Comics I Don’t Understand

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

Dilbert: For When 9 Chickweed Lane is Just Too Subtle

Cidu Bill on Jun 2nd 2010

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Dilbert, Scott Adams, comic strips, comics, humor | 24 responses so far

Elyrest: ”At least it’s not an exclamation point; but really — the Empire State Building!!!”

Cidu Bill on May 31st 2010

Please click the thumbnail for today’s subtle 9 Chickweed Lane metaphor for sex.

Filed in 9 Chickweed Lane, Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Brooke McEldowney, comic strips, comics, humor | 16 responses so far

Doin’ That Crazy Hand Jive

Cidu Bill on May 24th 2010

Filed in 9 Chickweed Lane, Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Brooke McEldowney, comic strips, comics, humor, sex | 25 responses so far

Mount This One on the Arlo Page

Cidu Bill on May 5th 2010

This one can’t be as bad as I think it is, can it?? Continue Reading »

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, Jimmy Johnson, cats, comic strips, comics, humor | 23 responses so far

Sometimes Wood is Just Wood

Cidu Bill on Apr 9th 2010

Both Dave and Nicole - well, of course Nicole — sent this to me as an Arlo Award candidate. Continue Reading »

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Dave Whamond, Pinocchio, Reality Check, Woody Allen, comic strips, comics, humor | 28 responses so far

Arlo Award Classic

Cidu Bill on Mar 24th 2010

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, Jimmy Johnson, comic strips, comics, humor | 16 responses so far

Maybe I Should Just Rename It the Chickweed Award

Cidu Bill on Jan 18th 2010

Filed in 9 Chickweed Lane, Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Brooke McEldowney, comic strips, comics, humor | 24 responses so far

Pound (Arlo Award nominee)

Cidu Bill on Dec 21st 2009

Filed in Arlo Award, Bill Bickel, Darby Conley, Get Fuzzy, comic strips, comics, humor | 26 responses so far

The Long and the Short of It (Arlo)

Cidu Bill on Dec 18th 2009

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Shoe, comic strips, comics, humor | 15 responses so far

The Arlo Spot

Cidu Bill on Dec 14th 2009

Nicole: There is nothing sneaky about this Flight Deck … the censors were asleep Continue Reading »

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Flight Deck, comic strips, comics, humor | 12 responses so far

Monday Afternoon Arlo

Cidu Bill on Dec 7th 2009

Nicole: Subtle … with a fine bouquet … like a good wine Continue Reading »

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, comic strips, comics, humor | 31 responses so far

In Reality, a Very Arlo Thanksgiving

Cidu Bill on Nov 26th 2009

Many people asked me how the hell Dave Whamond slipped this one past the syndicate: Continue Reading »

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Dave Whamond, Reality Check, Thanksgiving, comic strips, comics, humor | 15 responses so far

Winky

Cidu Bill on Oct 12th 2009

Elyrest sent in this week’s Arlo Award winner. Did Scott Nickel really think the syndicate editors would allow a strip about the Hulk’s winky?

I mean they did, clearly, but still…

Filed in Arlo Award, Bill Bickel, Hulk, comic strips, comics, humor | 20 responses so far

RLO OR NT?

Cidu Bill on Oct 2nd 2009

What do you say… acceptable for a newspaper comics page? Has the acronym transcended what it originally stood for?

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Dave Whamond, Reality Check, comic strips, comics, humor, texting | 30 responses so far

Apple

Cidu Bill on Sep 20th 2009

Nicole nominated this as a fairly obvious Arlo Award candidate. Is this the first time a mainstream newspaper cartoonist has gotten away with showing a naked nipple?

Filed in Arlo Award, Arlo Page, Cornered, Garden of Eden, Mike Baldwin, comic strips, comics, humor, nipples | 22 responses so far