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The Farmers' Almanac is the real victim of the smartphone era
Premium post · April 25, 2026
Mary Worth, 4/25/26 Remember when Dr. Jeff, who's allergic to cats, discovered that he wasn't allergic to hypoallergenic cats, so Mary immediately got a cat?...
Metapost: TGI ... comments of the week? We ARE allowed to say that!
Premium post · April 24, 2026
Woo it's the FREAKIN' WEEKEND baby and it's time for your comment of the week! "I eat again at the so-called Soul Food place, and yet again I fail to consume...
TGI ... F? Are we still allowed to say that?
Premium post · April 24, 2026
Intelligent Life, 4/24/26 You could use Intelligent Life to do a whole in-depth analysis of how the position of the nerd has changed in American culture over...
Gertie's husband should divorce her. There, I said it. He's obviously very unhappy
Premium post · April 23, 2026
Gearhead Gertie, 4/23/26 At first glance, Gearhead Gertie seems like a comic about NASCAR, but it isn't, not really. It's actually about one woman's wildly...
Head-on fish skeletons, a normal thing you see all the time in real life
Premium post · April 22, 2026
Heathcliff, 4/22/26 One thing I love about newspaper comic strips is that they're full of visual signifiers that are multiple generations out of date at this...
Do you want to chew your cud all day, buddy, does that sound appealing
Premium post · April 21, 2026
Herb and Jamaal, 4/21/26 I went to grad school for history (NOTE: DO NOT DO THIS) from 1996 to 1999, which was about at the tail end of the period when it...
Harsh judgements
Premium post · April 20, 2026
The Lockhorns, 4/20/26 A fun subtle running bit in The Lockhorns is that Leroy's coworkers hold him in as much contempt as his wife does, but with a subtle...
The whole Forest Kingdom agribusiness system is VERY suspect
Premium post · April 19, 2026
Hi and Lois, 4/19/26 I get that "cartoon dad must escape from his nagging family" is a time-honored trope, but I think the specific gripes of the Flagston...
At least nobody is talking about pooping, OK? Just give me this
Premium post · April 18, 2026
Marvin, 4/18/26 OK, I kind of ... well, like is a strong word, but I appreciate what Marvin is going for here. At first you're like, "Ha ha, of course you...
Metapost: A young man's fancy turns to the comments of the week
Premium post · April 17, 2026
It's full-on spring now, and the comments are blooming into this fine comment of the week! "The boys are fine ... The hub's fine too. By which I mean,...
The rich are different (very dumb but also insulated from consequences)
Premium post · April 17, 2026
Mary Worth, 4/17/26 Oh, I'm sorry, did you think there were stakes to this storyline? Did you think that losing two hundred thousand American dollars might...
Maybe he's there on a court order
Premium post · April 16, 2026
Dennis the Menace, 4/16/26 OK, since I complained about yesterday's "exciting" tax panel from Pluggers, I have to praise this one. You know what's exciting?...
Taxes, but no death
Premium post · April 15, 2026
Pluggers and Hi and Lois, 4/15/26 Look, I actually feel strongly about this: excitement is very much not "getting [your] income tax return submitted on...
Some old people and their problems
Premium post · April 14, 2026
Herb and Jamaal, 4/14/26 OK, Herb, that's not what the expression is, first of all, it's actually about ugly people, who I get you may not want to insult,...
More like Marty Sun (because of how brightly colored his outfit is)
Premium post · April 13, 2026
Gil Thorp, 4/13/26 Look, in general I've been in favor of Marty Moon's sartorial evolution, but I think that maybe, with this white suit and flowered shirt...
Thank goodness she's not some sort of goose vampire, that would be truly alarming
Premium post · April 12, 2026
Dustin, 4/12/26 To misquote Mystery Science Theater 3000, you should never reference a good comic in your shitty comic, and say what you will about Garfield...
The whackest place to live in America, maybe
Premium post · April 11, 2026
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 4/11/26 OK, there's two things that could be going on here. The first is that we're meant to understand that Hootin' Holler...
Metapost: COTW real quick
Premium post · April 10, 2026
It's COTW time! Here's that top comment! I cannot begin to express how high my anxiety level would be if I received a call or voicemail or even a text that...
To be fair, everyone in Marvin kind of hates each other
Premium post · April 10, 2026
Marvin, 4/10/26 Pixar's beloved Toy Story movies are about, among other things, the complicated emotional relationship between toys and humans, especially...
No AI is perverse enough to take on Mary Worth, I'm safe
Premium post · April 9, 2026
Rhymes With Orange, 4/9/26 I assume the intended joke here is that George forgot his glasses somewhere else -- at his home, maybe, or maybe just in the other...
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