Emotional roller coasters
Judge Parker, 12/20/24
Last night I had the pleasure of waiting for the bus next to a guy who was doing whip-its on the street corner, and when I say "had the pleasure," I really mean it: he was amiable, charming, in good spirits, and endlessly amused by the funny things said whip-its were doing to his voice. Now obviously the act and the addiction are probably doing terrible things to his brain, and to society in general, but in the short term he seemed a lot happier than a lot of strung out or even sober people I've seen in public over the years. Anyway, I guess that can is in the middle of the table so that the Spencer clan, too genteel to do any drugs that don't come in a martini glass, can add an adorable dollop of whipped cream to their hot cocoa, but they all look so happy that at first I wondered if a little whiff of nitrous had wiped away the typical Judge Parker pissyface, if only for a few moments.
Gasoline Alley, 12/20/24
Well, kids, I suppose we've learned a valuable lesson: artificial intelligence is a remarkable invention, but it's still an experimental technology in its early stages and can make mistakes! For important work, you need to rely on something more traditional, something tried and true, tested by history: an awful demon, who was called forth from the aether by God as one of His angels but who was on the losing side of the Great War in Heaven that was fought and lost before time began, cast down with her Master into the fiery pit where she remained, seething, raging, seeking the souls of the innocent to warp and destroy and turn away from their Creator, finally learning how to inhabit the body of a children's toy and walk the Earth, an abomination, a terror beyond comprehension. That's who you want writing your report. I mean, it's not like you're going to write it.
Tina's Groove, 12/20/24
Ha ha, Tina's co-worker isn't getting enough aphrodisiacs in her diet, ha! Also she's very depressed, which frequently correlates to decreased libido. Every character in this strip is very depressed, so this tracks. Trust me on this, or just check out their facial expressions here. They always look like this!