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Today’s Synclearnicity

Cidu Bill on May 9th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Close to Home, Dave Whamond, John McPherson, Reality Check, comic books, comic strips, comics, humor, synchronicity | 5 responses so far

Speaking of the Pope…

Cidu Bill on May 9th 2012

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Is there an actual joke here?

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, comic strips, comics, humor | 12 responses so far

Pope

Cidu Bill on May 9th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Bill Whitehead, CIDU, Free Range, comic strips, comics, humor | 16 responses so far

Waiting For an Explanation

Cidu Bill on May 8th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Six Chix, comic strips, comics, humor | 11 responses so far

Straw Man of the Week

Cidu Bill on May 7th 2012

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See, because people who are pro-choice insist that every pregnant woman get an abortion.

Seriously, McEldowney?

This is actually a lot more dishonest than your average straw man argument, because so far the story isn’t playing out as an anti-abortion screed. If this were Mallard Fillmore, at least it would make sense: but Granny here seems to be pro-choice herself, so McEldowney’s agenda is…

Um…

Okay, maybe I’m just trying to make sense out of a confused piece of dialog that’s simply very badly written.

Filed in 9 Chickweed Lane, Bill Bickel, Brooke McEldowney, comic strips, comics | 46 responses so far

But what’s the joke?

Cidu Bill on May 7th 2012

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We really do need a tag for comics where the cartoonist doesn’t realize he’s actually just illustrating something that’s become commonplace.

Filed in Bill Bickel, John Deering, Strange Brew, comic strips, comics, humor | 17 responses so far

Contractions

Cidu Bill on May 7th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Cyanide and Happiness, comic strips, comics, humor | 16 responses so far

Sunday Funnies - LOL May 6

Cidu Bill on May 6th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Cyanide and Happiness, comic strips, comics, humor, lol | 15 responses so far

Ghosts

Cidu Bill on May 6th 2012

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Yup, them’s the rules; but what’s the joke?

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Doug Bratton, Pac Man, Pop Culture Shock Therapy, comic strips, comics, humor | 15 responses so far

Graphic

Cidu Bill on May 3rd 2012

Even allowing for Dilbert-logic, I don’t get it.

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

Bugs

Cidu Bill on May 2nd 2012

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Filed in Adam at Home, Bill Bickel, Brian Basset, CIDU, comic strips, comics, humor | 31 responses so far

Damage

Cidu Bill on May 1st 2012

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

Slow Death

Cidu Bill on Apr 30th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Bill Whitehead, CIDU, Free Range, comic strips, comics, humor | 14 responses so far

Sunday Funnies - LOL April 29

Cidu Bill on Apr 29th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Bill Whitehead, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Free Range, Heaven, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, St. Peter, Zach Wiener, comic strips, comics, humor, lol | 20 responses so far

And just like that, the Arlo Award is retired…

Cidu Bill on Apr 27th 2012

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Seriously, how did this get past the syndicate and newspaper editors?

Filed in Arlo Award, Bill Bickel, Bizarro, Dan Piraro, Viagra, comic strips, comics, humor | 14 responses so far

Dear John

Cidu Bill on Apr 27th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Cornered, Mike Baldwin, comic strips, comics, humor | 17 responses so far

Animal Crossdressers???

Cidu Bill on Apr 26th 2012

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Got nothin’ here. Less than nothin’, in fact.

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, New Yorker, comic strips, comics, humor | 22 responses so far

Moondoggy

Cidu Bill on Apr 25th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Dogs, comic strips, comics, humor | 27 responses so far

Cheer

Cidu Bill on Apr 24th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Reynolds Unwrapped, comic strips, comics, humor | 13 responses so far

Nest

Cidu Bill on Apr 23rd 2012

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First of all, I don’t get it. Second of all, you don’t want to know what I thought was going on here before I realized that was supposed to be the squirrel’s own tail.

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, F-Minus, Tony Carrillo, comic strips, comics, humor | 9 responses so far

Buttrex

Cidu Bill on Apr 20th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Cyanide and Happiness, comic strips, comics, humor | 15 responses so far

Good Grief

Cidu Bill on Apr 19th 2012

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The five stages. Got it. But what’s the joke? Why not any five items? The Little Piggy That Went to Market and his friends? The five Marx Brothers?

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Cornered, Mike Baldwin, comic strips, comics, humor | 39 responses so far

Is This Kosher?

Cidu Bill on Apr 17th 2012

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Is this comic anti-Semitic or at the very least offensive? I don’t think so, just as I had no problem with that vodka ad. Of course I’d probably have no right to complain even if I were offended, since I didn’t say anything when Cyanide and Happiness made fun of Communists and trade unionists.

I think the fact that this is an online comic makes a big difference. A “Jews are cheap” gag would be a lot more problematic coming from Dagwood’s mouth. But the world of online comics is a “leave your sensitivities at the door” environment.

Your thoughts?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Cyanide and Happiness, comic strips, comics, humor | 62 responses so far

Bobblehead

Cidu Bill on Apr 17th 2012

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Jeff Stahler, Moderately Confused, baseball, bobblehead dolls, comic strips, comics, death, humor | 14 responses so far

Restricted Text Messages

Cidu Bill on Apr 16th 2012

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A couple of people asked me about this, and my first instinct was that “restricted text message” is something that exists only in Tom Batiuk’s reality. A quick peek at the rest of the week’s strips confirms this.

The Son of Stuck Funky site has an entire glossary of expressions and concepts unique to Funkytown.

Filed in Bill Bickel, Funky Winkerbean, Tom Batiuk, comic strips, comics | 15 responses so far

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