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I couldn't understand how these four sentences could constitute a joke, or even a coherent series of statements, until I suddenly solved the puzzle: you're supposed to read the panels in reverse order! Check it out: 'Some opinions are but a grain of sand on the beach. However, in the grand scheme of things… I think everyone is entitled to speak their minds… and that's the way I think we should run this country!' Now all of a sudden there is a logical order of thought -- initial observation, followed by counterpoint, clarification, and conclusion/call to action. The 'joke' is that Herbert is literally experiencing life backwards, yet he has a forward-thinking perspective on the social contract.

—Franklin Delano Loafing
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Knowing it’s so wrong, but feeling so right

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Mary Worth, 8/5/06

Damn, you know Aldo wants some of that sweet, sweet Mary action pretty bad, because he’s practically begging to be her on-the-side man. Aldo, Aldo: I know she’s hot stuff, but have a little self-respect. If she’s too embarrassed to be seen with you at Delicious Pursuits, then don’t humiliate yourself just to get in on the down low.

Mark Trail, 8/5/06

You might think Kelly Welly is FOOLISH and UNPREDICTABLE, but this is actually part of her sophisticated mate-assessment strategy: the only man worthy of being Wellyed is the man who will fight a bear for her love. So far, Ranger Rick is in the lead. I just hope the bear didn’t damage his pretty, pretty face.

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Kids: Not as young as they used to be

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They’ll Do It Every Time, 8/4/06

Determining anyone’s age in the cultural-cues disaster area that is TDIET is of course nearly impossible, but this little girl seems way, way too old to be saying anything like “Ook-ook-ooko.” To my eye, she looks to be maybe four or five. Or a 45-year-old dwarf.

Crock, 8/4/06

Love to beat on Crock today, but I’m still tired from beating on the dead horse I’ve been beating since, oh, about when I started reading this strip.