Comments on: 2 BC

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:05:16 +0000

I wonder if this may be too deep for BC. First thing I thought of was that the odds were purely random, that they were in Lincoln’s favor merely because he was a tall guy and therefore (?) more likely to beat the hell out of Washington.

By: Jeff S.

Jeff S. — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:56:59 +0000

I can’t believe someone hasn’t brought this up yet — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbCkgKQhxrQ

Lincoln in a landslide.

By: Barrett Chase

Barrett Chase — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:46:19 +0000

My bet would definitely be on Lincoln.

By: furrykef

furrykef — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:20:05 +0000

The true CIDUs (Comments I Don’t Understand) are Todd’s (#9) and Bill’s (#10).

#9 has been addressed above. As for #10, Bill’s point was that believing something doesn’t make it so. (Saying “limericks are not poetry” doesn’t make them not poetry; saying “Obama was born in Kenya” doesn’t make him born in Kenya.)

I think it would be amusing to watch them play liar’s poker.

Liar’s poker? Now that’s a redundant name if I’ve ever seen one.

By: Cidu Bill

Cidu Bill — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:01:05 +0000

I think it would be amusing to watch them play liar’s poker.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:13:51 +0000

So, Lincoln & Lincoln vs. Washington & Washington in a tag team match… I’d pay to see that.

By: Lost in A**2

Lost in A**2 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:50:34 +0000

Mitch4, the equation you refer to combines the values of the four items: Lincoln is on the $5.00 and $0.01 pieces, and Washington is on the $1.00 and $0.25 pieces.

By: Mitch4

Mitch4 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:19:36 +0000

@Michael, I think Todd #9’s point was that in February it could be sort of topical because of Presidents Day (or Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday if you prefer).

The CmtIDU is from mkilby #8. Why do we need to add that extra one into either side? Is this tied in with the distinction of “(odds are) 5 to 1″ from “(pays) 5 for 1″?

By: Frank the curmudgeon

Frank the curmudgeon — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:14:42 +0000

There once was a young man from Kenya …
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T.P. Burns at Cambridge Latin used to invite miscreants to report at the end of classes for an hour or two of prayer and meditation. Of course this was pre prayer ban.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:57:09 +0000

The comics made total sense to me — and were extremely rare LOLs for this strip, actually. The true CIDUs (Comments I Don’t Understand) are Todd’s (#9) and Bill’s (#10).