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    Lost in A**2 on Saturday Morning OYs June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    Pickov was their chauffeur.

  2. padraig's avatar
    padraig on Saturday Morning OYs June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    "Our Boston police dispatcher is Colleen Allcars" would have been a great credits name for "Car Talk" on NPR. Not…

  3. Powers's avatar
    Powers on Saturday Morning OYs June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    Mitch, not all of us are well versed in Psalms. Took me some effort to look that one up.

  4. Mitch4's avatar
    Mitch4 on Saturday Morning OYs June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    On the same force with that dispatcher was a detective, S.G. Murphy -- all the worst criminals around town complained…

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    Mitch4 on Days of Our LivesJune 20, 2026

    Ed, I think that part of the line is just the salesman (or rather, complaints desk guy) trying to get…

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June 13, 2026June 9, 2026 by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs June 13, 2026

  • (Not a Cidu), Momentary CIDU, Oy
  • Argyle Sweater, John Deering, Keith Tutt and Daniel Saunders, Lard's World Peace Tips, Phil Frank, Rhymes With Orange, Rina Piccolo and Hillary Price, Scott Hilburn, Strange Brew, Travels with Farley
  • 10 Comments

Mitch4 sends this in.

For me, it was a momentary CIDU. Mitch4 notes “May be pronunciation dependent (“conch”).”






May 25, 2025May 22, 2025 by multipleciduers

Sunday Funnies – LOLs – May 25, 2025

  • (Not a Cidu), LOL
  • Bizarro, Brewster Rockit, Brian Crane, Brian Walker, Chance Browne, Dan Piraro, Hi and Lois, Isabella Bannerman, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman, Phil Frank, Pickles, Six Chix, Tim Rickard, Travels with Farley, Zits
  • 3 Comments


A nod to those who worked from home during/after the pandemic and now have had to return to the office.






March 8, 2025March 5, 2025 by multipleciduers

Saturday Morning OYs – March 8, 2025

  • (Not a Cidu), Oy
  • Argyle Sweater, Bizarro, Cornered, Dave Whamond, Mike Baldwin, Phil Frank, Reality Check, Scott Hilburn, Travels with Farley, Wayno
  • 13 Comments


This works, whether you pronounce these “blaw” and “law” or “blah” and “lah”. Mismatch those pairs, though, and it won’t work.




January 12, 2025January 11, 2025 by multipleciduers

Sunday Funnies – LOLs, January 12th, 2025

  • (Not a Cidu), LOL
  • Andertoons, Dark Side of the Horse, Doug Savage, Mark Anderson, Phil Frank, Samson, Savage Chickens, Six Chix, Susan Camilleri Konar, Travels with Farley
  • 2 Comments


Now from the world of potential employment:


December 24, 2023December 24, 2023 by multipleciduers

Sunday Funnies – LOLs for Xmas Eve, 2023

  • (Not a Cidu), LOL
  • Bob Mankoff Presents Show Me The Funny, Bruce Eric Kaplan, CartoonStock, Chip Dunham, Dana Simpson, Frank and Ernest, Kamagurka, Overboard, Phil Frank, Phoebe and Her Unicorn, Randall Munroe, Thaves, Travels with Farley, XKCD
  • 19 Comments

This might be a semi-CIDU with Geezer Alert, but LOL if you remember.


Emma Allen (cartoon editor of the New Yorker) as a child?






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