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  1. Mark in Boston's avatar
    Mark in Boston on Saturday Morning OYs June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

    There were many jokes about those coin-op scales, especially those that printed out your weight on a card along with…

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    Susanna on Saturday Morning OYs June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

    I am pretty sure the GNC at the mall I used to walk at had a scale that maybe took…

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    Darren on Saturday Morning OYs June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

    The ice cream parlor I went to as a child had one. At the time, I didn't understand what the…

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    Dvandom on Saturday Morning OYs June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

    I've seen a zombie gym comic with the zombie saying GAAAAINS.... The only places I've seen coin-op scales were tourist…

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    phsiii on Saturday Morning OYs June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

    Yeah, the Nancy is a CIDU for me, not an OY. Re the Dan's Gym one, I'm obligated to remind…

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Tag / Dark Side of the Horse

June 6, 2026June 5, 2026 by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs June 6, 2026

  • (Not a Cidu), Oy
  • Break of Day, Dark Side of the Horse, Ernie Bushmiller, For Better or For Worse, Gasoline Alley, Jim Scancarelli, Lynn Johnston, Nancy, Nate Fakes, Samson
  • 8 Comments

A couple with long setups.



A pun so bad, I had to include it.



A Geezer Alert? I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a scale like this one. If you have, do they still use pennies?


June 3, 2026February 3, 2026 by zbicyclist

Ali

  • (Not a Cidu), In Memoriam
  • Dark Side of the Horse, Samson
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Samson’s homage to Muhammad Ali, who died ten years ago today.

The monument on Ali’s grave in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. Ali’s original quote is “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”

May 23, 2026May 21, 2026 by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs May 23, 2026

  • (Not a Cidu), Oy
  • Dark Side of the Horse, Insanity Streak, J.C. Duffy, Jonny Hawkins, Keith Tutt and Daniel Saunders, Lard's World Peace Tips, Lio, Lug Nuts, Mark Tatulli, Samson, Street Scene, Tony Lopes
  • 10 Comments


Mitch4 sends this in:




And one more that seems to involve a gnome … or something:


May 11, 2026May 2, 2026 by zbicyclist

Demolition

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  • Dark Side of the Horse, Samson
  • 11 Comments
March 7, 2026March 3, 2026 by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs March 7, 2026

  • (Not a Cidu), Oy
  • Dark Side of the Horse, Glasbergen cartoons, John Deering, Justin Thompson, MythTickle, Randy Glasbergen, Samson, Strange Brew
  • 1 Comment


Kedamono sends this in: “And maybe a wee bit of “Ewwww”.”


Where do you find the magazines in a chemistry library? On the periodical table.


February 19, 2026February 12, 2026 by zbicyclist

Something Shady Going On?

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  • Dark Side of the Horse, Samson
  • 5 Comments

Kedamono sends this in: “That backwards look in the second panel and the dark spot on the ground looks like a shadow looming over Horace… Maybe?”

January 28, 2026January 24, 2026 by zbicyclist

Police Dad

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  • Dark Side of the Horse, Samson
  • 8 Comments

BVCC sends this in: “I got nothin’. Maybe I’m too old for meme jokes.”

January 3, 2026January 1, 2026 by zbicyclist

Saturday Morning OYs January 3, 2026

  • (Not a Cidu), Oy
  • Dark Side of the Horse, Dave Whamond, Ellis Rosen, Reality Check, Samson
  • 6 Comments



December 13, 2025December 12, 2025 by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs – December 13, 2025

  • (Not a Cidu), Oy
  • Dark Side of the Horse, Dave Blazek, Joe Berger, John Deering, Loose Parts, Rhymes With Orange, Rina Piccolo and Hillary Price, Samson, Strange Brew, The Ancients
  • 3 Comments





December 6, 2025December 3, 2025 by zbicyclist

Saturday Morning OYs – December 6, 2025

  • (Not a Cidu), Oy
  • 9 to 5, Dark Side of the Horse, Dave Blazek, Harley Schwadron, Hilary B. Price, Loose Parts, Rhymes With Orange, Samson
  • 7 Comments



Nice to see a comic with heart.


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