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Transmodiar posted:I have three or four of these within a walking distance from my house. They're awesome (for a commie fad); one is a built-to-scale TARDIS and another has proof copies from the publisher with weird artwork that doesn't make it to the on-sale version. I was out on a walking trail in Indiana last week and saw 4 of these little book exchange, it's a pretty cool idea.
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Johnny Walker posted:I don't actually know for sure. I'm not even sure if he was on a cruise or if it was a ferry or what, and I don't really want to take the time to investigate. I'm pretty sure he's local, because I can't see who would send a syndicated advice columnist to Japan to interview nuclear accident survivors, and I vaguely remember him getting the assignment from his editor after he wrote his piece on surviving the ship accident (but that might be my imagination).  
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King Aroo (October 19, 1951) Nancy (December 3, 1943)  Wash Tubbs (August 2, 1929)  Gasoline Alley (August 31, 1923)  Lil' Abner (April 30, 1937)  Barney Google (September 1, 1922)  Alley Oop (December 1, 1933) 
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treasureplane posted:Nancy (December 3, 1943) For once I see a classic Nancy that could have been written by Gilchrist.
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Nenonen posted:For once I see a classic Nancy that could have been written by Gilchrist. This story arc has been leaning into the "har har har, working women are fat ogres" thing, but this is the first explicit punchline around that fact. Poor showing, Bushmiller. It's still better than Gilchrist though because even an offensive punchline is still a punchline.
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WickedHate posted:This story arc has been leaning into the "har har har, working women are fat ogres" thing, but this is the first explicit punchline around that fact. Poor showing, Bushmiller. I know that you are "woke as gently caress" but that isn't what he is saying at all. Not everything has to have some sort of political message attached.
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Pastry of the Year posted:Picking up with Arlo and Janis: Tina? 
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The Classic Dinette Set visits exotic places. Working Daze is infuriating.  Super-Fun-Pak-Comix is just trying to get through the day. 
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Peanuts: Year Five (August 8-10, 1955)   Unfortunately, I might not be coming back to Pogo. Everything got too off track for too long. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Phantom Classic  Radio Patrol  Savidudeosoo posted:I bet they shot a fake dog in Radio Patrol.  I notice Pat didn't put a fake kid out in the yard, though...  Rip Kirby   Big Ben Bolt  
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Mark Trail Meets Scientifically Implausible Proximity to Lava Pearls Before Swine  The Phantom Meets Kit Mailer*  *FOR THE GHOST WHO USES THE POSTAL SERVICE!
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Julet Esqu posted:
If that's the case, then Sally missed a chance to make a gingerbread Parthenon.
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SomeMathGuy posted:Mark Trail Meets Scientifically Implausible Proximity to Lava That's a hell of a Big Gay Logan Mark's doing.
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King Aroo (October 20, 1951) Nancy (December 4, 1943)  Wash Tubbs (August 3, 1929)  Gasoline Alley (September 1, 1923)  Lil' Abner (May 1, 1937)  Barney Google (September 2, 1922)  Alley Oop (December 2, 1933) 
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Intelligent Life Take It From the Tinkersons  Dark Side of the Horse 
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Kennel posted:Nancy So loving lazy... Right, ok, an exercise in futility, but Gilchrist fills me with grr. If Fritzi was 19 in 1922, that means she was 8 in 1903. Oreos were introduced in 1912 (and I'm not even going to get in to the state of advertising at the turn of the century, as I'm actually in the middle of a project on the use of oldies rock music in 21st century television advertising.) Instead, I'm going to enjoy the Ernie Bushmiller Nancy (and I wish I could find the EB Nancy comix I had as a kid) and also Mr Tweedy, who was one of the first comic strips that 6 year old Boodlets used to puzzle out with my dad (he'd help me read Mr Tweedy, Marmaduke, and old style Heathcliff -- which wasn't anywhere near as nutty as the current flavour.). I know I've said this before, but even my 87 year old mum hates the current version of Nancy.
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RandomPauI posted:How old is Jam Esallen? 65? 70? 47.  Rhymes with Orange  Old reference, Hilary! Surely you mean "with my Samsung S7." Pros and Cons 
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Ms Boods posted:Right, ok, an exercise in futility, but Gilchrist fills me with grr. If Fritzi was 19 in 1922, that means she was 8 in 1903. Oreos were introduced in 1912 (and I'm not even going to get in to the state of advertising at the turn of the century, as I'm actually in the middle of a project on the use of oldies rock music in 21st century television advertising.) You can't assume that comic characters age in real time. Fritzi is in her late 50s and was "Miss Jr. Three Rocks" in 1978". A quick Google search indicates that that jingle was popular in the '70s. The timing might be off by a few years, depending on when the jingle first appeared, but that could be put down to the inexactness of Fritzi's own memories.
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Tiggum posted:You can't assume that comic characters age in real time. Fritzi is in her late 50s and was "Miss Jr. Three Rocks" in 1978". A quick Google search indicates that that jingle was popular in the '70s. The timing might be off by a few years, depending on when the jingle first appeared, but that could be put down to the inexactness of Fritzi's own memories. quote:She subsequently returned as a main character in 1995 when the strip was taken over by brothers Brad and Guy Gilchrist. ...Makes sense.
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Tiggum posted:You can't assume that comic characters age in real time. Fritzi is in her late 50s and was "Miss Jr. Three Rocks" in 1978". A quick Google search indicates that that jingle was popular in the '70s. The timing might be off by a few years, depending on when the jingle first appeared, but that could be put down to the inexactness of Fritzi's own memories. I know about comic characters' aging and all that; I'm just being pissy about Gilchrist. And I know the jingle, having been a kid in the '70s myself.
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Tiggum posted:Bizarro  Tina's Groove  Family Circus  Rose is Rose  One Big Happy  Foob  Compu-Toon  Dilbert 
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Tiggum posted:You can't assume that comic characters age in real time. Fritzi is in her late 50s and was "Miss Jr. Three Rocks" in 1978". A quick Google search indicates that that jingle was popular in the '70s. The timing might be off by a few years, depending on when the jingle first appeared, but that could be put down to the inexactness of Fritzi's own memories. F Minus  What the hell has he been eating? Mary Worth  Rex Morgan MD  Tonight, on COPS: Feelings. Secret Agent X-9  I like that J Edgar Hoover just decides on his own what happens to the bad guys. Apartment 3-G  Why is the professor treating Margo like she's Tommie?
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What a world it is where the strips I'm most invested in is goddamn Mary Worth, Judge Parker, and Rex Morgan.
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Definitely agreed on Judge Parker and Rex Morgan, but I think Mary Worth's art shakeup is doing a lot to massage out the flaws in the writing. Case in point: as has been noted, Iris and Wilbur were dating casually prior to his leaving to cover Japan, and now suddenly this is a heavy breakup? Wilbur's not interested in dating anyone other than Iris? When exactly did this get so serious - off camera? Was there a time skip that wasn't well communicated?
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SomeMathGuy posted:Definitely agreed on Judge Parker and Rex Morgan, but I think Mary Worth's art shakeup is doing a lot to massage out the flaws in the writing. Case in point: as has been noted, Iris and Wilbur were dating casually prior to his leaving to cover Japan, and now suddenly this is a heavy breakup? Wilbur's not interested in dating anyone other than Iris? When exactly did this get so serious - off camera? Was there a time skip that wasn't well communicated?
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Luann Poor Emo has to go to the gym now. The Amazing Spider-Man  You do have strength, Spidey-Man! You have the strength of a spidey! Sally Forth  I can't decide if this sounds great or terrible. The Heart of Juliet Jones  Oh. Oh, Eve. Oh, no. Jules, get Chance's gun. It's time to put her down. 
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Julet Esqu posted:The Amazing Spider-Man He's asking for mental strength, something we know he could use more of.
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann Doesn't he have to spend weeks making a federal issue out of it first?
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