/2022-10-15

And thanks to Las Vegas Chasm, we can pair that condiment joke with a seasoning joke:

Or if not seasoning, then powdered mix for reconstitution …

October 21, 2022October 19, 2022 by EditorM

haricots verts?

From Usual John, who says “The second panel translates literally as “he runs me on the bean.” Idiomatically, it means “he annoys me a lot.” But I still do not understand why it is supposed to be funny.”

October 20, 2022October 19, 2022 by EditorM

“Mary’s Card Conundrum”

That’s the artist’s title for this one, as pointed out by Boise Ed, who further points out that we have no idea how that can be an organ-donor card.

Any tech / nerd / maths insight on how “pi is forbidden” connects to organ donation? Or special Aussie insights on any of it?

October 19, 2022October 16, 2022 by EditorM

CIDU side of the horse

The chronology and plot seem to be beyond me. There’s a panel marked “Yesterday” — when do we see any other time? Do the two extras at the top (bird & worm, and invisible ink) stand alone, or do they play into the main plot?

October 18, 2022October 13, 2022 by EditorM

“America’s Team”

Thanks to Dirk the Daring for sending this in, and asking “Why is this funny?”. Your editors could only reply, “Forget it, Dirk. It’s The New Yorker.”