Archive for the 'Zits' Category

Do they even TAKE reservations at Olive Grden??

Cidu Bill on Jan 8th 2012

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And Connie has a really low threshold for frustration, doesn’t she? She wouldn’t last a week as a parent.

Filed in Bill Bickel, Olive Garden, Zits, comics, comics strips, humor | 22 responses so far

Body Images I Don’t Understand

Cidu Bill on Jan 4th 2012

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Walt’s supposed to be an XXL? And Momma Keene is supposed to be thickset and squat??Or is something else going on in the Zits strip?Does Momma Duncan (damn, her name is right on the tip of my tongue) think that Walt will appear to be thinner if he wears XXL pants. Though they don’t seem to be XXL pants.

Okay, I don’t even know if this is a CIDU. And I’m not even going to try to figure out the right acronym for that.

Filed in Alison Barrows, Bill Bickel, CIDU, Preteena, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 18 responses so far

Sunday Funnies - LOL December 11

Cidu Bill on Dec 11th 2011

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Filed in Argyle Sweater, Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, Christmas, Dave Blazek, Dilbert, Jimmy Johnson, John Deering, Loose Parts, Madam and Eve, New Yorker, Scott Adams, Scott Hilburn, Speed Bump, Zits, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, humor, lol, snowmen | 20 responses so far

Dadisms

Cidu Bill on Dec 9th 2011

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I really think Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman forget sometimes that Walt is their age, not their fathers’ age.

Filed in Bill Bickel, Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 19 responses so far

Then why did he ask?

Cidu Bill on Nov 17th 2011

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 25 responses so far

What Do You Think of THEM Apples?

Cidu Bill on Nov 16th 2011

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Zits, apples, comic strips, comics, humor | 18 responses so far

Haloloween

Cidu Bill on Oct 31st 2011

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Filed in Arlo and Janis, Basketcase Comix, Bill Bickel, Charles Dickens, Francesco Marciuliano, Halloween, Jimmy Johnson, Sally Forth, Zits, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, humor, lol | 21 responses so far

The Smell of Ewww

Cidu Bill on Oct 29th 2011

I was sent this by four people, as (collectively) LOL, Ewww, and the Arlo Award:

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Filed in Arlo Award, Bill Bickel, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Ewww, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor, lol | 10 responses so far

Sunday Funnies - LOL October 23

Cidu Bill on Oct 23rd 2011

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Book of Biff, Comics That Made Us Laugh Out Loud, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor, lol, xkcd | 24 responses so far

Synchronicity and Failing Memory

Cidu Bill on Oct 14th 2011

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Didn’t somebody else do a very similar phone book gag a day or two ago?
 
And how long until phone book gags get automatically assigned the Geezer tag?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor, synchronicity | 28 responses so far

No Offense

Cidu Bill on Sep 19th 2011

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Did Walt smash the cup onto Jeremy’s head? Is Jeremy becoming a Shriner? Or is there a third explanation I’m not thinking of?

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

This One Goes Directly to the Also Page

Cidu Bill on Sep 15th 2011

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Filed in Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, CIDU, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 43 responses so far

Phoney

Cidu Bill on Aug 14th 2011

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Oh, come on… a 16-year-old puts down his cell phone and walks away?? That takes “suspension of disbelief” a bit too far.

Filed in Bill Bickel, Zits, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 12 responses so far

Movies

Cidu Bill on Jul 6th 2011

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With movie tickets as high as $12 each ($17 for 3D/IMAX) — and that popcorn they’re holding would be six bucks easy — is the price of a gallon of gas really a factor in keeping anybody from going to the theatres?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Zits, comcis, comic strips, humor, movies | 31 responses so far

Hungry

Cidu Bill on Jun 8th 2011

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What’s the actual joke here? I think most parents of teenage boys quickly understand the internal logic of Jeremy’s comment, and generally accept it. Does this really warrant Jeremy’s Mom throwing food at him?

This is, of course, a trope familiar to all readers of For Better or For Worse: Elly was forever throwing things at her husband and children at the slightest provocation.

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

Saturday Morning Ewww

Cidu Bill on May 14th 2011

Timothy Carignan: BTW, this probably isn’t too far out. Check out the scents available here:

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(also submitted by Tonya Rouse)

Filed in Bill Bickel, Ewww, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 18 responses so far

Saturday Morning Ewww

Cidu Bill on Apr 16th 2011

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We were discussing just the other day how straight-A student Jeremy sometimes seems to have an IQ well below that of a normally funtioning human being… Continue Reading »

Filed in Baby Blues, Bill Bickel, Ewww, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 19 responses so far

2050 Called…

Cidu Bill on Apr 12th 2011

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Jim Moore: “No matter how ‘gadgetized’ kids are, is the artist really saying that there are no coloring books, no homework, no paper ANYTHING for these kids to have come across?”



Similarly and more annoyingly (because Jeremy is 16 years old and an A student, albeit selectively stupid):

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

Stuff You Should Know

Cidu Bill on Mar 5th 2011

Really more personal synchronicity, I guess: This ran on the comics page yesterday

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and on Facebook, a friend posted this:

Filed in Bill Bickel, YouTube, Zits, synchronicity | 20 responses so far

Irene in Ohio is a Synchronicity Fan

Cidu Bill on Dec 30th 2010

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Filed in B.C., Bill Bickel, Jerry Scott, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor, synchronicity | 19 responses so far

Saturday Morning Ewww

Cidu Bill on Nov 27th 2010

Not surprisingly, many people sent me this one:

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Filed in Bill Bickel, Ewww, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 22 responses so far

Subterranean Teenage Blues

Cidu Bill on Oct 19th 2010

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Could Bob Dylan possibly have imagined that close to a half century later, allusions to his video would still be going strong (or for that matter, that he would as well)?



Filed in Bill Bickel, Bob Dylan, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor, videos | 18 responses so far

Food

Cidu Bill on Aug 28th 2010

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Does anybody with teenage boys think this is a joke or have any idea why Walt and Connie are reacting the way they are?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Zits, comic strips, comics, humor | 9 responses so far

Ring

Cidu Bill on Aug 27th 2010

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Leaving the cell phone inside a loaf of bread after making a sandwich… is this actually something somebody’s ever done? What’s the joke here?

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Zits, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 52 responses so far

In Case You Think Scott and Borgman Made This Up

Cidu Bill on May 25th 2010

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This actually does reflect teenager logic: phone calls take longer to deal with and can easily sit in voice mail for long periods of time. Texts get more immediate attention.

Of course that leaves us with the “then what’s the joke?” problem…

Filed in Bill Bickel, Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Zits, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 32 responses so far