Thanks to Mary Ellen for sending us this “Is there a joke here?” species of CIDU.

Thanks to Mary Ellen for sending us this “Is there a joke here?” species of CIDU.


Thanks to Usual John for sending this head-scratcher; and for introducing us to the work of Guillermo Saldaña. Here’s what Comics Kingdom offers as their “About” for Palurdeando:
Palurdo is an adjective; it means “rustic and ignorant.” Now, we turn this adjective into a verb. What do we get?
Palurdeando is a comic strip where everything has a place. From the simplest joke to the harshest critique. Although it has some recurring characters, such as Bernardino or Holy Pigeon and Little J, everything and everyone is welcome.
So let’s palurdemos for a bit.
Sometimes the joke lands immediately and you don’t need it spelled out, or an attempt to cap it.

Here they aren’t strictly speaking separate panels, but the effect is the same.


Here, the name “Fading Sunset” in the first panel is much funnier than the predictable punchline in panel 3.


A bit of nostalgia here, since we seem to have been in a continual U.S. political campaign since 2018, with little or no letup.



The day after Labor Day used to be the traditional day for school to start, but the start has crept backwards: the local schools start a full two weeks earlier. Are there schools that have the patience to wait until after Labor Day? (colleges don’t count).
Since this is CIDU, we’re including this one, that’s not so much a CIDU as a search engine lookup for Hokas.

Labor Day is typically the end of the period when vacations are taken for adults as well, at least those who have children in school.

And to close out with a return to a pet view :


Such practical good advice!


Chemgal sends in this unusually funny fourth-wall break.

Understanding hotel etiquette.

From Boise Ed, who gets the intended joke but remains dubious about there being something actually funny going on.



And a LOL from Usual John:



Makes you want to share the word toroidal with them!





Speaking of pen names:

The two strips below were a Monday and a Friday release, with three completely unrelated comics in the days in between. Does that boost the joke?


The squiggle in the bottom right looks identical in the two final panels, and may be a hint of the guest artist’s signature. Does anyone here remember where we might have seen a listing of the guests and their dates?
A nice double-level conundrum from My Actual Real Name, who says “Completely mystifying to me. Anyone have any idea at all?”

[Post title is excerpted from https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=terrier ]


Yes, Waterloo is a brand of sparkling water. Yes, Waterloo is a well-known ABBA song (Eurovision winner, 1974). But how is Tabby’s statement in panel 4 a punchline?
Edit: for those of you who wondered if Waterloo was a real brand:
