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  1. Andrew Millar's avatar
    Andrew Millar on Itis of March?March 16, 2026

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

  2. Mitch4's avatar
    Mitch4 on Itis of March?March 16, 2026

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

  3. Andrew Millar's avatar
    Andrew Millar on Itis of March?March 16, 2026

    What Consul said, but note that "itis" is a truncation of a word that would be pretty offensive if I…

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    Dvandom on Itis of March?March 16, 2026

    Oh, and the father chowed down on a Caesar Salad in the strip. (Not named after the Caesar of the…

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    Dvandom on Itis of March?March 16, 2026

    There was a whole episode of the Boondocks cartoon about the Itis, more years ago than I care to consider.

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September 11, 2019September 10, 2019 by CIDU Bill

I thought I heard the phone ringing. Was that 1984 calling?

  • Bill Bickel, Hey Geezers! Comics!
  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic books, comics, humor, Scott Hilburn
  • 61 Comments

guilty feet.gif

Is this song still well-known enough to transcend the Geezer tag?

(And let’s not even discuss how disconcerting it is that anything from 1984 can qualify for the Geezer tag)

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Who’s Next

  • (Not a Cidu), Bill Bickel
  • Argyle Sweater, comic strips, comics, humor, Scott Hilburn
  • 56 Comments

whom.gif

One of the most annoying varieties of would-be pedants is the one who gratuitously replaces “who” with “whom,” or “me” with “I,” thinking it makes them sound smarter.

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Who

  • Hey Geezers! Comics!, Synchronicity
  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, John Deering, Scott Hilburn, Strange Brew
  • 20 Comments

argyle who

First of all, Geezer?

Second of all, the Beatles obviously.

And Third, Syncwhonicity:

strange owl

August 17, 2019August 15, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Saturday Morning Ewww – August 17, 2019

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  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Dave Coverly, humor, Scott Hilburn, Speed Bump
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2007 ewww argyle

Submitted by B.A.

ewww-oy speed andrea

Submitted by Andréa, who also added an Oy tag

August 5, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Sonochronicity

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  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, humor, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Scott Hilburn
  • 8 Comments

sono1

sono2

I already had this saved for next Sunday’s LOL page before I saw the Off the Mark strip.

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Why Sly?

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  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Scott Hilburn
  • 25 Comments

sly sweater

Just the final panel.

Are we supposed to interpret “sly” as “clever” (which really doesn’t work in this context)?

July 15, 2019July 14, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Y

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y

Y is he eating paper?

And Y does it make his legs hurt?

This drawing is, of course, an homage to this:

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Saturday Morning Oy – July 13, 2019

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july 13 oy andrea wayno

Submitted by Andréa

july 13 oy argyle final panel

Just the final panel, really…

july 13 oy c

July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Eh?

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  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor, Scott Hilburn
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eh

July 7, 2019 by CIDU Bill

Sunday Funnies – LOL, July 7, 2019

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  • Argyle Sweater, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, humor, Leigh Rubin, Rubes, Scott Hilburn
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zipper

Submitted by Andréa

argyle fish.JPG

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