Kedamono sends this in: “Just a funny thought, though the title implies that the writer owned those Hobbits. Merry and Pippin would like a word with them behind the shed about that.”
Primary season coming up.
Kedamono sends in this OY / Ewww
Mitch4 sends this in as an “attempted OY – I’m not sure “look after” supports both meanings well. Perhaps “take care of” would be more what the capo would say.”.
Mitch4 sends this in: “A pun that surprised me.”
Mitch4 sends this in: “Another pun that tickled me this morning. But with Frank and Ernest, you *always* expect a pun.”
billr sends this in: “oy? or is there an ewww?”
Your editor had a total knee replacement on Monday, and has been using stool softeners of both types all week. (all is well now)
Aye, Matey!
Rob S. sends this in: “Excellent play on words. Didn’t get it at first, then it came to me.”
The number to call is 867-5309. Jenny went to law school.
A recent New Yorker Caption Contest winner.
Definitely a Geezer Alert on this one. ASCII art was a big deal in the age of dot matrix printers and fanfold paper: printing out pinups was a rite of passage, along with “Happy Birthday” banners. These are from the ASCII art studio.
By definition, it’s no surprise when someone orders their usual, but what’s the joke?
BillR sends this without comment:
I sure hope someone has a clue, because I got nothin’.
As a bonus, he included this semi-synchronicity (“semi” because it’s apparently a repost), which I quite like. We’re not really doing synchronicity these days, but while I’m at it:
Boise Ed sends this in.
Flagging the third one as a comic fan’s OY, but need to do two earlier ones in the series as a setup:
Mitch4 sends this in:
And while we’re on the subject of Freud, Mitch4 also sends this:
Freud’s unconscious cravings had more to do with sex, if I recall correctly, but there are other unconscious cravings.
JMcAndrew sends this in: “Why does he have the giant poster of a fly to begin with? Is he going to start eating anything vaguely associated with fruit? This isn’t a comic I normally read.”
Comics I Don't Understand 