Comments on: Sunday Funnies - LOL January 15

By: Pirk

Pirk — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:37:37 +0000

I just don’t see the word pole fitting in that little bit of space

By: tdcjames

tdcjames — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:05:48 +0000

Obviously I’m swimming against the tide here, but is it possible the guy was just expecting someone lithe and sensuous like Edda in 9 Chickweed Lane or Jerry Seinfeld’s fantasy gymnast? While I live, it is not a truth universally acknowledged that every red-blooded male must be in want of a professional skank.

By: Meryl A

Meryl A — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:13:26 +0000

In the Buckets it’s a mom & son. The son is not the brightest kid in the world and gets into trouble. I guess she wonders why he’s just standing there doing nothing.

By: Lihtox

Lihtox — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:28:36 +0000

I don’t actually LOL when reading very often, but the Easter Island pez dispenser did it!

By: Olpera

Olpera — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:49:37 +0000

Mark i B, #32 (If I am addressed.): Polka is SURELY VERY POPULAR in Poland. Never the less, Polka doesn’t give very many people association to Poland but to , repeating like a drunken parrot, Boehemia, Bavaria, and Tyrol. The Strausses Polkas are more stylish and give ball room associations.
In Finland, the same goes for Tango, esp Argentinian - it’s almost considered sacrosanct. But Finland doesn’t make very much people associate to a fierce impassioned tangos in 9. Chickweed Lane-style.
Finland make you - you who can - primarily to think of Jenkka, Humppa, Polska, and (Säkkijärven) Polkka.

Winter Wallaby, #29: No! I actually don’t think people associate polka to Poland at all!
The natural “Polka habitat” as above, is Central Europe.
East Europe lies east of Central Europe.
Central Europe had been in place for not so very few years before the Iron Curtain for a short moment was drawn west of Central Europe and the latter didn’t have to move during that time so it’s still where it’s always been.

By: Mark in Boston

Mark in Boston — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:54:02 +0000

The Polka pretty much swept through all of Europe. Johann Strauss Jr. wrote so many polkas that you could be forgiven for thinking it’s a Viennese dance. Are you SURE it’s not popular in Poland as well?

By: jjmcgaffey

jjmcgaffey — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:57:51 +0000

OK - I liked several of the comics, but it was Mike’s comment (30) that got a real LOL out of me!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:05:39 +0000

As someone who was raised on Lawrence Welk, I’ve always associated the polka with North Dakota.

By: Winter Wallaby

Winter Wallaby — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:44:25 +0000

William #13: Ah, I was wondering how that could possibly be a LOL. Now all is right with the world!

Do people associate “polka” with “Poland” specifically? I just associate it with East European.

By: Dan W

Dan W — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:42:22 +0000

In the Lio comic, I like the door in the background that seems to wrap around the corner.