January 17, 2021January 15, 2021 by EditorM

Sunday Funnies – LOLs, January 17th, 2021

(Not a Cidu), LOL
1 and Done, Bizarro, Eric Scott, John Deering, Strange Brew, Wayno
25 Comments

Did that help boost your amused system?

Thanks to Andréa, who lives in the sub-tropics.

January 16, 2021January 14, 2021 by EditorM

Saturday Morning Oys – January 16th, 2021

(Not a Cidu), Oy
Bizarro, Tom Falco, Tom Wilson and Tom II, Tomversations, Wayno, Ziggy
19 Comments

January 15, 2021January 11, 2021 by Winter Wallaby

Oxygen

From larK: “I mean, I understand the whole setup and expected punch-line, I just don’t understand the actual execution of the punch-line: ‘now I need oxygen’? As opposed to fresh air? Huh? How does that tie up the I went-out-to-cheer-myself-up-but-got-even-more-depressed-instead gag the strip is going for?”

January 14, 2021January 8, 2021 by Winter Wallaby

Yum

From alGeo who, aside from submitting this as a CIDU, also claims “‘How’s she doing‘ is not the same as ‘How’s it going.'” Are they right? Obviously, the words are literally different, but for me (Winter Wallaby), those phrases have the same meaning.

So a twofer: Explain the comic and discuss English usage.

January 13, 2021January 11, 2021 by EditorM

Arlo day at the Days’?

Now that we’ve re-instituted the Arlo Award, who should come along needing that classification but Arlo and Janis themselves. (But of course the Award is named for Arlo Guthrie — and we’re sticking to that story!)
But this is also a bit of a CIDU, in need of a little explication.
Thanks to Andréa for this contribution.

January 12, 2021January 11, 2021 by EditorM

Arlo day at the DeGroots’ ?

Yes, the Arlo Award is still an ongoing operation! (The sequestered Arlo Page site is another matter.) The Award is for a somewhat racy or suggestive comic that by virtue of double entendre or sheer bluff can get past newspaper-oriented standards-and-practices.

This LuAnn Sunday strip was sent in by some CIDU stalwarts, most asking about the Arlo Award category, but one also counting it as a CIDU since the “spicy” reading is not unambiguous. And some have taken it to the GoComics comments thread, for that matter. Thanks to Bob Ball, Findus, Unca $crooge, and Karl.