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    Powers on Saturday Morning OYs May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

    I don't understand the context of the Lockhorns strip. Did Leroy for some reason expound upon the Seven Deadly Dwarfs…

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    Stan on Tiny BubblesMay 8, 2026

    If it's smoke, the circles are pretty uniform, especially since the cloud above is quite fluffy. Why would he draw…

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    Carl Fink on Tiny BubblesMay 8, 2026

    I suspect smoke, which the illustrator drew as roundish blobs (typical in cartoons) and the syndicate colorist didn't recognize and…

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    chemgal on Tiny BubblesMay 8, 2026

    Smoke is possible, but I thought it might be a chain, even though ropes seem more likely on a ship…

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    Dan Sachs on Tiny BubblesMay 8, 2026

    Isn't this a pun on fast food?

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December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Another Post-Christmas LOL

  • Christmas, LOL
  • Bill Bickel, Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, humor, John Hambrock
  • 24 Comments
crock ed

Submitted by Ed

December 27, 2019December 23, 2019 by CIDU Bill

What indeed?

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

sleep

December 27, 2019December 23, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Miller

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  • Bill Bickel, Charles Addams, comics, humor, The New Yorker
  • 14 Comments

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December 26, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Post-Christmas CIDU

  • Christmas, CIDU
  • Art, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Dave Whamond, humor, music, Reality Check
  • 22 Comments

returns

Maybe Baby Jesus wanted a Baby Yoda?

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 by CIDU Bill

B. A.: “Maybe it depends how you define ‘growing up’?”

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Doug Bratton, humor, Peter Pan, Pop Culture Shock Therapy
  • 7 Comments

peter pan

December 26, 2019December 22, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Email

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  • Bill Bickel, Chris Hallbeck, comic strips, comics, humor, Maximumble
  • 20 Comments

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December 25, 2019December 24, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Another Bonus Christmas HoHoLol

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  • Bill Bickel, Bizarro, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, humor, music, Santa Claus, school, Wayno
  • 16 Comments
oh oh oh

Submitted by Andréa

December 25, 2019December 22, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Lasso

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Liō, Mark Tatulli
  • 8 Comments

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December 24, 2019December 23, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Are we supposed to recognize what Baldo wrote on his cookie?

  • Christmas, CIDU
  • Baldo, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor
  • 8 Comments

cookie.JPG

He seems awfully pleased with it, whatever it is.

December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Bonus Christmas HoHoLols

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  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, CVS, humor, Roz Chast, The New Yorker, The Other Coast
  • 10 Comments
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Not actually a comic strip– but since we’ve discussed this a few times…

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other coast christmas

Submitted by the Elf With No Name

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