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    Mitch4 on Saturday Morning OYs May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

    And the name Ted Nugent carries a particular association for me, as I once studied with a Comp Sci professor…

  2. Max C. Webster, III's avatar
    Max C. Webster, III on Saturday Morning OYs May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

    And I just realized Ian was asking about Teddy Roosevelt, not Ted Nugent! I came to share the meta bit…

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    Max C. Webster, III on Saturday Morning OYs May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

    For Ian: It's a reference to Ted Nugent, a hard rock act. He started with The Amboy Dukes ("Journey to…

  4. Downpuppy's avatar
    Downpuppy on Saturday Morning OYs May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

    And of course, it's a bogus attribution https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/02/06/thief-of-joy/

  5. Powers's avatar
    Powers on Saturday Morning OYs May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

    Lots of things. But I don't think there's anything specific. The joke relies entirely on the irony of comparing a…

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May 6, 2020 by CIDU Bill

It would be funny if I’d already posted this…

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  • Bill Bickel, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Ellis Rosen, humor, The New Yorker
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past future

May 6, 2020May 4, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Because “domestic” sort of kind of sounds like “agnostic”??

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  • 1 and Done, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Eric Scott, humor
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May06 cat 1 and done eric scott

May 6, 2020 by CIDU Bill

B.A.: “Arlo and Janis Strip I Wish I Could Un-see”

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  • Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Jimmy Johnson
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Arlo and Janis I Wish I Could Unsee

May 6, 2020April 29, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Good Morning!

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Olivier’s selection:

May 6, 2020May 4, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Surrender

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Liō, Mark Tatulli
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May6a-Lio-surrender

May 5, 2020 by CIDU Bill

I will be mostly offline through Friday

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My wife’s work laptop blew up, so she’ll have to commandeer mine until it’s replaced. Everything’s queued through Saturday morning, but I might not have any Admin functions.

May 5, 2020September 21, 2023 by CIDU Bill

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Gary Larson, humor, The Far Side
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ex_far_side

May 5, 2020May 4, 2020 by CIDU Bill

I could ALMOST see where he’s coming from if this were “Anthony be Susan”…

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Pardon My Planet, Vic Lee
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May05a Anthony be Susan

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Cat Death

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  • Bill Bickel, Chad Carpenter, comic strips, comics, humor, Tundra
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may8a one-way tundra chad carpenter

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Tuesday Wake-Up Music

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Thanks to Bill H!

Please note that we’re developing a nice-sized queue; but please keep the music coming, because this mess might go on for a while.
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