jmcandrew sends these in: “I didn’t realize that Eli Whitney was someone 6 year olds were familiar with. Also there’s a pretty funny Bizarro comic.”
But why GIN? Per Wikipedia, “gin” was simply short for engine in the 1700s, “cotton gin” literally meant “cotton engine,” and that name stuck far better than a functional description like “cotton seed remover.”
Mitch4 sends this in: “I didn’t even notice the pun until re-reading the strip on a ‘wait, what was the joke?’ basis.”
Kedamono sends in this OY/Eww
Yes, this is a repeat, with some new additions — like that US tax form, which has added new complexities this year. So we’re splitting it into two parts, like Schedule 1 has become Schedule 1 and Schedule 1-A.
The short form deserves a geezer alert, as it was discontinued years ago. There’s a 1040-SR now for seniors — the only difference is that it’s printed in larger type.
https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/extension-of-time-to-file-your-tax-return , the instructions to file an extension, might come in handy if you’re like this woman.
It’s not going to work, Larry.
Actual IRS tax tips, if you need last minute help: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-tax-tips including, for example, ways to pay over time.
Boise Ed sends this in: “I couldn’t pass up submitting this as an “oy.” It’s right there in the punch line.”
An OY by definition.
(Would Apple TV be an OY by high definition?)
Mitch4 sends this in: “Yes, this pun also tickled my funny bone! (And is even a trifle topical, for the “returning to the office” news theme.)”
A nod to the Winter Olympics:
Boise Ed sends this in: “This strip takes place on a space station. Florence (on the left) is a canine who has been given human-level intelligence. Her human co-worker’s advice is so right!”
Mitch4 sends this in: “Not strictly speaking a pun, but based on verbal ambiguity and misunderstanding.”
One of the copyist errors in the New Testament?
Similarly:
Mitch4 sends this in:
The squirrel gets a good OY line.
How many ways can the original Latin “Carpe Diem” be mistranslated?
Seas the Day (take your boat out)
Eat Fish Today
Complain All Day …
Not really an OY, but timely since Halloween was yesterday.
Check out his profile on LinkedIn.
From travelgirl again:
Seems to be my day… guy is asking for a podcaster with what looks like someone lying on the ground surrounded by people…
I almost feel like I’m old enough to be screaming “get off my lawn” when I don’t get some of these jokes :)
Uh, right. The fact that the gawkers are all white might be a clue. There’s a longstanding meme that podcast audiences are largely white, though that seems to be changing: a quick search suggests that “The percentage of white podcast listeners has dropped significantly from historical highs, with figures around 58-59% in 2024 compared to 67% in 2014”. I guess that’s a meaningful change, though it’s only slightly over a 10% drop. I did like a line I heard where some guy said, “I’m so white, most of my sentences start with ‘I was listening to a podcast…'” I might be guilty of this myself at times.
Notwithstanding all that, I still can’t get to anything resembling a joke?!
