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Parahexavoctal posted:I showed Kevin Frank some excerpts of the comments made in this thread, including the notion of Wilson being a hippie; here's his response (with permission). I don't think it's inappropriate to do something like that in the comic, for what it's worth, especially since these are things that happened and did affect people, and it's miles better than A Thing Happened comics. Also I do find the Jesus Freaks fascinating, as a student of pop-culture history---it's a movement that gets glazed over on a regular basis by commentary on the period, and what I've read is often conflicted, were they radicals, reactionaries, counter-reactionaries... Darthemed posted:
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Darthemed posted:Ripley's Huh well that explains how Larry David knew about the short-reigning Edward VIII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naVyR6KlkWI
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Darthemed posted:
That's how Nancy looked at the time, BTW. Jerry Scott (of "Baby Blues" and "Zits" fame) was writing and drawing the strip. And he did better job than the Guy Gilchrist.
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Mister Beeg posted:And he did better job than the Guy Gilchrist. I feel like I'd be hard pressed to think of someone who wouldn't do a better job than Gilchrist, barring some kind of armageddon option like Bruce Tinsley. Maybe the Rose is Rose team?
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SomeMathGuy posted:I feel like I'd be hard pressed to think of someone who wouldn't do a better job than Gilchrist, barring some kind of armageddon option like Bruce Tinsley. Maybe the Rose is Rose team? Holbrook.
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For the record, I was commenting on Dagg's reaction (and by extension, my own), not the strip itself. It takes guts to include even small references to things like that and I think it was a good choice on his part. People can go into something with the best of intentions only to have their faith and trust twisted and abused, and it's important to address that and support the people who went through it.
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Bloom County does some pop culture thing, you know? Newscasters: Tom Brokaw, John Chancellor, Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel Persons of interest: Mikhail Gorbachev, last of the Soviet leaders; Barry Goldwater, American senator and Republican presidential nominee, best known for causing the nuclear death of a young girl known as "Daisy" in an ad from Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign; Richard Nixon, self-professed non-crook; Pee-Wee Herman, an adventurer, farmer, and theatre fan; and Kermit The Frog, survivor of a life-long battle with being green. Calvin And Hobbes     Ripley's 
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Selachian posted:I've never understood where Breathed got "spear bald" from. I never really knew "spear bald" wasn't a common thing to say until I used it in a post earlier this year and had people ask what that meant, and if I was making a Brittney Spears reference.
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Cricken_Nigfops posted:Holbrook. the Dustin team. Or maybe Batiuk. Which brings us to today's installment of JOHN DARLING!!! When we last left John Darling, he was in New York City, being mugged at knifepoint. Punchline of today's strip: John is so egotistical that it interferes with his survival instincts. 
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Pogo (November 5, 1956) Peanuts: Year One (September 20-22, 1951)  In a few years, Lucy is going to start strip mining this territory and the balance of power will shift dramatically. It'll be great for business, but poor ol' Charlie Brown...   And y'know what, folks? It's Super-Fun-Pak Comix! We're totally going there, if only to see how well it travels as a daily feature.  Check, please. 
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LvK posted:I never really knew "spear bald" wasn't a common thing to say until I used it in a post earlier this year and had people ask what that meant, and if I was making a Brittney Spears reference. I have literally never heard this phrase before in my life. Tommy Ramone turns to crime.
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So I can't help but mention the fact, shrinking down a blue whale is not going to help you study it at all. It's out of its natural habitat and everything. You're not going to learn anything Samantha, you're just an evil scientist monster.
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Allen Wren posted:I have literally never heard this phrase before in my life. See? Giant tomes of newspaper comics have ruined who I am today.
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Darthemed posted:Sunday catch-up! For context: one of George H.W. Bush's attacks on the Dukakis campaign was in regards to Dukakis vetoing a bill requiring the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited in schools, to the point of insisting on opening the RNC with everyone reciting the Pledge, and House Republicans introducing a bill requiring House sessions to be opened with a pledge. "Good jobs for good wages" was one of the main refrains of the Dukakis campaign.
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Darthemed posted:Sunday catch-up! Wow cant even draw a mouse without tracing it?
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Six Chix  Zippy the Pinhead   Nancy   Arlo and Janis   Andertoons   Lost Side of Suburbia   Dick Tracy  mega soy Inspector Danger's Crime Quiz      
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 Since when? Is this something new? I slap  s on the grill pretty much as soon as I light it.At worst, we're terrible cooks.
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A charcoal grill you ought to let heat up, yeah. A gas one, less important.
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Evilreaver posted:
Alfie seems to be enjoying the smell of the burgers. They've probably been on the grill longer than ten minutes minus prep time. Tobaccrow fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Nov 4, 2014 |
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The Sphinxster posted:With charcoal? Doesn't it burn kind of hot?
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Really in a situation like that I'd assume the guy is telling the truth because that's such an obvious contradiction it's hard to imagine he'd make it with a straight face. Like, maybe his wife heated it up for him while he was in town so he could get right to the burger flipping. And why are they so sure the killer didn't use a silencer? It's All Right Chief Dharma 
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Zereth posted:Pretty sure charcoal takes a while to actually catch on fire and heat up. Yeah, and usually there's some kind of accellerant going early on.
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My Weapon Brown hardcover finally arrived today from the far-off Pumpkin Patch 
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Good Listener posted:So I can't help but mention the fact, shrinking down a blue whale is not going to help you study it at all. It's out of its natural habitat and everything. You're not going to learn anything Samantha, you're just an evil scientist monster. I dunno, she could probably get an article published in the International Journal of Cetaceans about the Horrible Ramifications of Genetic Splicing and Domestic Cultivation of Balaenoptera musculus
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Bleeker reaches for the handyman's secret weapon. Pickles didn't feed the kid. 
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Dustin Seriously Ed looks like a walking petri dish. Apropos considering Ed is pond scum. On the Fastrack  Pretty sure hugging someone after they specifically tell you not to is a form of harassment or violation of personal rights. Safe Havens  Somehow I expected better than a cliche gender stereotype punchline.
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Emmy Lou Mandrake the Magician  The Phantom  Classic Prince Valiant  
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GorfZaplen posted:
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Reply All Pearls Before Swine  Kind of a lame day for mine.
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GorfZaplen posted:The Phantom That's not amnesia, that's being Zippy.
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Ah, grill chatte! Yeah, charcoal takes a little while to get burning and come up to the proper temperature. I cook anything beef on charcoal. Everything else is usually done on the gas grill. Best way I found so far to get the charcoal up and online really quickly. Two sheets of newspaper, and a match is all you need. Jane's World  Yeah, hurry up so you can drive 100 yards and destroy your front end. Non Sequitur  Yeah, in this case, good point. Heavenly Nostrils  Kliban's Cats  Uh.. hmm. 9 Chickweed Lane 11/4/2003  So, when are you going to "annoy" the bully-dude, Amos? Zits  Kevin & Kell  I'm surprised Holbrook knows the meaning of that term. It probably was catfishing. She didn't want to gently caress Kevin, she wanted to kill, and eat him. 
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EasyEW posted:
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