So… he’s saying that if the duck can prove it’s a duck, then it can fly in a plane instead of like a duck??
Tag / comic strips
Bedtime Story
Even setting aside the fact that The Giving Tree is possibly the most objectionable children’s book that doesn’t have any Berenstain Bears in it, what’s the joke here? And why this book?
If anything, I’d think Spook would prefer The Count of Monte Cristo.
The irony, of course, is that if this strip were written today, it would have been published just in time for Silverstein’s birthday.
“Cope”? Isn’t she, you know, referring to after he’s dead?
Won’t Be Fooled Again
Based on the VCR, he’s been complaining about this for quite a while.
But… why shouldn’t he be paying to see it (for a second time? that’s not really clear, but really irrelevant)?
But at least he isn’t messing around with Jim (or: 1973 Called…)
And for you non-Geezers:
Loose Faces
Who’s Next
One of the most annoying varieties of would-be pedants is the one who gratuitously replaces “who” with “whom,” or “me” with “I,” thinking it makes them sound smarter.
Who
First of all, Geezer?
Second of all, the Beatles obviously.
And Third, Syncwhonicity:
Is somebody else buying Janis’s underwear for her these days?
I’m pretty sure I asked the same rhetorical question the last time she made a similar complaint (though it’s possible this strip is a repeat and my mind is going).
Either way, if the state if her underwear is bothering her so much, there’s a startlingly simple solution…
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