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Mark in Boston on Saturday Morning OYs October 17, 2026October 17, 2026
If you pronounce "Iago" (the Shakespeare character, or Disney's Aladdin's parrot) differently from "Yago" (sangria), then one is a vowel…
nebulousrikulau on Saturday Morning OYs October 17, 2026October 17, 2026
@Mitch4 Consider that 'W' creates a similar vowel structure to your "EEEeee" 'y' example, but with an "OOOooo" sound. OOOooo-un.…
Lost in A**2 on Saturday Morning OYs October 17, 2026October 17, 2026
(I’ve long thought that orthographic Y has been confused with thorn. Especially in the King James Bible.)
larK on Saturday Morning OYs October 17, 2026October 17, 2026
Ye olde shoppe... Does "standard" have a time limit?
phsiii on Saturday Morning OYs October 17, 2026October 17, 2026
I think the short answer to "Why is Y only sometimes a vowel?" is "Because linguists say so". Which I…

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November 21, 2018November 18, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Because he stole his waddle??

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CIDU, Thanksgiving
Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark
12 Comments

nov21 off the mark

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Haloloween 2

Halloween, LOL
Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Curious George, Heart of the City, humor, Mark Parisi, Mark Tatulli, Mutts, Off the Mark
10 Comments

frog and toad carving

curious

October 28, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Haloloween, October 28, 2018

Halloween, LOL
Art, Bill Bickel, Buni, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, humor, John Deering, Maria Scrivan, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Ryan Pagelow, Strange Brew, Tundra
33 Comments

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October 7, 2018October 5, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Sunday Funnies – LOL, October 7, 2018

LOL
Bill Bickel, Close to Home, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Dave Blazek, Dave Whamond, humor, John McPherson, Loose Parts, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Reality Check, The New Yorker
13 Comments

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October 6, 2018October 5, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Saturday Morning Ewww – October 6, 2018

Ewww
Bill Bickel, Bill Watterson, Bliss cartoons, Calvin and Hobbes, comic strips, comics, Harry Bliss, humor, Jackson Pollock, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark
5 Comments

oct 6 ewww bliss bob and mitch

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oct 6 ewww calvin and andrea

Submitted by Andréa

Oct 6 ewww gummark

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Because he misspelled “their” and “you’re”??

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CIDU
Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark
23 Comments

August 26, 2018August 9, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Sunday Funnies – LOL, August 26, 2018

LOL
Bizarro, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Dan Piraro, humor, John Deering, Leigh Rubin, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Paul Noth, Rubes, Strange Brew, The New Yorker
18 Comments

bizarro wayno sensitive skin

Paul Noth magician

rubes acme

spin mark

strange pie

August 5, 2018August 3, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Sunday Funnies – LOL, August 5, 2018

LOL
Bill Bickel, Bizarro, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Cornered, humor, Mark Parisi, Mike Baldwin, Nick Galifianakis, Off the Mark, The New Yorker, Wayno
14 Comments

Bizarro delusional

choke mike baldwin cornered

John O'Brien columns

Nick womansplaining witness protection

July 15, 2018July 12, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Sunday Funnies – July 15, 2018

LOL
Batman, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Flying McCoys, Glenn McCoy, humor, J. B. Handelsman, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Steve Melcher, That is Priceless, The New Yorker, Tundra
32 Comments

blog_image_4302_9597_The_Flying_McCoys_By_Glenn_McCoy_and_Gary_McCoy_July_22__2011_201710031643

j. b. hadelsman trash

lol-tundra-piano

Mark mummy

television

July 8, 2018June 29, 2018 by CIDU Bill

Mid-Afternoon Funnies – 3pm (Eastern Daylight Time, anyway)

LOL
Adam Huber, Bug Martini, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Cornered, Dark Side of the Horse, humor, Mark Parisi, Mike Baldwin, Off the Mark, Pardon My Planet, Samson, Vic Lee
5 Comments

lol 2018-05-21-Play-Fast-and-Deuce

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Mark book covers

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