Some are obscure enough to be CIDUs.

This is from 1985, but it’s Orwellian theme is even more relevant today.




Some are obscure enough to be CIDUs.

This is from 1985, but it’s Orwellian theme is even more relevant today.







It’s free advice, and worth every penny you paid.

Mouseover text: “It comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a…”

Time travel back to October, 1985.

This one’s definitely evergreen.


This one’s in CIDU territory. She’s giving a reasonable excuse. What’s the joke?

Tough decisions, indeed!
To get the full effect on this one, you have to imagine that Princeton shirt in the brightest orange imaginable.



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.






Putting this one is for that 4th panel. Lucy as a princess fits.

Dan Sachs sends this in, as a Geezer Alert. When was the last time any of us saw a set of Burma Shave signs?


August, 1965.






Boise Ed sends this in: “Absurd … Perhaps the category should be “Heaping scorn.” I can see no way they would both be on the hammock in the first place without serious cooperation.”

Remy’s vocabulary needs a little explanation: Strava is a free/paid app that is used by runners/cyclists/walkers to record time and distance. This is usually posted to Strava friends for kudos.
BQ in that last panel is Boston Qualifier, a time which would qualify you for the Boston Marathon. Women aged 18-34 need a time of 3 hours, 25 minutes or less.



Usual John sends this in: “I can’t help thinking of Idiot Bill Bickel, and the name Bilden Bickworm makes me think that may not be just coincidence. FYI for those who have not been following CIDU for years: Idiot Bill Bickel was (and presumably still is) a real estate agent who had the same name as CIDU Bill (the original moderator of this website) and inexplicably sometimes gave people CIDU Bill’s email address instead of his own.”



Mitch4 provides a translation: “The bit of dialogue would mean ‘I was an IBM 700 in a past life’.”
Dirk the Daring sends in this one, appropriate for CIDU:



