Metapost: End of summer COTW
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As the seasons change, the comments of the week continue:
“Upon telling Estelle to take the reins, Ed was reminded of a horse he had to geld later this week. So much to do!” –Philip
As do the hilarious runners up!
“Ian as a silverback male gorilla and Toby as a marmoset are a natch but what about Mary? Do they make human sized wasp costumes?” –Hibbleton
“I appreciate how steadfastly Estelle wants an animal theme when Ed is all, ‘when I think about animals, all I think about is death.’ This might be the first emo wedding to feature lemurs.” –taig
“Well, Lois is being rude by not taking off her hat in the restaurant, so I’d say they’re even.” –Peanut Gallery
“The important thing is that the Flagstons are disrespected and everyone is unhappy! The emotional turmoil has caused Chip to literally regress to an eight-year-old, because the artists have forgotten that teenage boys usually aren’t a head shorter than their moms.” –matt w
“The wife’s problem will become clear when Ernie’s revealed as the ‘Choke ’em and Smoke ’em’ serial killer.” –Ken
“First today’s Pluggers made me contemplate mammaries on a bird, then I thought, shouldn’t Sheila Roo’s tits be inside of her pouch? Long story short, I’m in a dark place.” –nescio
“You’re a plugger if you always wished for a cleavage but you didn’t get it because, you know, you are a bird! But thanks to an entire generation of plastic surgeons raised on furry porn, your wish can come true!” –Ettorre
“Uh-oh. Looks like Truck’s fingers have become arthritic due to decades of masturbation. What? This is a ‘family paper’. Ok, it’s due to decades of [heavy finger quoting] ‘guitar playing’ then.”–2+2=7
“‘So send up our drones!’
‘Can’t, sir. They have some anti-drone technology.’
‘So deploy our anti-anti-drone tech!’
‘We tried. They’re using anti-anti-anti-drone fields!’
‘Cut though with our anti-anti-anti-anti-drone beams!’
‘No dice. They’re anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-drone shields are deflecting our anti-anti-anti-anti-drone beams!’
‘The deviousness. OK, can we launch our anti-anti…’
[Six weeks later]
‘…anti-anti-drone meerkats?’
”fraid not. They have anti-meerkat cobras in the field.’
‘Of course, but our anti-anti-meerkat-cobra-mongeese can surely handle that!’
‘Good thinking, chief!'” –Voshkod“See I would have guessed that the next Truck Tyler medical issue would be a hive of parasites living in his muttonchops.” –Artist formerly known as Ben
“So how many veterinarians are there in Santa Royale, anyway? I thought Ed was it. This kind of shoots down his ‘I’m too busy to help you plan our wedding’ excuse.” –Pozzo
“This doesn’t look like any convention I’ve been to. Where are the bored people at their booths desperately trying to give away free stuff in hopes of a few minutes of human interaction?” –Liam
“Specifically I’m reading this article ‘Annoying NASCAR-Crazed Grandma Ruins Race Day Again.’ You heard about this maniac?” –Schroduck
“General Halftrack’s computer has no keyboard. He merely taps his fingers against a board. For all we know, it also has no screen, and he just stares at a board, too. His desk has no telephone, pens, pencils, papers, letters, in- and out-boxes, stapler, envelopes, paper clips, or other office supplies. The ‘computer’ has no printer, and if it did, it too would likely be a board. This raises the question … how did the general’s wastebasket get full in the first place? I suspect that some other private, maybe Killer or Rocky, comes in ahead of Beetle, bearing a basket full of trash, which it is then Beetle’s job to empty. Scoff if you will, but this ritual is crucial to the operation of Camp Swampy. If it were not for this steady stream of full wastebaskets emerging from General Halftrack’s office, the Army would have every reason to have him declared legally dead.” –seismic-2
“‘WEET!’ ‘What is it, Coach?’ Son, no trash talking, okay? I want people to think of you, and the quality of having high moral principles and a stately demeanor, in the same breath!’ ‘No. Don’t say it, Coach.’ ‘Yep. Barnes and Noble!’” –Bob Tice
“What Jordan really means is, ‘Anyone who has achieved our level of verbal skills has no excuse for not being toilet trained. Simple as that.’” –MKay
“Gil, no! I need closure on this profanity!” –Dan
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43 replies to “Metapost: End of summer COTW”
As the seasons change: Fall Comes to Curmudgeonton.
Cheers to Philip and all the runners-up, especially Hibbleton, nescio, and seismic-2.
Congrats Philip! And to the rest of you too :3
@Uncle Lumpy: Like shit through a goose, so are the days of our lives….
Congratulations to Philip with one l and the Floaters and the Scroters:
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Veronica
August 24th, 2024 at 4:37 am Reply
Hi and Lois: OC/DC? Hell yeah, I love the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Crew!
BigTed
August 24th, 2024 at 4:34 am Reply
Hi and Lois: I have to admit, naming your band “OC/DC” is kind of clever. Although running “oscillating current” through a guitar amp probably makes a pretty annoying sound — but maybe that’s the idea? Suck it, grown-ups like Hi and Thirsty who think heavy but relatively melodic songs from the grunge era were the height of rock!
Mary Worth: Wait, now these two are just… dealing with their problems by talking them through? Without any help from Mary Worth whatsoever? I don’t know what this strip is doing here, but Mary (and everyone who enjoys dramatic conflict) is going to be pissed!
Needless Exposition
August 24th, 2024 at 4:24 am Reply
MW: I want to believe that the far more superior animals are telling these two, “Animal masks and Crazy Cousin Pam? Just go elope and get it over with, you nimrods!”
Unfortunately the humans of Mary Worth are far less evolved so their advice is mistaken for wanting to go outside and make a doodle.
Charterstoned
August 24th, 2024 at 4:31 am Reply
MW: This relationship has red file tabs all over it.
jroggs
August 24th, 2024 at 4:57 am Reply
MW: “You’re right, Ed, wedding planning shouldn’t feel like battle planning. There aren’t any trenches or machine guns, any bombers or tanks, any enemies scouting us from concealed positions or- oh, for crying out loud. Get out of the bushes and go home, Wilbur!”
But What Do I Know?
August 24th, 2024 at 5:16 am Reply
MW — “No wedding plan survives contact with the enemy.” — von Moltke the Elder
“Hold my beer.” — Wilbur
Cleveland Mocks
August 24th, 2024 at 6:25 am Reply
MW: What a family. Estranged Cousin Pam and Deranged Fiancé Estelle.
Liam
August 24th, 2024 at 4:28 am Reply
MW-Join us Monday as Ed snaps Estelle’s neck.
RMMD-Parker will be in his bedroom now for hours “polishing his act”.
Lord Flatulence
August 24th, 2024 at 6:22 am Reply
RMMD: Parker and his aunt look like a pair of orange Q-Tips.
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
nescio
August 24th, 2024 at 6:01 am Reply
Jeff and Jenny should continue to lie about Marvin’s age as long as he still shits his pants, so they have got plenty of years left.
Bob Tice
August 25th, 2024 at 4:28 am Reply
MW:
“If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?”
— Lily Tomlin
Okay, Lily. Let’s try three:
— What is the name of the longstanding lead singer of The Beach Boys, who contributed lyrics to such hits as “Fun, Fun, Fun, ‘I Get Around” and ‘Good Vibrations’?
— What is the name of the eclectic rock band formed in Los Angeles by Arthur Lee in the mid ’60s?
— What is the tennis term for a zero score when an opponent has points in a tennis match?
Twinkles the Elf
August 25th, 2024 at 4:51 am Reply
Is Stella floating these COMPLETELY BONKERS ideas for the wedding as a way to test the depths of Dr. Ed’s disengagement? How will this end? “You know what, I think we should have flying monkeys and a cake shaped like a pelican… Maybe bring in fish as the bridesmaids… I could wear aluminum foil over a burlap dress… What would you think about a meat suit?” “Mm-hm… Whatever you like, dear.” Cue the explosion. (Or, alternatively, he hands over the credit card and she makes these plans materialize. Won’t he be surprised!)
jroggs
August 25th, 2024 at 4:53 am Reply
MW: [ring, ring] “Hello? Is this Pam? My name is Ed Harding. We haven’t met before, but your cousin Estelle told me that you haven’t spoken to each other in thirty years, and… I think you might be my soulmate. Will you marry me? Please?”
Tom
August 25th, 2024 at 4:56 am Reply
MW: Estelle, protip–guys don’t generally have any wedding fantasies besides maybe seeing friends and family they haven’t talked to in awhile (or these days, actually having a wedding instead of being single forever). Dude fantasies are mostly reserved for the wedding night, and since y’all already know each other in the Biblical sense that’s not relevant here unless Ed has a thing about wedding dresses.
pugfuggly
August 25th, 2024 at 4:57 am Reply
MW: I’m really liking the expression on Ed’s face in that last panel, which to me seems to say ‘Do you really want an honest answer to that question?’. And that seems like an incredibly condescending response, until you remember that Stel wants to have a dress-up animal costume wedding, complete with some kind of zoo-themed band, presumably. No, I think Ed is doing the kindest possible thing here by just sticking his head in the sand like…hey, an Ostrich! There’s a costume idea for you…
Hibbleton
August 25th, 2024 at 5:17 am Reply
MW: Ed agrees to compromise and have the guests dress as pets he’s recently euthanized.
Ettorre
August 25th, 2024 at 6:15 am Reply
Ed doesn’t care about the wedding or any of Estelle’s bullshit. Most relatable character so far!
Arabella
August 25th, 2024 at 5:54 am Reply
Pluggers: I’m trying to figure out why Henrietta needs Earl to hold her purse while she looks at the mall directory sign. It doesn’t appear to be interactive. And why does she need to carry a big, heavy purse anyway? Is this how chickens incubate their eggs while they go shopping? You can understand why Earl is reluctant to hold the bag – he’s not even sure they’re his.
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Voshkod
August 26th, 2024 at 6:45 am Reply
Today’s Hi and Lois joke can be easily be used by Marvin:
“The bathroom?”
“I remember you from last time.”
TheDiva
August 26th, 2024 at 6:48 am Reply
H&L: It’s not just the layout that’s dated; dress codes in restaurants have also pretty much fallen by the wayside, apart from really swanky upscale places that you wouldn’t want to bring kids to anyway. Maybe the Flagstons are dining at the local country club, where the long standing “no colored or Jews” policy fits their mid-century suburban mindset.
Cleveland Mocks
August 26th, 2024 at 7:08 am Reply
RMMD: Ah yes, many solid, thriving relationships have been based on the woman putting in another grueling 18-hour shift at the diner while the man lays around on his dead ass all day.
Ukulele Ike
August 26th, 2024 at 7:31 am Reply
MW: Next week, Dr. Ed learns that he will be getting married as the rear end of a pantomime horse.
Flipper
August 26th, 2024 at 7:54 am Reply
MW: Dr. Ed could join in with the wedding plans to calm Estelle’s nerves, but just mounting her from behind at the breakfast table appears to work, too.
Ettorre
August 26th, 2024 at 8:30 am Reply
Ed knows how to manipulate Estelle! “Take this burden away from me!” sounds like an imposition and encourage negativity, but “take the reins” is animal-themed and enough to excite Estelle!
I speak Jive
August 26th, 2024 at 8:51 am Reply
Mary Worth – Wilbur will definitely wear a fish mask, but he has questions. Can he wear the fish mask while he’s humping Estelle’s leg, or does he have to change to a dog mask?
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
jroggs
August 27th, 2024 at 4:43 am Reply
Blondie: Cookie must be a bit on the slow side. Most kids these days learn that love is really just abusive codependency based on addiction and enabling around the same time they’re realizing that Santa Claus is really just a seasonal confederacy of their parents, part time mall employees, and Amazon.
Quiggle
August 27th, 2024 at 5:17 am Reply
Pluggers: Tune in next week to see Andy Bear dangling his junk in a YMCA locker room!
Pozzo
August 27th, 2024 at 4:51 am Reply
“Plugger Cleavage” sounds like an 18th-century land baron.
Banana Jr. 6000
August 27th, 2024 at 6:30 am Reply
@Pozzo: “Plugger Cleavage” sounds like an 18th-century land baron.
Or a Dick Tracy villain.
taig
August 27th, 2024 at 5:43 am Reply
Pluggers: Shoe after Dark.
Myrtle
August 27th, 2024 at 4:47 am Reply
Pluggers: Try basting with a little olive oil or melted butter.
nescio
August 27th, 2024 at 5:17 am Reply
First today’s Pluggers made me contemplate mammaries on a bird, then I thought shouldn’t Sheila Roo’s tits be inside of her pouch? Long story short, I’m in a dark place.
Schroduck
August 27th, 2024 at 5:34 am Reply
Pluggers: “Which character should we get to do this joke about boobs, the defining feature of mammals? The bird? Yes, definitely the bird.”
matt w
August 27th, 2024 at 5:37 am Reply
Coming from Broomfield, Colorado, home of Vail Resorts, this is just “Pluggers are old.” You either die a hero or live long enough to become a Plugger.
Downpuppy
August 27th, 2024 at 7:01 am Reply
After all the jokes about plumbers’ cleavage, OF COURSE Pluggers had to try & get back on course. It fails, butt what did you expect?
pugfuggly
August 27th, 2024 at 4:50 am Reply
Pluggers You know, if I were writing a strip with a large anthropomorphic chicken, I’d probably avoid talking about breasts. It just gets…confusing.
MW I’m sorry, the Santa Royale veterinarian’s convention? You holding that at the civic center or the party room at Pizza Hut?
Hibbleton
August 27th, 2024 at 4:46 am Reply
MW: “Well, not really a convention per se. All six of us meet at the IHOP for the lunch special.”
Activist
August 27th, 2024 at 5:46 am Reply
@Hibbleton:
#12. MW:. It’s been a while, but do they also serve waffles at IHOP? If so, I’ll listen to a lecture on cow enemas.
Charterstoned
August 27th, 2024 at 5:02 am Reply
MW: Dr. Ed can’t really afford to take time away from ANIMAL HOSPITAL, but he’s keenly interested in learning about the new techniques and products that will streamline his work. At VETERINARIANS CONVENTION, Dr. Ed is especially interested in the keynote presentation by Kristi Noem and the new offerings by Kavorkian Pharaceuticals.
Ettorre
August 27th, 2024 at 5:18 am Reply
Is the Santa Royale veterinarian convention a convention for the veterinarians in the larger Santa Royale area? If would not be surprised if they were enough to fill a convention centre, given how pet-obsessed everyone is! But maybe it is simply a national organisation that decided, for some reason, to hold its national convention in Santa Royale. “Last year convention was Hawaii and this year is Santa Royale?!?! Fuck it, I am sending my trainee!”
I’m Not Cthulhu, But I Play Him On TV
August 27th, 2024 at 6:14 am Reply
Mary Worth: I love how the 11:00 a.m. is clearly specified here. It both reassures the core audience that Stell won’t be caught up in any late-night shenanigans by the Santa Royale Veterinarians Swingles Caucus, and that See! Dr. Ed is serious about this relationship!! He’s even willing to interrupt The Price Is Right for it!
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
seismic-2
August 27th, 2024 at 5:08 am Reply
RMMD: Since Truck Tyler got his last successful record by singing about his struggle with viral pneumonia, let’s see what he can do with a debilitating case of arthritis. “Ow ow ow ow ow / Groan groan groan / Can’t move my thumb / That hurts so much / Hand me the opioids /”
Well, I dunno about you, but I see a Grammy for “Most pathetic Roots Country lament” in Truck’s future!
MKay
August 28th, 2024 at 4:47 am Reply
MW: It’s obvious that Estelle is only going as arm candy. (paw candy?) She’ll be the veterinary equivalent of a car show girl.
BeckoningChasm
August 29th, 2024 at 4:32 am Reply
Judge Parker: “He was never there for you, or for the kids, or for the company! Naturally I murdered him. Honestly I don’t see what all the fuss is about. This brouhaha is completely unneeded. Are there any of those little sausages left?”
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
MKay
August 29th, 2024 at 4:31 am Reply
RMMD: The most spine-chilling, cliffhanging sentence ever penned: “Truck’s finger locks up.”
Needless Exposition
August 29th, 2024 at 4:32 am Reply
MW: Larry looks like he could win the award for “Most Generic Soap Comic Extra” which pretty much sums up everything we need to know about him.
The Quiet Man
August 29th, 2024 at 4:47 am Reply
MW: Good grief, I was right! This is a jovial boys club atmosphere circa 1956. All that’s missing is this rando giving Dr. Mr. Ed a big backslap while holding a huge cigar and asking him ‘what’s yer poison?’
Liam
August 29th, 2024 at 4:49 am Reply
MW-This doesn’t look like any convention I’ve been to. Where are the bored people at their booths desperately trying to give away free stuff in hopes of a few minutes of human interaction.
Pozzo
August 29th, 2024 at 4:42 am Reply
So how many veterinarians are there in Santa Royale, anyway? I thought Ed was it. This kind of shoots down his “I’m to busy to help you plan our wedding” excuse.
Kevin on Earth
August 29th, 2024 at 4:57 am Reply
MW: Pan back slightly to show bright orange sign on Stell’s back that says “Adopt Me!”
Needless Exposition
August 30th, 2024 at 4:26 am Reply
Marvin: I’m surprised that Jordan is willing to even go near that pool in the first place with how many times Marvin has befouled it in this summer alone. It must be 99% piss by this point.
Veronica
August 30th, 2024 at 4:28 am Reply
Marvin: You ever suddenly notice that the way the ear on the far side of Marvin’s head is drawn looks like a nipple on his cheek and then you realise his whole cheek looks like a book and then you can’t unsee Marvin’s horrible face boob? His friend(?) has one too but I’m too upset to check if every character in this miserable strip also has a face boob.
matt w
August 30th, 2024 at 4:36 am Reply
It seems odd that Marvin’s parents would fill up a kiddie pool and not bother to put Marvin in a swim diaper. It doesn’t seem quite so odd that the depth of the water in the pool is higher than anything Marvin might breathe through.
Philip
August 30th, 2024 at 5:55 am Reply
Marvin – Marvin is straight up angry at being rejected. He’ll turn that shame and embarrassment into a crusade against sewage and water treatment facilities until everyone is living in their own excrement.
Applemask
August 30th, 2024 at 4:42 am Reply
— penis!
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Hibbleton
August 30th, 2024 at 4:43 am Reply
GT: FYI, for those not versed in ass-speak.
“I just torched your ass!” means “I beat you bad.”
The response; “My ass!” or alternately “Your ass!” means “No you didn’t.”
Bob Tice
August 30th, 2024 at 4:41 am Reply
GT:
“Torch? Well, I just torched your — ”
“WEET!”
“Hey, why did you blow your whistle and not let me complete that sentence, Coach? I was going to finish it with ‘fundament,’ or ‘posterior,’ or ‘derriere,’ or ‘gluteus maximus.’ I wasn’t going to use a bad word!”
Dan
August 30th, 2024 at 5:40 am Reply
Gil, no! I need closure on this profanity!
pugfuggly
August 30th, 2024 at 4:44 am Reply
GT Really neat that Gil is able to blow a whistle and talk and the same time. He must be dynamite at the school talent show.
Tabby Lavalamp
August 30th, 2024 at 5:33 am Reply
I’m impressed that Gil can blow his whistle and talk at the same time, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise when his comic has long managed to simultaneously suck and blow.
Peanut Gallery
August 30th, 2024 at 5:48 am Reply
Gil Thorp, uncensored: “I just torched your WEETABIX!” It’s kind of like saying that you ate the other team for breakfast.
Voshkod
August 30th, 2024 at 7:35 am Reply
WEET! “OK, pop quiz, Mister Barnes. Last word in Slaughterhouse-Five is? That’s what I thought. I even gave you a hint. Back to Remedial English with you, and you’re off the field until you can intelligently discuss Vonnegut with us!”
Professor Well Actually
August 30th, 2024 at 6:40 am Reply
GT: Torch got his nickname when he tried to light a fart and it all went sideways.
TheDiva
August 30th, 2024 at 6:24 am Reply
GT: I prefer to think that “Torch” just has a one-word name, like a pop star or an American Gladiator.
(Did I miss something? I thought Rodney Barnes was in college now. Was he sent back to high school as a result?)
Ettorre
August 30th, 2024 at 6:47 am Reply
Gil had to intervene! Rodney’s trash talk is pathetic, incapable of either hurting the morale of the adversaries or to build Rodney’s persona as a tough guy. Gil should have known that there would be drawbacks from zoning out all poor children from the school district!
Anonymous
August 30th, 2024 at 7:27 am Reply
GT: “Torch? Well, I just torched your small business for the insurance money, as we agreed!”
Cleveland Mocks
August 30th, 2024 at 6:58 am Reply
GT: “Mister Barnes, we’ll have none of that unsportsmanlike ‘trash talking,’ as you youngsters like to say. Now give Torch a pat on the rump and a sincere ‘nice effort,’ or there will be no orange slices after practice.”
jroggs
August 30th, 2024 at 4:42 am Reply
GT: Uh oh. If Rodney was able to turn Torch’s nickname against him, things aren’t looking good for Buster, Wiz, and T-Bag.
MW: “Estelle, this is Sheila See.”
“Yes, Ed, I see.”
“And that’s Bill Wright.”
“Right, Bill.”
“And over there’s Tabitha Kay…”
“Mm hmm, ‘kay.”
“…And Simon Goditt…”
“Got it.”
“…And last but not least, meet our guest of honor, Albie Goshdarnd!”
“Oh, come on, Ed. No real person would have a name that ridiculous.”
“Sob!”
“No! Dr. Goshdarnd! Come back!”
Charterstoned
August 30th, 2024 at 4:52 am Reply
MW: Stell and Sheila See shake hands as Dr. Ed looks on. He sees them smiling at each other, but has no clue that their death-grip handshake is their silent acknowledgement that they are mentally appraising each other.
STELL: So you’re a doctor and I’m just an unpaid receptionist who walks dogs on the green mile.
SHEILA: Yes, and I do gray hair better. I’m sporting a style that says I’m mature but HIP.
STELL: You’re pretty short….
SHEILA: Great things come in small packages!
STELL: Ed and I are engaged, you know.
SHEILA: Don’t kid yourself. You’re not his type. You’re just his temporary plaything, doll.
STELL: “DOLL”??!!
SHEILA: Yeah. Doll. As in, I can see the crack where your arm is attached. You really shouldn’t wear sleeveless outfits. That’s actually worse than showing your bra strap.
STELL: Oh, yeah? Well, YOUR bra has only ONE CUP! I’ve never met anyone who had only one boob right in the middle of her chest!
SHEILA: Ed has always found my one breast to be sufficient.
STELL: That might be because he hadn’t met ME. ONE CENTER BOOB? That’s only half the fun. I happen to know Ed enjoys TWO boobs.
SHEILA: Ed likes square shapes, did you know THAT? That’s why I wear these square earrings and necklace. You’ll never appeal to him with those dowdy earrings of yours. Keep wearing them, STELL.
STELL: Outside, chick.
SHEILA: Any. Time. You. Say. DOLL.
STELL: Bitch.
ED: say, how about we three enjoy a stroll around the convention center? We can look at the exhibits.
Baja Gaijin
August 30th, 2024 at 7:12 am Reply
Pluggers: Is the “pluggers are massive diseased meat bags rotting from within” really an appropriate message for a comic strip aimed at old people?
Thanks everyone for the congrats, and congrats to the other COTW runners-up!
May next weeks comments as a fruitful as all the pregnant pets that Ed has to deal with in his busy veterinary practice!
Congratulations on the Comment of the Week, Philip!
Thanks for the mentions, Josh and Scratchy!
Congrats, Phil! And thanks for the mention, Scratchy.
Congrats, Philip; kudos to all; and thanks for the mentions, Josh and Scratchy!
Congrats to Philip and all on the floats. Broon Croons to jroggs, Charterstoned, and Bob Tice!
Congrats to all, and thanx to our host and Scratchy.
Oh God, Josh just put one of those belabored setups to terrible puns that have started infesting the comment section on a COTW post. That’s going to encourage them to completely take over now.
Thanks, Josh and Scratchy. I had a feeling when I made that comment it was float worthy.
Thanks Josh and Scratchy, and congrats to Philip, the floats and scrotes!
Thanks Josh and Scratchy! When this blog will be one of the left documents left after the apocalypse, my name will be forever associated to furry porn
Congrats to Philip and the floaters!
Springboard Shadow CsOTW
Lord Flatulence
August 25th, 2024 at 8:15 am Reply
@The Quiet Man: Rex Morgan: Aaaannd there it is…our requisite up-nostril shot of Buck. Forget salvaging your little ‘act’, Corey, and start taking note, this is your future!
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The future, as foretold by Notril-damas.
Chance
August 27th, 2024 at 4:35 am Reply
@BeckoningChasm: Six Chix: Notice how she’s clutching her arm? I think she just got a shot of LSD.
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Don’t be silly. She’s clearly on mushrooms.
And pepperoni.
Activist
August 27th, 2024 at 5:46 am Reply
@Hibbleton: Mary Worth: “Well, not really a convention per se. All six of us meet at the IHOP for the lunch special.”
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It’s been a while, but do they also serve waffles at IHOP? If so, I’ll listen to a lecture on cow enemas.
Banana Jr. 6000
August 27th, 2024 at 6:30 am Reply
@Pozzo: “Plugger Cleavage” sounds like an 18th-century land baron.
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Or a Dick Tracy villain.
Daisy
August 30th, 2024 at 8:00 am Reply
@jroggs: Family Circus: Isn’t Billy supposed to be one of the less-stupid Keane Kids?
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Uh…if we’re looking at a Bell Curve of stupidity for this family from left to right, the lowest ranking would be Jeffy [with an IQ slightly higher than a sea cucumber], followed by Dolly, PJ and then Billy. Bil and Thel would be at the pinnacle; and the far right – signifying the highest intelligence – are Kitty Cat and the dogs.
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Special Long-form Shadow CsOTW
Charterstoned
August 24th, 2024 at 4:44 am Reply
Mary Worth: Estelle is making this unnecessarily complex. In any normal wedding, your typical seating arrangements would consider family and friend groups, introduce a few new folks with similar interests, and fill in the gaps with singletons who have predictable personalities. Right out of the gate, Estelle has an animal theme in mind that will pair predators and prey, those that are house trained and those who randomly defecate, animals who are ruminators and opportunistic feeders who will steal food from other plates at the table, not to mention the real animals who will be spooked by the ones in masks. I’m not sure how Sid, Agent to the Animal Stars! Is going to hold it all together. If he can prevent a gory scene of utter carnage, I hope he restrains himself and just lets Nature take its course.
Cleveland Mocks
August 24th, 2024 at 6:08 am Reply
Judge Parker: “Good evening, Hamptons Police. . . . A murder, you say? Where did this murder take place? . . . Out in the ocean. I see. . . . Where is the body? . . . Out there somewhere. Ooookay. . . . Do you know who was murdered? . . . Your father. Hmmm. . . . Do you have a suspect? . . . Your uncle. What evidence is there? . . . A security video of a boat on the water at night. . . . Look, we’re a little busy here at the moment. Some of the local punks have been turfing lawns. But we’ll send someone out in the morning, okay? [Hangs up] Chief, it’s that nutjob family again.
Bob Tice
August 25th, 2024 at 4:28 am Reply
Mary Worth: “If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?”
— Lily Tomlin
Okay, Lily. Let’s try three:
— What is the name of the longstanding lead singer of The Beach Boys, who contributed lyrics to such hits as “Fun, Fun, Fun, ‘I Get Around” and ‘Good Vibrations’?
— What is the name of the eclectic rock band formed in Los Angeles by Arthur Lee in the mid ’60s?
— What is the tennis term for a zero score when an opponent has points in a tennis match?
Charterstoned
August 26th, 2024 at 5:56 am Reply
Mary Worth: Later that morning, Dr. Ed dispatches the greyhound, a still-troubled Estelle takes pen to paper in search of wisdom and guidance.
“Dear Wendy….” The pen moves swiftly across the page as Estelle pours out her troubles. “My fiancé seems to have no interest in planning our wedding. I want it to be FUN, with our guests in all their finery AND wearing animal masks to celebrate our special day in keeping with the zoo theme I’m planning. My fiancé seems to be laser-focused on euthanizing the animals in his care, and doesn’t have room for anything else. What should I do? —In the Dog House”
The next day, Estelle anxiously looks for Wendy’s reply in the Santa Royale Chronicle Town Cryer Post Tribune.
“Dear Dog, Whatever you do, don’t go near this psychopath dressed like an animal! Also, Estelle, want to join me at karaoke tomorrow night?”
Twinkles the Elf
August 27th, 2024 at 5:11 am Reply
Pluggers: Cleavage on a chicken. Ordinarily I’d say that was unnatural — hell, only mammals have boobs of any description! But, you know, in this day of topheavy chickens bred entirely for white meat, I guess they MIGHT have “breasts” so big that cleavage results. But that kind of steps on the old age joke, doesn’t it? If she HAD large breasts when younger, Tyson’s would have slaughtered her by now. But she didn’t. And now she’s wrinkled. Prolly gonna wind up stewed into broth, which is what you do with stringy old chickens. Why did I go down this rabbit hole? She’s wearing a blouse and spectacles and sitting on a couch. It’s all about the denial.
Voshkod
August 27th, 2024 at 6:33 am Reply
Mary Worth:
Agenda for Wednesday, August 28
0900 Don’t Sell Fish to Wilbur Weston
1000 Avoiding ‘the Talk’ by Euthanasia
1100 Youth in Asia or Euthanasia? Thailand for Doctors (guest presenters Drs. Drew and Jeff Cory)
1200 Lunch, provided by Santa Royale Horse Hospital
1400 Snakes – Not Even Once
1500 Horse Tranqs and Other Painkillers – Working with the Cali Cartel
1600 PETA and the ASPCA: Menaces or Villains?
1700 Meet and Greet Mixer, broom closet, third floor
Cleveland Mocks
August 28th, 2024 at 5:28 am Reply
Mary Worth: “This is huge, Estelle! All the very top names in veterinary medicine will be here. ‘Back Alley’ Barnes, ‘Petey Probation,’ ‘The Scientist,’ ‘Three Finger’ Borne, ‘Vicki the Vivacious Vet,’ ‘The Fight Doctor,’ ‘Money Upfront’ Murphy, ‘Nicky Needle,’ ‘Bad News’ Brown, the list goes on!”
“Oh my, they all have such colorful nicknames. What do they call you?”
“Doctor Death.”
Shadow COTW Contenders, Part 1
BigTed
August 24th, 2024 at 4:34 am Reply
Mary Worth: Wait, now these two are just… dealing with their problems by talking them through? Without any help from Mary Worth whatsoever? I don’t know what this strip is doing here, but Mary (and everyone who enjoys dramatic conflict) is going to be pissed!
pugfuggly
August 24th, 2024 at 4:42 am Reply
Marvin: I like the look on Jenny’s face in that last panel as she looks at her surroundings and wonders “Didn’t we save enough on this flight by booking seats in the cargo hold?”
Bob Tice
August 24th, 2024 at 4:43 am Reply
Mary Worth: Intrepid Pierre keeps his ears constantly perked to listen for structured radio waves that may connote signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.
But What Do I Know?
August 24th, 2024 at 5:16 am Reply
Mary Worth: “No wedding plan survives contact with the enemy.” — von Moltke the Elder
“Hold my beer.” — Wilbur
Lord Flatulence
August 24th, 2024 at 6:22 am Reply
Rex Morgan: Parker and his aunt look like a pair of orange Q-Tips.
TheDiva
August 24th, 2024 at 6:29 am Reply
Mary Worth: Honestly, don’t the pets have anything better to do than stare lovingly at Ed and Estelle while they have mild wedding drama? Surely there’s a couch cushion to destroy or some important papers to hork a hairball onto….
Hibbleton
August 24th, 2024 at 6:56 am Reply
Judge Parker: Reena asks nervously; “Is this going to be one of those situations where someone calls the police for help and they wind up getting shot by the police?”
Sophie replies; “No. I’m pretty sure Yelich is off the force.”
Tabby Lavalamp
August 24th, 2024 at 8:50 am Reply
Mary Worth: Aw, look at those three cute pets sitting together and staring at Estelle and Ed, just hoping they’d die already so they can feast.
Flipper
August 24th, 2024 at 9:00 am Reply
Hi and Lois: Garage bands may not last forever, but burnt orange 1983 Dodge Aries K-Cars with bench seats obviously do.
Schroduck
August 25th, 2024 at 4:48 am Reply
Pardon My Planet: Is Lois Lane known for her little pillbox hats and pearls? Or is today’s Pardon My Planet set in a parallel universe where after the JFK assassination, Jackie decided to hook up with another next powerful all-American icon?
jroggs
August 25th, 2024 at 4:53 am Reply
Crankshaft: I don’t get it. Since when does Crankshaft worry about inconveniencing or endangering his family?
Arabella
August 25th, 2024 at 5:54 am Reply
Pluggers: I’m trying to figure out why Henrietta needs Earl to hold her purse while she looks at the mall directory sign. It doesn’t appear to be interactive. And why does she need to carry a big, heavy purse anyway? Is this how chickens incubate their eggs while they go shopping? You can understand why Earl is reluctant to hold the bag – he’s not even sure they’re his.
Ettorre
August 25th, 2024 at 6:13 am Reply
Pardon My Planet: Superman is a monster! I can forgive breaching the privacy of some lady and setting her on fire, but putting ice in your white wine?!?! So barbaric!
taig
August 25th, 2024 at 6:36 am Reply
Family Circus: Jeffy is a regular Dr. Dumblittle.
Peanut Gallery
August 25th, 2024 at 6:40 am Reply
Pardon My Planet: Well, Lois is being rude by not taking off her hat in the restaurant, so I’d say they’re even.
TheDiva
August 25th, 2024 at 7:02 am Reply
Dustin: If you don’t mind me, I’ll just be over here happily contemplating the possibility of the Dustfamily being beaten up by angry Hells Angels.
Tabby Lavalamp
August 25th, 2024 at 8:16 am Reply
Pardon My Planet: I guess accidentally setting a woman’s hair on fire with his heat vision does make for a more visual and succinct joke for a comic than waiting for a couple of years for a cancer diagnosis caused by his X-ray vision.
Hibbleton
August 26th, 2024 at 4:56 am Reply
Mary Worth: Ed learns leaving Stelle to her own devices is probably not the best idea when her destination wedding plans include North Korea.
Peanut Gallery
August 26th, 2024 at 5:45 am Reply
Mary Worth: Ed will regret this when he arrives at the wedding and finds that Estelle has rented the Disney Princess bouncy castle instead of the one with the dinosaurs.
Cleveland Mocks
August 26th, 2024 at 5:54 am Reply
Mary Worth: On the morning of the Big Day, Ed finds that Estelle has laid out his clothes for him: ballet slippers, yoga pants, a long-sleeved fishnet tee shirt, and a boa. Horrified at first, he fingers the material and begins to warm to the idea. Comes time for the major nuptials, Nephew Steven can’t drag him away from the mirror.
pugfuggly
August 26th, 2024 at 5:56 am Reply
Mary Worth: If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that I’m already bored of this story before it’s begun.
Maude R. Fawker
August 26th, 2024 at 8:24 am Reply
Dick Tracy: “Junior returned my call. I better go. Booty calls take priority, you understand.”
I speak Jive
August 26th, 2024 at 8:51 am Reply
Crankshaft – Harry Dinkle and Lillian McKenzie! The loathsomeness has reached critical mass! Run for your life!
Liam
August 26th, 2024 at 10:32 am Reply
Pluggers: “Do I really want to know why you have the skeleton of a child?”
Guillermo el chiclero
August 26th, 2024 at 12:25 pm Reply
Crankshaft: Suddenly, a lightening bolt from Heaven comes down and burns Dinkle and his blasphemous tomes to a crisp. If loathsome hag Lillian ends up as collateral damage, all the better.
Ken
August 27th, 2024 at 4:42 am Reply
Snuffy Smith: The wife’s problem will become clear when Ernie’s revealed as the “Choke ’em and Smoke ’em” serial killer.
Shadow COTW Contenders, Part 2
jroggs
August 27th, 2024 at 4:43 am Reply
Six Chix: Why is the svirfneblin lady holding her arm like that? Has the betrayal of her sandwich love led her to seek narcotic release by sharing needles with pizza slices she barely knows? She’s probably contracted something terrible and incurable, though come to think of it, a lot of venereal diseases kind of sound like pizza toppings. I could go for a pepperoni and herpes pizza with extra gonorrhea. Better than pineapple, at least.
Westing1992
August 27th, 2024 at 5:16 am Reply
Snuffy Smith: Ironically, Ernie is smoking using a repurposed iron lung.
Ettorre
August 27th, 2024 at 5:21 am Reply
“You’re a Plugger if you always wished for a cleavage but you didn’t get it because, you know, you are a bird! But thanks to an entire generation of plastic surgeons raised on Furry porn, your wish can come true!”
taig
August 27th, 2024 at 5:43 am Reply
Snuffy Smith: Ernie’s wife wants to have a cow for a pet, and Ernie keeps putting her pets in the smoker.
taig
August 27th, 2024 at 5:43 am Reply
Six Chix: Tragedy struck shortly afterward as four teenage turtles rampaged through the party, leaving our protagonist as the only survivor.
Philip
August 27th, 2024 at 6:09 am Reply
Six Chix: The Tuesday Chik feels awkward because unlike the last pizza party she went to, she didn’t read a minimum number of books to earn it.
Spanner
August 27th, 2024 at 6:36 am Reply
Six Chix: What…what is that pizza wearing? Is this a BDSM pizza party? How does that work? Who gets to be the toppings?
BigTed
August 27th, 2024 at 8:14 am Reply
Pluggers: Does a chicken have lips? No? Okay, if you thought that was a weird question, wait until this next one!
Anonymous
August 27th, 2024 at 8:55 am Reply
Goofus Plugger is embarrassed by her wrinkles. Gallant Plugger keeps quiet about her insecurities and accompanies her boyfriend to his veterinary conference.
Peanut Gallery
August 27th, 2024 at 9:41 am Reply
Six Chix: Might as well split. Everyone at this party is either too crusty or too cheesy. Oops, hang on! Better stay for the gossip; there’s some deep dish going on in that corner.
The Ghost of Jarrod
August 27th, 2024 at 9:58 am Reply
I Hardly Know Her! – The folks behind Pluggers apparently went to the Shoe Memorial School of Biology.
Guillermo el chiclero
August 27th, 2024 at 12:14 pm Reply
Pluggers: Poor Henrietta. By the time she gets cleavage they’re only good for soup meat or the pet food factory.
Barnaby Scones
August 27th, 2024 at 12:31 pm Reply
To all those who have been ridiculed for cosplay, computer camp, D&D, collecting doorknobs, and being an active member of the Batiuk Fan Club Chapters 1 through 1 1/2, today’s Mary Worth makes you look cooler than Elvis knocking Evel Knivel off his bike mid-air while Steve McQueen flips off James Bond from his flying car to the sound of Edith Piaf singing on her skateboard in her Tom Ford shades.
Anonymous
August 27th, 2024 at 10:31 pm Reply
Six Chix: Honestly, I think a kinky pizza party is an upgrade. Any sandwich willing to dump you for avocado toast was never worth your time.
Sequitur
August 28th, 2024 at 4:30 am Reply
Rex Morgan: It seems Truck may be giving Dr. Morgan the finger.
jroggs
August 28th, 2024 at 4:35 am Reply
Blondie: “Gadzooks! That drip is tubular, hep cat!”
Kevin on Earth
August 28th, 2024 at 4:42 am Reply
Mary Worth: “Stell and Ed head to the Veterinarian’s convention”
Ed: [glares at narration box] “Stell? STELL? Do you have the kind of history with her that permits that amount of familiarity?”
Little Guy
August 28th, 2024 at 5:03 am Reply
Rex Morgan: How can this be blamed on Rene Beluso?
TheDiva
August 28th, 2024 at 6:51 am Reply
Dick Tracy: “Send Up Our Drones,” the hit eleven o’clock number from the unpublished Stephen Sondheim musical “A Little Night Assault on Tehran.”
Daisy
August 28th, 2024 at 7:27 am Reply
Mary Worth: “Veterinary lingo”? Like…”cat,” “dog,” “kennel,” “shot”…??
Dennis Jimenez
August 28th, 2024 at 7:45 am Reply
Rex Morgan: Sadly, a lifetime of pinching waitresses asses can lead to Dupuytren’s contracture…
ectojazzmage
August 28th, 2024 at 8:00 am Reply
Rex Morgan: Oh, God! A threat to roots country music playing! This will get Rex’s immediate and undivided attention, since roots country is the most important thing in the Rex Morgan world. Sorry, patients in need of organ transplants, you’ll just have to wait!
Philip
August 28th, 2024 at 8:13 am Reply
Rex Morgan: Mud is going to be trained as a service animal to handle guitar playing for Truck while he can still sing.
Artist formerly known as Ben
August 28th, 2024 at 8:43 am Reply
Rex Morgan: See I would have guessed that the next Truck Tyler medical issue would be a hive of parasites living in his muttonchops.
Hibbleton
August 28th, 2024 at 11:18 am Reply
Hi and Lois: Hi watches his kids exhibit their usual level of unnecessary stupidity with feelings of melancholia but later feels better when he reads today’s Family Circus, “and I thought my kids were stupid. I mean, they are but this is another order of magnitude.”
Shadow COTW Contenders, Part 3
jroggs
August 29th, 2024 at 4:38 am Reply
Crankshaft: What a storied career Harry Dinkle has had. Of course, Carnagie Hall isn’t the only famous New York venue he’s played. He’s also performed at Rodeo City Music Hall, the Linkoln Center, Medison Square Garden, and even Yankey Stadium!
ValdVin
August 29th, 2024 at 4:45 am Reply
Gearhead Gertie: “I’m reading ‘Pluggers’!”
“Oh, are the dog and hen going to have sex today?”
Kevin on Earth
August 29th, 2024 at 4:57 am Reply
Mary Worth: Pan back slightly to show bright orange sign on Stell’s back that says “Adopt Me!”
Peanut Gallery
August 29th, 2024 at 5:15 am Reply
Gearhead Gertie: “Everyone is obsessed with staring at their phones these days.”
“This is a Pop-Tart.”
“Oh.” (long pause) “What flavor?”
Schroduck
August 29th, 2024 at 5:34 am Reply
Gearhead Gertie: “Specifically I’m reading this article ‘Annoying NASCAR-crazed grandma ruins race day again.’ You heard about this maniac?”
Guillermo el chiclero
August 29th, 2024 at 6:37 am Reply
Mary Worth: Psst, Estelle. Larry is just Wilbur with a toupee and contacts. He’s taking stalking to a new level.
2+2=7
August 29th, 2024 at 7:36 am Reply
Mary Worth: Oh so that’s why this “veterinarian convention” seems so off. This is really just a backdrop for the lamest entry in the Leisure Suit Larry games.
Inspector Gotcha
August 29th, 2024 at 8:23 am Reply
Judge Parker: “Officer, just look at this body. Do I look like I could lift a 200-pound man wearing another 80 pounds of cement shoes and toss him overboard?”
“Good point. You can go.”
Liam
August 29th, 2024 at 3:27 pm Reply
Mary Worth: “Gee, Ed, what’s going on? Usually you have the women you bring on a leash.”
Needless Exposition
August 30th, 2024 at 4:26 am Reply
MW: Oh, boy, now we’re getting into the Irish and Yak rehash of the cafeteria goulash that is this storyline. Is Dr. See going to be just as safely bland as Nan or will this kitty show her claws when Dr. Ed turns his back? Honestly my emotional needle is fluctuating from “indifference” to “oh, a random squirrel.”
Pozzo
August 30th, 2024 at 4:33 am Reply
Gil Thorp: Panel one’s anime speed lines, courtesy “Speed Racer.”
Anonymous
August 30th, 2024 at 4:50 am Reply
Gil Thorp: Milford’s Home kit is a white jersey with a red argyle sweater vest on top? No wonder they only ever show Away games on this strip!
Hibbleton
August 30th, 2024 at 5:08 am Reply
Family Circus: You can forgive Billy’s stupidity. It’s the chemicals from the discarded hypodermic needle he’s sitting on talking.
Bob Tice
August 30th, 2024 at 5:51 am Reply
Mary Worth: “Wait a minute. Are you telling me that your name is actually ‘Dr. Sheila See’ ?”
“Well, it wasn’t my first choice, but Sheila Escobedo had already appropriated the base of the natural logarithm function e for her own sobriquet, so I went with something that was reasonably close.”
Daily Shadow CsOTW
Saturday
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jroggs
August 24th, 2024 at 4:57 am Reply
Mary Worth: “You’re right, Ed, wedding planning shouldn’t feel like battle planning. There aren’t any trenches or machine guns, any bombers or tanks, any enemies scouting us from concealed positions or- oh, for crying out loud. Get out of the bushes and go home, Wilbur!”
Dennis Jimenez
August 24th, 2024 at 5:57 am Reply
Marvin: It’s our last opportunity for a wind shear to free us from this demonic homunculus…
Sunday
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Bono Vix
August 25th, 2024 at 5:53 am Reply
Mary Worth: That last panel is the face of a sixty-something man who assumed, not unreasonably, that he and his sixty-something fiancé would have a small wedding, or even elope, not mortgage their few remaining years on a ceremony that would embarrass a twenty year old instagram influencer.
Little Blue Bicycle
August 25th, 2024 at 8:37 am Reply
Mary Worth, next Sunday as this conversation concludes:
“Okay, fine Ed, as long as you let me have anything I want, you can hold live vivisections at the reception. But only Wilbur, Ian, and Cousin Pam.”
“And Dawn?”
“Fine, sure.”
Monday
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jvwalt
August 26th, 2024 at 6:35 am Reply
Mary Worth: “As Ed reassures Stell” by doubling down on not giving a damn about the wedding. Is Ed going ahead with the wedding entirely because he wants to secure free labor, or just mostly?
Ukulele Ike
August 26th, 2024 at 7:31 am Reply
Judge Parker: Meanwhile, in the garden floor powder room, the servants are busy flushing all the tootskies.
Tuesday
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Hibbleton
August 27th, 2024 at 4:56 am Reply
Pluggers: When your husband’s Gynecomastia induced breasts have less wrinkles than yours, you know you’re a Plugger.
Artist formerly known as Ben
August 27th, 2024 at 12:46 pm Reply
Pluggers: You’re a Plugger if you don’t know what to do with your cleavage because the only time you’ve seen breasts like yours they were wrapped in plastic and sharing a freezer case with cheese ravioli.
Wednesday
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Peanut Gallery
August 28th, 2024 at 11:02 am Reply
Pluggers: Correction: If you have ever spoken to something you dropped on the floor, *and then eaten it,* you’re plugger.
Horace Broon
August 28th, 2024 at 10:52 am Reply
Family Circus: Billy, Jeffy is looking at you as if he thinks you’re a moron. Jeffy. Just think about that for a moment.
Thursday
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BeckoningChasm
August 29th, 2024 at 4:32 am Reply
Judge Parker: “He was never there for you, or for the kids, or for the company! Naturally I murdered him. Honestly I don’t see what all the fuss is about. This brouhaha is completely unneeded. Are there any of those little sausages left?”
Dr. Larry Erhardt
August 29th, 2024 at 9:32 am Reply
Gearhead Gertie: Reading about NASCAR is like dancing about architecture. Noisy, pointless architecture.
Friday
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Veronica
August 30th, 2024 at 4:28 am Reply
Marvin: You ever suddenly notice that the way the ear on the far side of Marvin’s head is drawn looks like a nipple on his cheek and then you realise his whole cheek looks like a boob and then you can’t unsee Marvin’s horrible face boob? His friend(?) has one too but I’m too upset to check if every character in this miserable strip also has a face boob.
taig
August 30th, 2024 at 6:14 amReply
Marvin: “I’m going to play in the sandbox all the neighborhood cats use. It’s cleaner.”
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Shadow COTW
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MKay
August 29th, 2024 at 4:31 am Reply
Rex Morgan: The most spine-chilling, cliffhanging sentence ever penned: “Truck’s finger locks up.”
Thanks, Josh, Scratchy and Baja!
Thank you, Baja!
Kudos to Philip for the COTW!
And thanks to Baja for the shout-out!
All hail and confetti showers for the very funny comments this week!!
Thanks to Josh for the float ride on this fine sunny day. Congratulations to Philip and t’others. Congrats also to shadow-ies and scratchies, with additional thx to Baja and SS LXIX. Tips of the beret to nescio, 2+2=7, and Dan.
Thank yous to Scratchy & Baja.
Hat Etiquette Note to Peanut Gallery: Girl hats don’t require taking off, even in church. You think those church ladies in the Curtis strips remove them when they get taken out for late Sunday waffle-and-fried pork-chop breakfast at the local soul food joint? Those hats cost a pretty penny and are meant to be SEEN.
Congrats to Philip on COTW, and to those riding the Big Float! Lots of laughs from those in the shadows and those satisfying the itch! Thanks for the mentions, Scratchy and Baja—and I really appreciate that coveted Broon Croon!
Thank you, Scratchy & Baja! And thank you to all the esteemed floaters for being so darn silly.
Thanks for the mentions, Baja!
@Scratchy Scrotum LXIX: Marvin: You ever suddenly notice that the way the ear on the far side of Marvin’s head is drawn looks like a nipple on his cheek and then you realise his whole cheek looks like a book and then you can’t unsee Marvin’s horrible face boob? His friend
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come for the horrible toilet humor, stay for the horrible face boobs!
Pats on the rump to Philip and MKay, and a “Nice effort” to all of today’s honorees. And thanks to Scratchy and Baja for the mentions.
Thanks to Josh, Scratchy, and Baja for all the highlights and further thanks for the mentions. Funny stuff!
@Ukulele Ike: Thank you, that’s good to know! And if she gets the hat lined with asbestos, it has the added benefit of preventing Superman from setting her hair on fire.
Thanks, Scratchy and Baja!
Thanks, Baja!
Thanks, Baja.