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LazyQ posted:Mämmilä In the third frame the lady is eating Domino cookies, which are kind of like Oreos except they taste way better. ![]()
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Loving the origin story of birch trees. This is canon for me now!
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The Dinette Set will leave a message if it's important.![]() Working Daze is too long, didn't read. ![]() Super-Fun-Pak Comix is always relevant. ![]() Cul De Sac was always like this. ![]()
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The man in today's Garfield seems dumb at first. But every other animal does understand English, so maybe he's on to something. The Far Side Pickles ![]() Zits ![]() Somebody fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Jul 25, 2022 |
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FrumpleOrz posted:Ella Cinders I know this is from a few pages back, but is that last panel supposed to be wordplay on milk (it's white), or am I about to have a real unfortunate turn of opinion on Ella Cinders?
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I love how Far Side is so fundamentally Far Side that the strips hand selected for Memorial Day present the military as - insufficiently competent to handle a slide projector while having authority over nuclear weapons - the literal undead - sticklers for absurd regulations - and powerless in the face of a crisis
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Crabgrass![]() Support Tauhid's Patreon here. Old School Peanuts (Oct 12, 1951) ![]() Calvin and Hobbes (Aug 11-12, 1987) ![]() ![]() Robbie and Bobby (Jan 20-21, 2016) ![]() ![]()
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Bloom County September 26th & 27th, 1981 Kinda surprised this one wasn't edited from the original ![]() ![]()
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LazyQ posted:Mämmilä I thought Sulo beating a horse to death when he got drunk was just some weird one-off thing in his intro, so it's kind of surprising to have someone bring it up now. It gives weight to this woman's concern about Anni getting together with Sulo, though.
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Chef Bourgeoisie posted:Bloom County I'd like to point out that this Senator Bedfellow probably isn't just a generic 'corrupt politician' character, but was a response to the ABSCAM scandal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscam Basically, the FBI used darker skinned agents to go undercover and pose as a bunch of Arab sheikh businessmen to offer bribes to Congressmen and local New Jersey politicians (and one Senator) in exchange for support for everything from getting casino gaming licenses and immigration visas to investing in a titanium mine. They nailed six Congressmen and one Senator, as well as the mayor of Camden, NJ, among others. Bedfellow's cry of 'ENTRAPMENT' in the Sunday was also the defense used by everyone charged in the case. This wasn't just posturing either; at the time there had never been a 'sting' operation used for white collar crime like this before, and the difference between entrapment and a 'sting' operation wasn't settled case law yet. The juries didn't buy it and they all got convicted, but a few defendants got their convictions overturned by claiming that the FBI forced them to break the law by offering the bribes in the first place. If you've ever seen American Hustle, that's the same case.
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A horse? I thought he beat a man who was beating a horse? Anyway, in Juliet Jones, no one is in a drunken rage, and the strip would be better if someone were. ![]()
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Green Intern posted:I know this is from a few pages back, but is that last panel supposed to be wordplay on milk (it's white), or am I about to have a real unfortunate turn of opinion on Ella Cinders? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_the_white_man
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Calaveron posted:The character designs are just so puffy, they look like they're uncomfortably being squeezed in by the dialogue bubbles Reminds me a little of Steven Universe? At least of Steven himself.
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Ah this must be that Cal Arts style I've heard so much about.
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gleebster posted:A horse? I thought he beat a man who was beating a horse? Oh, you're right. He was drunk, saw a man beating his horse, and then beat that man to death. Maybe it's hyperbole and Sulo knocked the guy out, but the gossip in their small town blew it out of proportion? gleebster posted:Anyway, in Juliet Jones, no one is in a drunken rage, and the strip would be better if someone were. Poor Eve's got it really rough for this storyline. ![]()
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Cowslips Warren posted:Reminds me a little of Steven Universe? At least of Steven himself. With Heart's little overbite she constantly makes me think of Erica Henderson's Squirrel Girl. Buni ![]() Rhymes with Orange ![]() Get Fuzzy 5/24/00 ![]() Brenda Starr 12/15/40 ![]() ![]() I've heard of Stockholm Syndrome but this is ridiculous. Smokey Stover 7/21/35 ![]()
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Green Intern posted:I know this is from a few pages back, but is that last panel supposed to be wordplay on milk (it's white), or am I about to have a real unfortunate turn of opinion on Ella Cinders? I believe it's a pun on doing the right thing. The milkman is well aware that the milk he may leave will probably never make it inside the house.
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RandomPauI posted:I know that ad was a big deal a few months back, but if Ed won't cut back on salt to save his life what makes you think he'll exercise to save his marriage? Yeah I think it is just an old-fashioned way of saying "do the right thing" that is unintentionally racist sounding. Not that casual racism is not found in Ella Cinders (I want to say we already had some but I don't remember what), just this is probably not an example of it. Edit: You know, reading the wiki again maybe it is casual racism. I've seen the use before and I always thought it was referring to like how bad guys always wore black and good guys always wore white, but now I'm not so sure. F Minus ![]() Mark Trail ![]() Does Sassy still even exist? Mary Worth ![]() They better be just gently moving into another storyline and not about to have another week of this. The Phantom ![]() Someone dosed Phantom with PCP. Pooch Cafe ![]() Rex Morgan MD ![]() My wasn't that exciting? Andertoons ![]() Apartment 3-G ![]() Murdstone fucked around with this message at 17:20 on May 25, 2020 |
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Classic A3G is being ridiculous. Margo hasn't read one page of the book, but is just assuming it will be the next great American novel because this dude told her the book she was reading sucks and the one he wrote has a cool protagonist. BTW we're all super disgusted that that evil and conniving criminal, Shannon, is heartlessly grifting the helpless and innocent TJ out of all his hard-earned pennies. ![]()
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Yes, the small child who is constantly shuffled around to relatives and friends who are often openly disdainful of her presence needs to learn she can't have everything.
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Johnny Walker posted:The Phantom hallucinogenic pollen or something.
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Johnny Walker posted:F Minus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUCu2mdxbE8&t=1183s Julet Esqu posted:BTW we're all super disgusted that that evil and conniving criminal, Shannon, is heartlessly grifting the helpless and innocent TJ out of all his hard-earned pennies.
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Docks![]() ![]() Retail ![]() ![]() Zip ![]() Rip ![]() I think I might take a break from posting Ripley's. This is just getting sad. Dick ![]() Duck ![]()
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Darthemed posted:Rip Next up: 'Donald Trump' is anagram of 'dump lard ton'!
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Darthemed posted:Docks
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Johnny Walker posted:Yeah I think it is just an old-fashioned way of saying "do the right thing" that is unintentionally racist sounding. Not that casual racism is not found in Ella Cinders (I want to say we already had some but I don't remember what), just this is probably not an example of it. There was "if his face was as black as his heart he could do a minstrel show without any makeup" which all scans fine in context but is a bit of a collar-tugger.
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You know, I remember being a preteen/teen and being told not to read the Boondocks because it was like South Park. I am starting to think my parents thought the comic was about the Boondock Saints and not two black kids.
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picturing blaxploitation Boondock Saints now
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riderchop posted:Monty Newton also calculated pi by hand to something like twenty decimal places because he was that bored.
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Conan the Barbarian Dec. 18th, 1978- Dec. 24th, 1978![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The Dinette Set has gotta turn its back.![]() Working Daze oh god shut up. ![]() Super-Fun-Pak Comix causes effects. ![]() Cul De Sac is an immersive media experience. ![]()
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Vintage Valiant (May 28, 1939)![]() ![]() ![]() Foster seems to be avoiding naming Honoria directly for some reason. Also, this is me looking at half of the comics in this thread: ![]()
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Medenmath posted:Also, this is me looking at half of the comics in this thread: Tag yourself, I'm the guy in the back who hates what he sees but is unable to stop craning for a better look.
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Medenmath posted:Vintage Valiant (May 28, 1939) One thing that really strikes me about the classic Val is how swiftly the storylines move. Current Val has been on a guano-based side quest for the last four strips. Four strips ago in Vintage, Val hadn't even heard that Rome had fallen yet. The entire Cave Of Time thing only took about two and a half strips total.
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Thanks! This is a really unfortunate turn of phrase!
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Is Ella Cinders in Britain? I thought she was in the US somewhere. It's probably a pun about milk. EDIT: the "hottentot's hair" thing earlier in the same strip does seem kinda racist, though.
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Medenmath posted:Also, this is me looking at half of the comics in this thread: me & the boys enjoying 'Funny' comics
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