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    Mitch4 on Itis of March?March 17, 2026

    Maybe backformation works, I'm not sure what counts. But in the itis clearly itis IS a word; so it might…

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    phsiii on Itis of March?March 17, 2026

    Mitch4, it's sort of a back formation, no? I'm not 100% comfortable with that, but it seems closer to me…

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    Andrew, thanks very much for that discussion and the reference! I went to that section of the dissertation and was…

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    Mitch, I don't want to be too direct here and it's a little tricky to find reliable English-language sources. The…

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    Agreed, it is a good pun. Truncation? Not in my book.

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Tag / Coronavirus

April 29, 2020April 27, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Wednesday’s Wake-Up Music

  • Bill Bickel, music, YouTube
  • Coronavirus
  • 11 Comments

Could this come from any period other than the mid-80s?

April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Tuesday Wake-Up Music

  • music, YouTube
  • Bill Bickel, Coronavirus
  • 4 Comments

Mike‘s choice this morning.

I think we need to add an advisory if you’re affected by flashing lights.

Since the Self-Quarantine is likely to continue at least a few more days, please send your suggestions for upbeat start-our-day music to
cidu email

April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Monday Morning Music

  • music, YouTube
  • Bill Bickel, Coronavirus
  • 10 Comments

Today’s Music to Start Your Day With comes from Usual John.

April 25, 2020April 23, 2020 by CIDU Bill

[OT] Saturday Morning Self-Quarantine Music

  • music, YouTube
  • Bill Bickel, Coronavirus
  • 5 Comments

B.A.: This song, which always makes me smile, seems perfect for the times. Especially “We can come out again in May.”

April 24, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Speaking of…

  • Image
  • (Not a Cidu)
  • Bill Bickel, comics, Coronavirus, humor, Jason Adam Katzenstein (J.A.K.), The New Yorker
  • 12 Comments

speaking Jason Adam Katzenstein

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by CIDU Bill

[Crimeweek] The €400 Ice Cream

  • Bill Bickel, CJA, Crimeweek
  • Coronavirus, Germany

Would you let the fine stand?

April 23, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Of course, now Bob’s going to bring the Coronavirus back to his planet and wipe out his entire species. NICE GOING, BOB…

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  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, Coronavirus, humor, John Deering, Strange Brew
  • 27 Comments

bob

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Too Close

  • (Not a Cidu)
  • Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Coronavirus, humor, John Deering, Strange Brew
  • 29 Comments

too close
B.A.: Except… anybody can read this sign from over ten feet away. Wouldn’t this have made more sense if he’d used much smaller letters?

April 21, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Totally OT, but a nice way to start your day

  • Bill Bickel, music, OT, YouTube
  • Candide, Coronavirus
  • 18 Comments
April 17, 2020April 18, 2020 by CIDU Bill

Tatulli, dude, you might have overestimated how funny the Coronavirus would feel by mid-April

  • Bill Bickel
  • comic strips, comics, Coronavirus, Liō, Mark Tatulli
  • 32 Comments

lio corona

Seriously… humor is possible, even necessary; but simply using the virus as a prop, with no underlying punchline, just doesn’t work.

 

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