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“As an Xer, I find Joey’s Thom Browne-inspired skinny jeans and exposed ankles look unnerving and a bit gauche. On the other hand, I’m comforted by his classic low top Chuck’s and his ‘dude, let’s go’ posture. Menacing? No, he’s exuding self-confidence and risk taking while Dennis goes back to the socks + overalls well yet again.” –Bull City
And here are your funny runners up!
“How is a vision problem that bad corrected with contact lenses? There must be an audible squeak every time she blinks.” –pugfuggly
“Shoe could have suggested saving on overhead by mooching off a neighbor’s wi-fi, since that’s apparently what he’s doing. Unless he has some kind of treethernet.” –astroboy
“Wilbur walking back from the airport, wearing a sombrero, arms loaded with luggage, clumsily bumps into Dirk knocking him in front of a city bus is probably the only solution to this story line that doesn’t require real insight.” –Hibbleton
“Shoe is written for the rapidly-dwindling audience that still considers the internet a fad. Once the last member of that audience finally, finally dies of extreme old age, Shoe will only continue for another 10 or 15 years. Meanwhile, Curtis will continue to comfort those who still consider rap music a fad. And Snuffy Smith will do so for … electricity, I guess? Do they have electricity?” –Joe Blevins
“[Attenborough voice] Sam now confronts Alan. The startled Judge responds instinctively, mirroring the posture of the aggressive younger male. With his dominance reinforced, the storyline can now return to its previously peaceful boring state.” –BarflyLS20
“Let me tell you a story … ‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit’ … [twenty-seven hours later] ‘He drew a deep breath. Well, I’m back, he said.’ What? I thought a nerdgirl like you would appreciate a classic.” –Voshkod
“Look, Ketcham & Kompany, I appreciate the stab at verisimilitude, but honestly, you only needed to shadow the under-the-bed area. Because as it is now, it looks like only thing in this room that hasn’t pissed itself is your titular character, and while frankly I wouldn’t put it past Joey to just let ‘er rip wherever he happens to be standing, I don’t need to think that either a) the shoes, toy truck, etc. have evolved bladders or b) Joey made sure to hit everything in the room while Dennis was making up a reason to wear socks like the simp he is.” –els
“Dirk has learned to weaponize therapy speak to manipulate people even further. Mary will be stuck in a conundrum: Should game respect game, or is it right to feel jealous at a younger competitor?” –Philip
“You’re worried about the relationship between Bitsy and Marvin. Me? I’m worried about how the dog eats with those enormous molars. How does he even close his mouth?” –I’m Not Cthulhu, But I Play Him On TV
“Here’s Exhibit A in my IP lawsuit against Hanna-Barbera, who owe me millions for Muttley.” –ValdVin
“Whatever that thing is, it’s in front of the trees, so I’d estimate its size as … Wait, am I trying to draw conclusions about Alice based on the laws of perspective? Never mind.” –Horace Broon
“She had selflessly left a kitchenware party to tend to my grievous wounds. ‘Just call me Angel of the Corning, she cooed.’” –Bob Tice
“‘I awoke in Heaven…’ Wait, this was when you had just committed crimes, before your redemption. You mean that you can go to Heaven, whatever your deeds? The Phantom runs on Calvinism!” –Ettorre
“The chin is weird, but I’m struck by the glum expressions all around. Did someone notice that there are six plates, but only five forks, and no napkins whatsoever?” –Charterstoned
“Do the Keane kids HAVE that many grandparents? Or did they just invite a nearby nursing home to party?” –MKay
“You think you’ve earned a little fourth-wall break, Curtis? Huh? You think you’re fuckin’ Bushmiller-era Nancy? Is that it?” –Dan
“Frankly I can’t think of a more apt dilemma for a Rex Morgan character than ‘I want to do something interesting, but it’s just so haaaaaaard!’” –TheDiva
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19 replies to “Metapost: You’re commenting, I’m listening”
I cornered the Calvinist jokes! It was destiny
Way to go B. C. and the Floaters and Scroters:
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Nobody
January 11th, 2025 at 5:56 am Reply
Fish want me. Women fear me.
Bob Tice
January 11th, 2025 at 4:28 am Reply
Slylock Fox:
Oh, that’s easy. It’s the third panel — Lampy is slowly but surely presenting more of himself on the left side of the frame.
Oh, wait a minute. Wrong strip — that’s RMMD.
Peanut Gallery
January 11th, 2025 at 8:43 am Reply
RMMD – Beatty, if you’re going to use the same panel three times and sign your name to it as if you’re proud of it, you should go whole hog. Put the signature in all three panels!
Lauralot
January 11th, 2025 at 4:30 am Reply
RMMD: Hey now, it’s not the same panel three times! It’s the same panel three times cropped slightly differently in each one!
MW: Given that she is Wilbur’s daughter, I guess we should have assumed Dawn’s a messy eater, but it’s funny that this didn’t come up on their first or second meal together. Or is this because she can’t see to steer her food to her mouth?
Hibbleton
January 11th, 2025 at 6:44 am Reply
MW: “Not everyone is perfect like you! [burp]”
Ukulele Ike
January 11th, 2025 at 8:39 am Reply
MW: “Sorry, I’ve always been lousy at blow jobs….”
”Train yourself not to be.”
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
jroggs
January 11th, 2025 at 4:41 am Reply
Blondie: Imagine you’re a parent and you cave in to your child’s insistence that they must have three top hats to make their snowmen… and then the ungrateful little shit goes and makes the snowmen in a neighbor’s yard. No wonder Elmo’s mom and dad hate him.
Schroduck
January 11th, 2025 at 4:47 am Reply
Blondie: Bill Watterson is going to be at King Features’ door with a rifle.
TheDiva
January 11th, 2025 at 8:05 am Reply
Blondie: Calvin was a master of blood-and-gore snowman horror, but the kids of
Blondieare doing quite well with their more subtle psychological approach.nescio
January 11th, 2025 at 7:08 am Reply
Blondie: “Daisy, go add some yellow.”
Hugh G. RectionSequiturJanuary 11th, 2025 at 7:00 am Reply
Fred Basset Spanish to English.
“Boner?
“Boner?
“Boner?
“Boner!”
Guillermo el chiclero
January 11th, 2025 at 10:38 am Reply
GT: Sweat from her wrestling practice, my ass. Wouldn’t she have showered before going home? By the looks of that whitish goo I’d say Keri was giving her boyfriend a handjob in the car.
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Professor Well Actually
January 12th, 2025 at 4:48 am Reply
MW: given that Dawn is legally blind how important is it that Dirk is gorgeous?
Anonymous
January 12th, 2025 at 7:38 am Reply
MW: Dirk, please don’t be mean to Dawn. That’s our job.
Tabby Lavalamp
January 12th, 2025 at 8:32 am Reply
June Brigman is a capable artist who has to work on a daily strip deadline but I believe if she can afford the time she will put more effort into a panel and truly shine if the subject is something that truly interests or amuses her. This is why Dawn squirting ketchup onto the table is one of the best images we’ve seen from Mary Worth in months.
Hibbleton
January 12th, 2025 at 7:49 am Reply
MW: Wilbur walking back from the airport, wearing a sombrero, arms loaded with luggage, clumsily bumps into Dirk knocking him in front of a city bus is probably the only solution to this story line that doesn’t require real insight.
pugfuggly
January 12th, 2025 at 4:45 am Reply
MW: Once again, how is a vision problem that bad corrected with contact lenses? There must be an audible squeak every time she blinks.
Hibbleton
January 12th, 2025 at 5:50 am Reply
MW: Dirk tells Dawn to go sit in the car while he finishes his lunch in peace and not to waste gas playing the radio. She complies.
Not snark just sad reality of serial abusers.
Giant Pondering Otter
January 12th, 2025 at 7:07 am Reply
But when WILBUR is abusive to his girlfriends (and girlfriend’s cat) and stalks them… that’s “endearing quirks“
Alter Ego
January 12th, 2025 at 1:51 pm Reply
Dawn knows perfectly well the ketchup is not hitting the fries and is making a mess all over the table. She’s just sarcastically re-enacting what Dirk did in bed with her last night.
Either that or she’s writing HELP ME in ketchup, hoping the waiter will see it.
Guillermo el chiclero
January 12th, 2025 at 4:00 pm Reply
MW: Wait until Dickhead Dirk finds out that Dawn’s nickname at school is Fucksherprofsforgradesgirl.
Only Here For The Ads
January 12th, 2025 at 2:17 pm Reply
MW: Dawn trying to take a bite out of the napkin dispenser, thinking it was her 100 percent all-beef burger, would have been a solid followup panel.
Dr. Larry Erhardt
January 12th, 2025 at 2:25 pm Reply
MW: I’m not sure why Dirk found it necessary to unleash his fearsome mind-control power in panel 6, seeing as it’s Dawn we’re talking about. Save your batteries for someone with actual willpower, dude.
White Rabbit
January 12th, 2025 at 7:05 am Reply
MW: If she shot ketchup all over him, and then said she mistook him for a basket of fries, and called him Mr. Potato Head, this would be a lot more effective in a worm-turning way. But we all know Dawn’s worm is never going to turn. It’s going to take Mary’s platitudinous counsel to get Dawn out of this one. Dawn is at something of a disadvantage in this relationship, because she’s the one who went all Tex Avery cartoon wolf over Dirk the Bowler.
MKay
January 12th, 2025 at 4:52 am Reply
MW: Since Jared was mentioned early on, I half expect him to gallop to Dawn’s rescue. But what, realistically, is he going to do; squirt ketchup in Dirk’s face and run?
RMMD: Get out there, Summer! Messrs. Brees, Skwash and Campe await you!
Cleveland Mocks
January 12th, 2025 at 5:55 am Reply
JP: So Sam went to Alan’s house right after meeting with Yelich, which means Sam and Yelich’s breakfast lasted all day long, since it’s dark now. Hope they left a nice tip.
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Hibbleton
January 13th, 2025 at 4:37 am Reply
MW: Dirk frames himself as the victim.”Don Rickels made a fortune insulting people but when I do it you’re pissed. Sheesh!“
taig
January 13th, 2025 at 6:35 am Reply
MW: Dawn is going to hear this dumb story, realize she has a soulmate, and we’re going to have another wedding catered by Mary, during which Dirk will insult Mary’s cooking and then “mysteriously” drown in the Charterstone pool.
pugfuggly
January 13th, 2025 at 5:15 am Reply
JP: When threatened, the Parker male will adopt an aggression stance known as the ‘teapot’.
Ettorre
January 13th, 2025 at 7:28 am Reply
The law profession is much more animalistic than rational. For example, here Sam puts his hands on his hips to make the gesture of “look at my penis” to intimidate Alan, but Alan counter it by putting his hands on his hips and making the gesture “No, YOU look at my penis”. This is enough to silently humiliate Sam, who withdraws his hands from the penis area and massages the back of his neck in a submission mode.
Giant Pondering Otter
January 13th, 2025 at 7:42 am Reply
Judge Parker: This is when they start square-dancing, right?
Hibbleton
January 14th, 2025 at 6:27 am Reply
DtM: Only the toe and heel on Dennis’ left sock are reinforced. I assume because that’s his ass-kicking foot.
Menace factor: A+
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Charterstoned
January 14th, 2025 at 4:53 am Reply
MW: “Things might have been different, Dawn, if only they had been FAILED pharmacists. Struggling to make ends meet without any hope of getting ahead, working long hours without a break, missing payroll and mortgage payments and being refused credit, wearing clothes from the mission barrels because they couldn’t afford anything from the store, having a baby and needing to feed that baby and deal with medical bills but not being able to pay for any of it, having to stash the baby in the pharmacy storeroom because they couldn’t manage childcare: THESE are the challenges that would have drawn them closer together. But, no. They were SUCCESSFUL. And as a direct result, I’m a jerk of astounding proportions. So YOU need to understand and SUPPORT me when I bully you, all you names, treat you with disrespect and without regard for what YOU want. It’s all because…because…because my parents were SUCCESSFUL!!”
Weaselboy
January 14th, 2025 at 6:32 am Reply
MW – Let me guess, the other kids teased him by calling him ChildOfDivorceBoy.
Stacker
January 14th, 2025 at 6:36 am Reply
MW: Dawn looks like she’s discovered the holy grail. Nepobaby; ka-ching!
I speak Jive
January 14th, 2025 at 8:39 am Reply
Mary Worth – Successful pharmacists? I’m guessing that if his parents were successful chefs or rodeo clowns there wouldn’t have been a problem.
So Dirk became a raging asshole because his parents were fighting and ignored him. Okay.
GarrisonSkunk
January 14th, 2025 at 6:19 am Reply
When do we get a flashback with the Lockhorns playing Dirk’s folks?
I guess Gassed Up Alleycats is going to give us the female Frank Nelson America’s been dreaming of.
Hibbleton
January 15th, 2025 at 5:04 am Reply
Old Marvin would have just dropped trou and given that poster an epic diarrhea blast. Old Marvin had some balls (covered in crap, but still).
Dennis Jimenez
January 15th, 2025 at 7:00 am Reply
Marvin – Is the dog sitting on a turd? I hope so – otherwise I got nuttin’….
Anonymous
January 15th, 2025 at 8:58 am Reply
Marvin: I imagine that it’s been very difficult for Tom Armstrong to watch the success of the cartoon “Rugrats” in the 1990s where half the humor was diaper related and it was somehow the most popular kids show making hundreds of millions in merchandising opportunities. It was at this point that he decided to go all in on the bodily function jokes but as much as he tried to emulate it “Marvin” will never be beloved the way “Tommy and Chuckie” are. Then in the early 2000s the animated show “Family Guy” also became a phenomenon and it also had a talking baby character making jokes about diapers and poop. It’s actually kind of sad that Armstrong has now given up on ever reaching that kind of success.
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Cleveland Mocks
January 15th, 2025 at 5:50 am Reply
CS: “I’ll pay you an extra dollar if you can give me a boner.”
GT: Um, Henry, it’s 2025. Try to keep up.
UncleJeff
January 15th, 2025 at 6:49 am Reply
GT: Man, talk about “losing the plot”.
Nothing about ‘Peanut’s’ mysterious gooey hands.
Nothing about poor Marty’s relapse.
Not even anything about the threats to Marty’s replacement.
Just ol’ Gil and a couple of his unidentifiable athletes talking to a reporter with the worst cliches outside of “Bull Durham” (which was intentional satire) and now a roster photo of, I’m guessing, of the Mudlarks who are suddenly being replaced with ALL NEW! 2025 Mudlarks so Gil and Henry can right the ship with a big run to the playdowns.
(Hmmmmm. A storyline with an abrupt opening of the transfer portal created with money generated by the betting on Coach Kaz’s juvenile detention center sports ball and human cockfight games? Lemme work it up and get back to you)
LTJpezcore1
January 15th, 2025 at 5:12 am Reply
MW: I’d make some comment about being trauma bonded to people but I don’t really have any clue what we’re doing here anymore so it seems somewhat futile…Though I do appreciate Dawn going with the sympathetic “I used to be a huge slut because my parents divorced!” trope…
Myrtle
January 15th, 2025 at 5:34 am Reply
MW: “Excuse me? Dawn? I was in the middle of relating my tragic backstory and you have the nerve to butt in to tell me about your OWN insignificant life problems, which mean nothing, NOTHING, to me! I will let it pass this time, but please, don’t let this happen again, Nerdgirl. Now as I was saying…”
Just John
January 15th, 2025 at 8:32 am Reply
MW: Where’s the ADA-compliant entrance for this crummy diner? Hm? Hm?
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Liam
January 15th, 2025 at 7:02 am Reply
Archie-The girls are stunned because usually when Archie squirts something with them it ends up on their faces.
taig
January 15th, 2025 at 7:04 am Reply
Luann: Yep, Luann and Alan are going to start dating.
Daisy
January 15th, 2025 at 7:23 am Reply
FC: Duh…Dolly…just turn the dress around so you can zip it in the front, then walk backwards so people will see the front of your dress.
I speak Jive
January 15th, 2025 at 10:29 am Reply
@Daisy: Dolly’s head is already backwards on her shoulders.
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
Guy Nerdlinger
January 15th, 2025 at 8:59 am Reply
Blondie: “Or at least, slide it in my oven?”
astroboy
January 16th, 2025 at 5:30 am Reply
I really didn’t think any Mary Worth character could be dumber than Estelle, who among other things fell for Arther’s obvious scam, dated Wilbur, took Wilbur back, went on a date with an actual hobo…but Dawn is really giving Estelle a run for her money in the brainless idiot department.
Cleveland Mocks
January 16th, 2025 at 6:30 am Reply
MW: We now return to Non Sequitur Theatre, where Dawn thinks Dirk is an abusive dick because . . . he was caught off-guard??
Ettorre
January 16th, 2025 at 6:16 am Reply
Is “rifle rack” a euphemism for penis? We must assume it is.
Johnny Q
January 16th, 2025 at 9:56 am Reply
You should see Billie Jean’s rack!
Scratchy’s Scrotums of the Week
astroboy
January 17th, 2025 at 4:44 am Reply
MW – Dawn is very happy that her appearance will no longer force her boyfriend to be an abusive bully towards her. Good girl, Dawn!
taig
January 17th, 2025 at 6:14 am Reply
MW: I’m not looking forward to future strips where Dawn undergoes expensive surgeries to fix other “flaws” Dirk points out.
MKay
January 17th, 2025 at 4:43 am Reply
MW: Next up: Dawn loses a limb and gets upset when Dirk won’t stop calling her “Tripod.”
FC: Do the Keane kids HAVE that many grandparents? Or did they just invite a nearby nursing home to party?
Charterstoned
January 17th, 2025 at 6:41 am Reply
FC: That cake looks suspiciously like something Marvin might have iced.
matt w
January 17th, 2025 at 4:36 am Reply
FC: Jeffy would be blurting this out because he’s a dumbass. Dolly is “blurting” this out to deliberately humiliate her mother. Pack it in, Dennis, the real menace has come to town.
jroggs
January 17th, 2025 at 4:51 am Reply
FC: Watch out, Dennis. There’s a new nefarious backstabbing preschooler on the block, and her name is Dolly… erm… the Collie? Dolly By Golly? Dolly Svengali? Hmm. Well, we’ll put this on the backburner until we can workshop a better nickname, but you’re on notice, menace.
Boomer
January 17th, 2025 at 7:43 am Reply
There’s a terrible Bundt cake joke buried somewhere deep in the Family Circus writers room. Let’s keep it there.
Tonio
January 17th, 2025 at 6:00 am Reply
FC: Those weren’t fingerprints. PJ stumbled upon American Pie.
Liam
January 17th, 2025 at 4:39 am Reply
FC-“It’s a shame that I can’t do anything about Dolly’s faceprint,” Thel says before slamming Dolly’s face into the cake.
Luann-Meanwhile Luann’s parents are bound and gagged in the basement.
Special Scrotal Awards to the Best No. 69 and Beyond of the Week
69. Tom T.
January 11th, 2025 at 10:39 am Reply
Luann: “So I cleaned out everyone at the poker table so thoroughly that I have five kids as markers. The rabbi came along because I had to borrow his van.”
69. Johnny Q
January 12th, 2025 at 8:16 am Reply
“The one who loves the least controls the relationship.”
That should be “the one who loves less,” unless you’re talking about polyamory…
69. Boarlover
January 13th, 2025 at 7:50 am Reply
RMMD: Kelly’s elven coworker stares wistfully into the middle distance, letting Kelly’s inane crisis wash over her like the waves of the great sea Belegaer. Who could have known that the Undying Lands would be so… petty?
Special Scrotal Awards to the Best No. 69 and Beyond of the Week
69. Old Man Shadow
January 14th, 2025 at 7:04 am Reply
“Ugh… all I asked was he stop being irritating by calling me by a nickname I didn’t like… now I get the full sob story of his life… I’m just going to stare at him and go to my happy place like I do when dad talks… oh God… this is like dad… am I dating men who remind me of dad? No… I can’t be… but all of the men I’ve seen have sob stories resulting in annoying behavioral issues… I am dating my father… Oh, Lord… is he still talking? I wish Mary where here to tell me when it’s polite run the hell out of here to see my therapist.”
69. I speak Jive
January 16th, 2025 at 8:29 am Reply
FC – 1960s Sitcom Boss shows the little moron one particular finger.
Mary Worth – “You’re welcome, Nerdgirl. I’m surprised you could see my hands on the table – must be all that Braille you read.”
Special Scrotal Awards to the Best No. 69 and Beyond of the Week
69. Voshkod
January 17th, 2025 at 6:49 am Reply
“You covered up PJ’s fingerprints real good!” – Mildly menacing
“But you didn’t do anything about the DNA evidence he left!” – Extremely menacing and nauseating
Congrats to Bull City for the COTW!
Thanks to
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Thanks for the mentions, Scratchy!
Thanks, Scratchy.
Thanks, Josh and Scratchy!
Thanks Scratchy
Thanks for the highlights and the mentions, Josh and Scratchy.