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    Brad Walker on Steal This BookOctober 5, 2026

    The comments for this strip on GoComics led to a discussion of Little Free Libraries. Now you can get one…

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    Exclamation mark or exclamation point? I was taught the latter (and autocomplete likes it too).

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September 11, 2018September 10, 2018 by CIDU Bill

The curling iron itself is obvious-ish, but…

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Tundra
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September 11, 2018September 10, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Chicki

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  • Bill Bickel, Buni, comic strips, comics, humor, Ryan Pagelow
  • 18 Comments

chicki

Even putting aside how unsettling this is… what’s the joke, and why are Buni, the headless chicken and the freakish Drumstick Babies laughing?

September 10, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Because… Baldo is this stupid EVEN THOUGH HE WORKS IN AN AUTO SUPPLY SHOP

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car parts

September 10, 2018September 4, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Ketchup

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ketchup use this one

So presumably the joke is that he’s asking for ketchup in a fancy restaurant. Or something.

But is there some significance to the fact that everybody else has been given large meals while he seems to have just a small sandwich?

(Or a square of tofu, but that’s unlikely)

September 10, 2018August 24, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Strange Innovation

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September 9, 2018September 8, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Sunday Funnies – LOL, September 9, 2018

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  • 17 Comments

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Buni island

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September 8, 2018September 7, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Saturday Morning Oy – September 8, 2018

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September 7, 2018September 6, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Rumpole

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sept05 barney rumpole

September 6, 2018August 24, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Cyanide and Childbirth

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September 5, 2018August 24, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Casa Arlo

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  • Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Jimmy Johnson
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