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Robust oxy competition is good for consumers, honestly
Premium post · February 16, 2023
Mary Worth, 2/16/23 Look, I’m not going to say I’m done with Wilbur, like Estelle and Iris justifiably are, but I am a little sick of his shit, and feel like...
Love the headband, I hope Leroy announced that he was about to "get physical"
Premium post · February 15, 2023
Dennis the Menace, 2/15/23 I know the intended reading here is that Dennis is asking Mr. Wilson, who doesn’t like kids now, whether he (Mr. Wilson) liked...
Love (or something) is in the air
Premium post · February 14, 2023
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith and Blondie, 2/14/23 One strip you could write off, but two? That’s a trend. Folks, if you didn’t get your beloved a slab of...
Max mouse is NOT an adequate exterminator substitute
Premium post · February 13, 2023
Slylock Fox, 2/13/23 This deceitful dog may be the one who’s putting the scam into action, but I don’t think he’s the mastermind behind it. Look at that...
The day of the superb owl
Premium post · February 12, 2023
Rex Morgan, M.D., 2/12/23 You guys know I dearly miss the days when Sarah was a weird precocious adult-child, back before before she got hit by a car and it...
"By his near-death" is an interesting way to put it
Premium post · February 11, 2023
Dustin, 2/11/23 Dustin’s scrunched up face of glee in the final panel is honestly one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen. “Oh, man, my dad is really being...
Get his ass, Coach Kim
Premium post · February 10, 2023
Gil Thorp, 2/10/23 Huh, so I guess while Coach Martinez reigns supreme in football, in basketball he must answer to “Coach Kim,” who I assume is delivering...
Thursday quickies
Premium post · February 9, 2023
Between Friends, 2/9/23 Between Friends is a strip that takes place in Canada, and mostly you don’t have to know or care about this, but every once in a...
Is a head assistant coach above or below an assistant head coach
Premium post · February 8, 2023
Gil Thorp, 2/8/23 Oh, hey, remember Emmett Tays, the former Milford football player who presented Gil with his major award and told a fun story about how he...
His humiliation sense is tingling
Premium post · February 7, 2023
Crock, 2/7/22 Wow, first there’s a good joke in Crock, and now there’s a Crock that does a decent job of showing the mania of self-delusion that overcomes a...
Mostly one panels
Premium post · February 6, 2023
The Lockhorns, 2/6/23 A thing I like about The Lockhorns is that it’s a comic about a marriage that has spiraled into truly dark territory, but most of the...
Letting loose on the freakin' weekend
Premium post · February 5, 2023
Mary Worth, 2/5/23 Because Estelle simply can’t get enough of public amateur musicianship, she invited Ed on their date to a “piano bar,” which in the...
Weekend confessions
Premium post · February 4, 2023
Crock, 2/4/23 My attitude towards most of the comics on this site range from “I make fun of this because I love it” to “I make fun of this but I grudgingly...
Metapost: Top weekly comments (on the internet) and top monthly internet jokes (on stage)
Premium post · February 3, 2023
Folks! Your comment of the week in a moment, but first: If you’re in LA on February 10, you can get some more laffs from me, live and in person! That’s...
Wearing a beret and striped shirt and hitting people with a baguette would be a good wresting gimmick, to be honest
Premium post · February 3, 2023
Gil Thorp, 2/3/23 My favorite thing about new-look Gil Thorp is that Gil now has a coaching enemy in Luke Martinez. Previously, all Gil's animus was reserved...
Eternal winter would be good for ratings
Premium post · February 2, 2023
Judge Parker, 2/2/23 Look, sometimes I have to give you a long, convoluted explanation of what’s been going on in Judge Parker in order to talk about what’s...
Wednesday is for getting somewhat confrontational with the comics
Premium post · February 1, 2023
Beetle Bailey, 2/1/23 Is the Comic Sans font trademarked in some way? Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t, but the important thing is that writing an email to...
Tuesday soapers
Premium post · January 31, 2023
Rex Morgan, M.D., 1/31/23 I suppose this little kid already knows about the car accident, but it would be extremely funny if this were June trying to deliver...
"I came up with the idea!" [pointed silence and failure to respond]
January 30, 2023
Judge Parker, 1/30/23 JUDGE PARKER PLOT RECAP SPEEDRUN: The Spencer-Drivers were all gathered at Abby’s compound contemplating their next move vis-a-vis the...
Gasoline Alley is a state of mind, really
Premium post · January 29, 2023
Dennis the Menace, 1/29/23 True story: when I saw today’s Dennis the Menace title panel, my immediate thought was “Ha ha, surely this isn’t lovable scamp...
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