Comic Strip Megathread XVI: Winking Throwbacks to Retro Sexism

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Aardmania: Jan 1, 2007; Ruining newspapers since 1993.; Shredded Hen

Gil 10/11/15

Piranha Club

Dick Tracy

What are the odds that someone was filming Tracy on the day he forgot to wear pants underneath that yellow trenchcoat?

Judge Parker

9 Chickweed Lane is in repeat mode this week.

~~Pibgorn~~ Wahoo Terminal

# ? Apr 22, 2016 02:34

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# ? May 30, 2024 00:53

ellie the beep: Jun 15, 2007; Vaginas, my subject.
Plane hulls, my medium.

Aardmania posted:

Gil 10/11/15

this is literally how i was taught multiplication over two decades ago

# ? Apr 22, 2016 03:01

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

That's how I was taught, though we weren't taught to write in the zeroes. And that would be pushing three decades ago at this point.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 03:08

ComradeCosmobot: Dec 4, 2004; USPOL July

Edminster posted:

this is literally how i was taught multiplication over two decades ago

I was deceived for a bit. It's a little bit different in that it's one line per digit pair rather than one line per bottom digit.

Honestly that just makes it easier to understand IMO.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 03:17

Kilo147: Apr 14, 2007; You remind me of the boss
What boss?
The boss with the power
What power?
The power of voodoo
Who-doo?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the Boss.

ComradeCosmobot posted:

I was deceived for a bit. It's a little bit different in that it's one line per digit pair rather than one line per bottom digit.

Honestly that just makes it easier to understand IMO.

Even true common core makes more sense. as it's how the brain does the math. It just looks loving weird to anyone that didn't grow up on it.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 03:40

ikanreed: Sep 25, 2009; I honestly I have no idea who cannibal[SIC] is and I do not know why I should know.

syq dude, just syq!

I honestly can't imagine it doing it any other way, and I never once saw common core anything.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 04:10

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

Green Intern posted:

Holy Christ, Club Foote. How did I not get that. Luann is garbage.

...Oh.

Yeesh. They even have all the characters repeat it all the time to make sure you notice. I just thought it was the same constant plot recapping all the soaps do.

Phantom Classic

Radio Patrol

Rip Kirby

Big Ben Bolt

# ? Apr 22, 2016 04:26

SomeMathGuy: Oct 4, 2014; The people were ASTONISHED at his doctrine.

Because that's the top concern in 20-loving-16 (or I guess 20-loving-15), the efficiency of the algorithm for multiplying two two digit numbers by hand. That is totally the important skill here, and not the ability to understand how numbers can interact in consistent patterns. I know, let's just have him loving memorize his times tables up to the 20s, that'd be even more efficient!

# ? Apr 22, 2016 05:32

My Lovely Horse: Aug 21, 2010

Aardmania posted:

Dick Tracy

What are the odds that someone was filming Tracy on the day he forgot to wear pants underneath that yellow trenchcoat?

Eagerly awaiting a Hulk Hogan guest appearance.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 06:52

Darkest Auer: Dec 30, 2006; They're silly; Ramrod XTreme

Julet Esqu posted:

Phantom Classic

So why does the new Phantom want to meet the old dude? So he can beat him up again for no reason?

# ? Apr 22, 2016 07:39

Lime Tonics: Nov 7, 2015; by FactsAreUseless

The darker side of rose is rose. Old strip but...

# ? Apr 22, 2016 09:13

Tiggum: Oct 24, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

Kilo147 posted:

Even true common core makes more sense. as it's how the brain does the math.

It's only how your brain does maths if it's the way you learned to do it.

Julet Esqu posted:

Phantom Classic

Why is the Phantom playing dumb here? Or has he forgotten his own backstory?

SomeMathGuy posted:

I know, let's just have him loving memorize his times tables up to the 20s, that'd be even more efficient!

Memorising times tables (up to 10) is actually incredibly useful though. :confused:

# ? Apr 22, 2016 09:52

Trilobite: Aug 15, 2001

Evil Mastermind posted:

Oh, I wouldn't worry about the Gilchrist tribute.

Now the Working Daze tribute...that's the one you have to worry about.

Gilchrist, Working Daze, and Candorville are all going to be gunning for Worst Tribute Strip in a couple of weeks.

Whoever wins, we lose.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 09:57

Strontium: Aug 28, 2009; Dexter didn't much care for the party.

Intelligent Life

Take It From the Tinkersons

Dark Side of the Horse

# ? Apr 22, 2016 12:26

Shugojin: Sep 6, 2007; THE TAIL THAT BURNS TWICE AS BRIGHT...

Tiggum posted:

Memorising times tables (up to 10) is actually incredibly useful though.

Because there isn't really a good algorithm for the single digits it's still useful to memorize them. Once you are done there though you can just use whatever two/three/whatever digit algorithm you feel like though! Which is why it was "up to the 20s".

# ? Apr 22, 2016 12:32

Wanamingo: Feb 22, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Six Chix

Zippy the Pinhead

Nancy

Arlo and Janis

Andertoons

Pluggers

# ? Apr 22, 2016 12:50

Shugojin: Sep 6, 2007; THE TAIL THAT BURNS TWICE AS BRIGHT...

Wanamingo posted:

Pluggers

Pluggers on an extra bleak streak lately. :stare:

# ? Apr 22, 2016 12:56

SomeMathGuy: Oct 4, 2014; The people were ASTONISHED at his doctrine.

^The inherent dangers of targeting your comic at the elderly are beginning to rear their head.

Mark Trail

Pearls Before Swine

The Phantom

# ? Apr 22, 2016 13:23

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

# ? Apr 22, 2016 13:29

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Reading Mark Trail these past few days, I expect it to end in porn.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 13:40

Mercedes Colomar: Nov 1, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Tina's Groove

Family Circus

Rose is Rose

One Big Happy

Foob

Compu-Toon

Bizarro

Dilbert

# ? Apr 22, 2016 15:38

EasyEW: Mar 8, 2006; I've got my father's great big six-shooter with me 'n' if anybody in this woods wants to start somethin' just let 'em--but they DASSN'T.

A Suitable Tribute From Bloom County

With all of these awesome people checking out in the first quarter, you ever get the feeling that Death was trying to tell us something about 2016?

Peanuts (April 25, 1969)

Funky Winkerbean

Crankshaft

Rip Haywire: AND NOW, THE TWIST.

Out Our Way (February 22-23, 1929)

Thimble Theater (November 9, 1929)

Barely two weeks after the crash and already the villains don't trust banks.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 15:54

treasureplane: Jul 12, 2008; throwing darts in lovers' eyes, &c.

King Aroo (March 30, 1951)

Barnaby (September 4, 1942)

Nancy (May 14, 1943)

Wash Tubbs (January 25, 1929)

Gasoline Alley (February 23, 1923)

# ? Apr 22, 2016 17:55

nishi koichi: Feb 16, 2007; everyone feels that way and gives up.
that's how they get away with it.

Is Funky being drawn skinnier lately, or is it just me? I know he hit the gym a while back, but knowing Batiuk, it could just as easily be cancer.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 18:34

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

Luann

Stunning!

The Amazing Spider-Man

Sally Forth

Don't count on that, Hil. Gil and Mrs. Thorpe used to have kids. And don't forget what happened to Barney Google.

The Heart of Juliet Jones

# ? Apr 22, 2016 19:04

Murdstone: Jun 14, 2005; I'm feeling Jimmy

EasyEW posted:

Crankshaft

You know I thought the problem for her opening this used bookstore would be that you can't just open a store in a residence like that. And why would you? Who is going to show up? Oh well.

Also while I only look forward to most possible tribute strips for how awful they will be, I do hope The Onion's Kelly does one Monday.

F Minus catch-up

Mary Worth

I used to think da Vinci was an interesting guy too until these two started going on and on about him.

Rex Morgan MD

Kelly knows who butters her bread.

Secret Agent X-9

"Blackie Martin, by the power vested in me by the FBI, I now pronounce you arrested. You may now go to jail."

Apartment 3-G

# ? Apr 22, 2016 19:30

Darthemed: Oct 28, 2007; "A data unit?
For me?"; College Slice

Calvin and Hobbes

Ripley's

# ? Apr 22, 2016 19:30

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Buni

Rhymes with Orange

Pros and Cons

# ? Apr 22, 2016 20:11

dirksteadfast: Oct 10, 2010

Darthemed posted:

Ripley's

Saw a coffee stand selling this or something similar in Dublin. $30 per cup. The local consensus seemed to be "It's just coffee, but I guess some people just enjoy throwing money away."

# ? Apr 22, 2016 20:31

Julet Esqu: May 6, 2007

Johnny Walker posted:

Mary Worth

I used to think da Vinci was an interesting guy too until these two started going on and on about him.

Are these two goons going back for seconds?

# ? Apr 22, 2016 20:54

The Wild Man of YOLO: Apr 20, 2004; A little cross-country, gentlemen?

Pickles

Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog

Wallace the Brave

# ? Apr 22, 2016 20:57

Trilobite: Aug 15, 2001

Johnny Walker posted:

Mary Worth

I used to think da Vinci was an interesting guy too until these two started going on and on about him.

The physics department needs to get over to this cafeteria immediately and start experimenting! Not only is this da Vinci conversation infinite, it seems that lunch -- and indeed, reality itself -- has become unstable. The professor's moustache has reverted to Clark Gable mode (the Tom Selleck he was sporting at home is apparently too informal for an academic setting?), everything on their plates has shifted from day to day (Dawn has a sandwich and soup! No, just a sandwich! The professor's got a water bottle, or a cup and straw, or a can of soda!), and now lunch is starting over from the beginning with Dawn grabbing a new sandwich from the rack.

# ? Apr 22, 2016 21:28