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Cidu Bill on Jul 30th 2010
Sal Biondo: I get that you shouldn’t build a jacuzzi on a bee burial ground but what is the significance of the car, the tennis racket, and the school jersey? Also is the name Sharif important?
Filed in Bill Bickel, Brevity, CIDU, Guy & Rodd, comic strips, comics, humor | 23 responses so far
furrykef Jul 30th 2010 at 09:25 am 1
I, meanwhile, don’t even get why you shouldn’t build a jacuzzi on an ancient bee burial ground. Yeah, OK, I see a bunch of bees, but… why?
Powers Jul 30th 2010 at 09:26 am 2
That appears to be a University of California-Irvine Anteaters jersey. I don’t know what sport; they don’t have a football or hockey team, and it’s definitely not a baseball or basketball jersey. They do have a tennis team, but tennis teams don’t usually wear jerseys. Maybe soccer?
Overall, though, I think Guy and Rodd are just trying to get themselves on CIDU.
OldOwl Jul 30th 2010 at 09:29 am 3
The reference is to “Poltergeist,” semi-funny, I guess. But what is the meaning of the Saturn with the racing decals down there. My experience of Saturn drivers is that they are not NASCAR contenders.
Kamino Neko Jul 30th 2010 at 09:49 am 4
I think the title of this one is ‘A Love Letter To Bill’, personally…
GagWriter Jul 30th 2010 at 10:23 am 5
The jersey is CIU, for ‘Comics I Understand’.
And it’s lost.
Karen Jul 30th 2010 at 11:00 am 6
That’s an awfully small Jacuzzi. Our hot tub is bigger than that, and it’s one of the smaller ones.
Kamino Neko Jul 30th 2010 at 11:03 am 7
No, it’s a karge hot tub. Sharif and Mrs Sharif are just giants. The car’s only a few feet behind them.
Kamino Neko Jul 30th 2010 at 11:04 am 8
… Of course, I see the typo a half second after hitting submit.
That’s ‘kot tub’, of course.
Dave Van Domelen Jul 30th 2010 at 11:57 am 9
Perhaps they’re dabbling in Bizarro-isms, just tossing in a bunch of references that only friends will get.
igeek Jul 30th 2010 at 12:49 pm 10
For the answer go to the Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/brevitycomic
igeek Jul 30th 2010 at 01:06 pm 11
The exact link
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4834401&id=185381373856
Detcord Jul 30th 2010 at 01:33 pm 12
Given igeek’s revealing links, I’d say Dave Van Domelen (9)’s arrow has come closest to the mark. Without those links, I think this ‘toon would never have made any sense at all. Well done Dave!
Kevin Madden Jul 30th 2010 at 01:47 pm 13
From igeek’s link: “I’m afraid of ghosts and bees and I just have no idea what I’d do if I saw the ghost of a bee.”
That made me laugh.
turquoise cow Jul 30th 2010 at 06:13 pm 14
Who buries bees?
George Jul 30th 2010 at 07:11 pm 15
Some bees bury themselves. They live underground. Like bumblebees.
Jeff S. Jul 30th 2010 at 10:10 pm 16
They are bee ghosts. My brother would FREAK OUT. He is deathly afraid of bees and wasps, and not too fond of ghosts either.
Jeff S. Jul 30th 2010 at 10:11 pm 17
turquoise… other bees, of course.
Tim Jul 30th 2010 at 10:38 pm 18
If they’re ghosts, would they be “boo-bees”?
Thanks, I’ll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitress.
Chakolate Jul 30th 2010 at 10:45 pm 19
I thought the Saturn and the tennis racket were just there to show that the couple are what used to be called yuppies.
Are they still called yuppies?
DanV Jul 31st 2010 at 12:01 am 20
Or, remember your waitress’s big tips…
Jeff S. Jul 31st 2010 at 12:47 am 21
The bee against the lady’s torso is see through, so I’m pretty sure they are ghost bees. To bad her bikini isn’t see-through, or we’d see a couple more boo-bees! Badda-bing!
Paul Jul 31st 2010 at 12:32 pm 22
Would have given it 2 stars for the attempt at a Poltergeist joke, but it has to lose 1 star for the ridiculous inside jokes that no one can get. Definitely won’t end up in anyone’s cartoon hall of fame.
Mark in Boston Jul 31st 2010 at 07:48 pm 23
I just got the reference in Bill’s title: http://www.amazon.com/Cdb-William-Steig/dp/0689857063/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280620051&sr=1-1