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Cidu Bill on Jul 20th 2010

Aside from the obvious “How the hell did Whamond get this into the newspaper?”, I can’t figure out exactly what she’s talking about. Continue Reading »

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, CIDU, Dave Whamond, Reality Check, comic strips, comics, humor | 26 responses so far

I finally figured it out:

Cidu Bill on Jul 20th 2010

Crankshaft is actually Billy from Family Circus, 70 years later.

Filed in Bill Bickel, Crankshaft, Family Circus, Tom Batiuk, comic strips, comics, humor | 10 responses so far

Laurel and Hardy Meet Santana

Cidu Bill on Jul 20th 2010

Found on the Frog Blog, where there’s always something visually interesting.

Filed in Bill Bickel, Carlos Santana, Frog Blog, Laurel and Hardy, YouTube, humor | 16 responses so far

No, Guy, we’re NOT planning another All-Brevity Week

Cidu Bill on Jul 20th 2010

Andy: I expect that wedge-shaped “free play” object is an actual thing from the real world, and knowing what it is forms the basis of this joke – but I don’t recognize it, so I don’t know why it’s funny that this guy wants to use it for a carousel ride (nor why his date is so unhappy with the idea).

Filed in Bill Bickel, Brevity, CIDU, Guy & Rodd, comic strips, comics, humor | 18 responses so far

Judge Judy and Lemons

Cidu Bill on Jul 19th 2010

Elyrest: [July 14] “Arctic Circle & One Big Happy are going to Judge Judy. Two Lumps & Rubes are learning what to do with lemons. Now if we could just get Judge Judy to drink the tequila lemonade we’d all be better off.”

Filed in Bill Bickel, Judge Judy, Leigh Rubin, One Big Happy, Rubes, Two Lumps, arctic Circle, comic strips, comics, humor, synchronicity | 9 responses so far

May of 1990 Called…

Cidu Bill on Jul 19th 2010

Jim: Newhart was one of my favorite shows…but surely the author could have come up with a fresher joke!

Well at least this time it’s tied in to a current event rather than simply a comic that’s unstuck in time -Bill

Filed in BP, Bill Bickel, Newhart, comic strips, comics, humor | 19 responses so far

Trudeau Says ”Say What?”

Cidu Bill on Jul 19th 2010

Quoted on the Doonesbury site (apparently Trudeau didn’t understand it either):

“Coming here today was like coming to Doonesbury. The system has failed my daughter.” - Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael, following her sentencing to 90 days in jail

Filed in Bill Bickel, Doonesbury, G.B. Trudeau, Lindsay Lohan | 27 responses so far

Timothy Carignan: “Rorschach or Arlo?”

Cidu Bill on Jul 19th 2010

Filed in Arlo Page, B.C., Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor | 22 responses so far

Lemon Tree Very Pretty

Cidu Bill on Jul 19th 2010

Filed in Brevity, CIDU, Guy & Rodd, comic strips, comics, humor | 13 responses so far

Sunday Funnies: LOL July 18

Cidu Bill on Jul 18th 2010

Filed in Bill Bickel, Humpty Dumpty, Least I Could Do, Leigh Rubin, Mike Peters, Mother Goose, Rubes, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, humor, lol | 17 responses so far

Saturday Afternoon Awww

Cidu Bill on Jul 17th 2010

Nicole:

Metatext: “”Mr Rogers projected an air of genuine, unwavering, almost saintly pure-hearted decency. But when you look deeper, at the person behind the image… that is exactly what you find there too. He’s exactly what he appears to be”

Filed in Awww, Bill Bickel, Mister Rogers, comic strips, comics, humor, xkcd | 28 responses so far

Saturday Morning Ewww

Cidu Bill on Jul 17th 2010

Nicole:

Timothy Carignan:

Filed in Bill Bickel, Doonesbury, Ewww, G.B. Trudeau, comic strips, comics, humor | 14 responses so far

Okay, what I really want to know is…

Cidu Bill on Jul 16th 2010

How awful was the guy Texas voters thought was worse?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Sheila Jackson Lee, YouTube | 29 responses so far

I Don’t Understand the Tenor of This Comic

Cidu Bill on Jul 16th 2010

Filed in Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, CIDU, Jimmy Johnson, comic strips, comics, humor | 28 responses so far

”Councilman Dan Halloran has traffic ticket tossed and cop who gave it to him demoted to foot patrol”

Cidu Bill on Jul 15th 2010

If this arrogant son of a bitch doesn’t get tossed out of office over this incident, then surely no voter who reads this New York Daily News headline will vote for him again.

And this year’s Worst and Most Misleading Newspaper Headline award goes to… [full News article here]

Filed in Bill Bickel, media | 25 responses so far

September of 2008 Called…

Cidu Bill on Jul 15th 2010

I mean seriously… what’s the thought process behind drawing a “current events” gag that’s almost 2 years past its sell-by date?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Six Chix, comic strips, comics, humor, l'esprit d'escalier | 14 responses so far

Ticker

Cidu Bill on Jul 15th 2010

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, New Yorker, comic strips, comics, humor | 15 responses so far

Comics Wii Don’t Understand

Cidu Bill on Jul 14th 2010

Why not just Lego?
Just for the record, this comic appeared several months ago. I saved it until today for fairly obvious reasons.

Filed in Bill Bickel, Doug Bratton, French Revolution, Lego, Pop Culture Shock Therapy, Wii, comic strips, comics, humor | 19 responses so far

Who Says Fox News Isn’t the Home of Hard-Hitting Investigative Journalism?

Cidu Bill on Jul 13th 2010

“As weather forecasters predict temperatures to rise to high-90s for the rest of the week, a FoxNews.com report says that this means people are more likely to enjoy an ice cream treat.”

Filed in Bill Bickel, Fox News | 65 responses so far