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manero posted:Arlo ran out of TP on the can and he texted Janis I'm also reading a joke about corona toilet paper hoarding. The solution is to run your belt through two or more rolls so you ALWAYS have TP with you.
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manero posted:There's a crossover/edit waiting here with that one Garfield strip..... You know the one. ![]()
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Darthemed posted:Dick Gatto Grigio posted:*for the Rope that Walks! ![]() ![]() F Minus ![]() Just like prison. Mark Trail ![]() Mary Worth ![]() "So, Dawn. We've been here a couple days now and barely so much as touched each other. Is there something on your mind?" The Phantom ![]() Pooch Cafe ![]() Rex Morgan MD ![]() Andertoons ![]() Apartment 3-G ![]() I always enjoy when Tommie makes faces.
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you broke my grill posted:i dont get it Boomers don't keep their extra toilet paper in the bathroom.
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Scary Go Round: The Great Unboxing![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Modesty Blaise ![]() ![]()
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Edit: Oops! #25 is two pages-- which explains why I thought it just ended without a punchline. I've attached the rest of it. First of all, a huge thanks to curtisadams for hooking me up with one of the DtWOF strips not included in the Essential. Here's a bonus one: Dykes to Watch Out For #25 (1988) ![]() ![]() CISPES was founded in 1980 in response to the US' support of the right-wing government of El Salvadore, and supported in particular Salvadoran unions, womens' groups, etc., in contrast to the federal governments program of fostering privatization and capital. As you might imagine, as it grew-- and more specifically as it developed ties with other leftist groups at home and abroad-- it came under attack from the Reagan administration, being investigated intensely by the FBI for basically what the strip says, as well as becoming a favorite punching bag for the John Birch Society. The FBI's investigation in particular was largely based on information from a deeply unreliable and not very credible informant. "Gays and Lesbians for Jesse Jackson" was a real group. Jackson's 1988 bid for the presidency, his second, was seen as a real, viable thing by many progressives at the time, and was predicated on a lot of stuff that was topical then and is in some cases topical now-- reversing many of the policies of Reaganomics, denouncing Apartheid-era South Africa, and pushing for the formation of a Palestinian state. He also coined the phrase "rainbow coalition" in regards to his desire to build a base of ethnic minorities, working class families, farmers, white progressives, and queer voters, bringing in people like Ginger who might historically have been more cynical and resigned about presidential campaigns. He was briefly seen as a realistic frontrunner for the Democratic nomination after a strong win in Michigan and a healthy plurality of delegates on his side, but he was eventually passed over for Dukakis. Good thing the Democratic Party learned its lesson about that, huh???!!!!! This is also an early example of a gag Bechdel will eventually grow fond of, where a newspaper or shirt or something will feature different slogans in each panel. Well, she's better at it than the Fort Knox guy but it's still not really my favorite thing. In this instance however we can maybe make a connection between the three pretty trivial front-page headlines on the "Daily Distress," the more serious political news being discussed at the table, and the FBI's fear-mongering narratives about CISPES. I dunno. Also, the punchline about testosterone in tofu is extra funny in hindsight given the whole MRA belief about soy being full of estrogen or whatever. and DtWOF #32 (also 1988) ![]() Toni and Clarice are consistently fuel for some of Bechdel's soapier instincts and this is an important strip for a number of short- and long-term subplots. How Wonderful! fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Apr 21, 2020 |
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Transmodiar posted:Scary Go Round: The Great Unboxing Poor Grendel, he just naturally attracts this kind of "attention."
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![]() Both of these people are allegedly adults living in the year 2020.
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FrumpleOrz posted:Safe Havens It's always pregnancy Wait.. so.. how did mermaid and acrobat-man have a kid then?
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Mark Trail '47 1/13–15![]() ![]() ![]() I'm pretty sure every guy with that hair is a villain. Mark Trail '94 5/19–21 ![]() ![]() ![]()
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riderchop posted:Garfield One of the most low key infurating things about Garfield is that one of the recurring non-jokes is that he's too lazy to chase mice. So they make him kill spiders instead.
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The Finer Arts > Batman's Shameful Secret > Comic Strip Thread 2020: I Just Saw Curtis's Dad's Giant rear end
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Angular Cyrus posted:Mark Trail '94 5/19–21 But... the other dude literally tried to attack Mark in the middle of the court. They even asked "would your dog attack someone to defend you" just before this happened. I dunno, I was under the impression that throwing down in court is a bad idea but apparently the law in the Lost Woods doesn't think so. Also I'm pretty sure the word balloons in the first strip are messed up.
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Jesus christ. Thank you.
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thanks i hate it
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FrumpleOrz posted:Safe Havens Granted I mostly skim this strip, but has this wife character had any spoken lines since she first appeared?
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How Wonderful! posted:Edit: Oops! #25 is two pages-- which explains why I thought it just ended without a punchline. I've attached the rest of it. This one is one where I can see why she dropped it. A lot of it is that it's a "filler" strip, not important to the ongoing plots, and it's similar to another "filler" How Wonderful already posted: In the original run they were published two months apart (biweekly) and the similarity wasn't jarring. But in a collection they'd be just one or two pages apart and a reader might feel like Bechdel was just rehashing. Of the two, I think the published one is much stronger. Sparrow's arguments are stronger in the published one, and the art is more varied, with Sparrow's mug-slamming delivery on her conclusion and more changes in perspective and focus. The published strip also has a nice personal grace note with Ginger's humorous need for a quick dog walk (shown throw the window too). The argument in the published is pretty timeless, while the one in the dropped strip is pretty dated and needs How Wonderful's (excellent) explainer for most people to understand the details, although I'll grant the principles of action vs. politics vs. religion are universal. So, "I can see why she dropped it" on this one.
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In this installment of Keeping Up With the Joneses - spoilered for 1920s Casually Racist Caricatures - am I the only one who thinks this punchline is isomorphic to "that was no lady, that was my wife" ?![]()
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igtenos55 posted:Wait.. so.. how did mermaid and acrobat-man have a kid then? mermaid dna, i assume remember: DNA is magic Mercury Hat posted:Granted I mostly skim this strip, but has this wife character had any spoken lines since she first appeared? I don't think any of the mars mermaids have had any dialog, it's all been replayed by the dodo
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The Dinette Set doesn't want the DVD rewinder to gather dust.![]() Working Daze oh ffs. ![]() Super-Fun-Pak Comix is just suggesting it. ![]() Cul De Sac paints a picture. ![]()
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Sally Forth![]() ![]() ![]() Skippy (November 18-19, 1932) ![]() ![]() Peanuts (April 15, 23-24, 1973) ![]() ![]() ![]() Funky Winkerbean now returns to "The Immaculate Suffering of Les Moore, The Only Widower Who Matters" ![]() ![]() ![]() Time-Displaced Crankshaft, featuring Schroedinger's Punchline, which is simultaneously eerily prescient and so vague as to be completely meaningless. ![]() ![]() ![]() 9 Postpartum Fetish Lane ![]() ![]() ![]() Rip Haywire Jr. ![]() ![]() Thimble Theater, in which Poopdeck Pappy can't let go of the old neighborhood. (November 19-20, 1936) ![]() ![]() Out Our Way (May 10-12, 1934) ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The first panel makes it sound like they did a couple of lines together and then hosed in an airport restroom.
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EasyEW posted:Skippy (November 18-19, 1932) I think this is a reference to the Orange Order, and thus how comedically stupid it would be to sell oranges at the St Patrick's Day parade.
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I swear to god you guys
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9CL isn't an edit ![]()
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Parahexavoctal posted:am I the only one who thinks this punchline is isomorphic to "that was no lady, that was my wife" ? Of course you aren’t because it’s exactly the same joke, but any excuse to say “isomorphic” is an excuse one should always take
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Pastry of the Year posted:I swear to god you guys i mean if you wanna ban it, go ahead
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The Lockhorns![]() Brewster Rockit Space Guy ![]() On The Fastrack ![]() igtenos55 posted:Wait.. so.. how did mermaid and acrobat-man have a kid then? Let's not ask questions we don't really want to know the answers to, especially after today's strip. Safe Havens ![]() Kevin & Kell ![]() Mother Goose & Grimm Wouldn't that be an Act of God? ![]() Hagar The Horrible ![]() Sherman's Lagoon ![]()
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I think whoever colors Rip Haywire forgot Sopapilla is very not white
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"before I got polly and lolly to the trough" jesus loving christ
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FrumpleOrz posted:On The Fastrack Boss Lady is Neck Lady's mom?
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In today's Corto Maltese: We meet Fosforito's inside man, or Corto gets some very bad news, or Corto gets a lead![]() ![]() ![]()
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Scary Gary features a severed head kept alive in a jar against its will and it's still less gross than 9CL![]() ![]()
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