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Esplanade posted:J. Wesley Smith Might be a stretch, but I thought he was laughing because the dire things that the fortune teller is predicting are all taken from classic films: Wizard of Oz, The Magnificent Ambersons, Angel, Moulin Rouge (the original one) maybe.
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"Dog and monkeys flying through the sky in machines" is definitely about the space programs, the monkeys in Oz had wings, not machines and there were no winged dogs (Laika). The first state to ban lead paint in USA was Baltimore in 1951; I think this is the scandal, it was common knowledge since 1920s but it took forever to ban it presumably because of industry lobbying.
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Nenonen posted:"Dog and monkeys flying through the sky in machines" is definitely about the space programs, the monkeys in Oz had wings, not machines and there were no winged dogs (Laika). Fair point. I was thinking of Toto in the basket on the bicycle, but the space program does make sense. Given the light tone of the cartoon, it seems out of tune to have him laughing at the lead paint thing, but maybe that's it nonetheless.
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Good Listener posted:I don't think Tina is miserable in those strips, it's just her bangs that make her seem that way. I think Rina's addressed that before. Pastry of the Year posted:What I hadn’t anticipated was the effect of how I designed Tina’s hair — in particular, her bangs. Tiggum posted:The thing that annoys me is that she never fixed it. She took the time to work out what the problem was and why people were misreading it and then did nothing. Oh hey, thanks for the explanation! I guess she really must have liked the design on Tina's bangs to not do anything about it to stop the confusion. FrumpleOrz posted:Safe Havens Holbrook really has no self-awareness with his bullshit. These idiots went and adopted Mars without asking if it even wanted to. They disciplined Mars for trying to launch rocks to warn Earthlings to stay the gently caress away. They actually succeeded in colonizing Mars. How is any of that recognizing Mars as an "empowered individual with autonomy and free will"? homeless guy posted:I think Arthur will be so heartbroken from Estelle's rejection that he gets drunk and drives off a cliff Arthur looked spitting mad in the last strip, so he's probably choking on some food right now or having a heart attack.
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computer angel posted:Why do these children look so hosed up. stay tuned in 2 weeks Rex Morgan will tell us what disease Marti has
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If you told me that Holbrook will have Mars fire a rock at a villians of some sort I wouldn't be surprised.
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TofuDiva posted:Given the light tone of the cartoon, it seems out of tune to have him laughing at the lead paint thing, but maybe that's it nonetheless. From what I can see from the other strips, the whole point is that guy is a bit of an idiot
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Evil Mastermind posted:Working Daze would like to remind you that Sebulba is available. Well, he does try to beat up Jar Jar Binks, which is arguably heroic...
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computer angel posted:Why do these children look so hosed up. I honestly never want to hear anyone talk poo poo about the old-man faces in Jamal when Rex Morgan is being posted. At least Jamal's is a conscious decision with reasoning.
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In today's Corto Maltese, we start our new adventure, Under the Midnight Sun, where: So this would probably put it before Celtic Tales, or Rasputin takes after his namesake in more ways than just the beard, or Corto confesses his true feelings  
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Pastry of the Year posted:What I hadn’t anticipated was the effect of how I designed Tina’s hair — in particular, her bangs. You have the pictures though. I'd seen this explanation before but without the pictures I'd never realized that the references to Tina's bangs were actually references to what I thought were her eyebrows. Cheer Up Boss Dharma  I love the first half here. Office flirting gone horribly wrong for half a dozen independently arising reasons.
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Yvonmukluk posted:Maybe check that link if you want to see the awesome cover for the story. I dunno if the bridging stories will be included on comics, so I'll toss in links if they're not.  "black tears"?  Also, he's making the same cry as the alien: 
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Arlo and Janis Tina's Groove Classic (Oct. 13, 2007)  Arlo and Janis Classic (Oct. 13, 1997)  Garfield Classic (Oct. 13, 1987) 
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TofuDiva posted:Fair point. I was thinking of Toto in the basket on the bicycle, but the space program does make sense. Given the light tone of the cartoon, it seems out of tune to have him laughing at the lead paint thing, but maybe that's it nonetheless. Revlon, maker of the red fingernail paint, was the major sponsor of the $64,000 Question game show. It turned out the game show was rigged, which was a national scandal.
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spookygonk posted:I did think there'd be more on that end bit with Jordan:
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Ghostlight posted:In the Star Trek episode that the alien shape references, those aliens are secretly taking over humanity by burrowing into powerful people's bodies and puppeting them from the spinal cord and the death of the queen parasite causes all the others bound to it to conveniently wither and die, ending the threat. Just like vampires!
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Or putting too much air in a balloon!
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Odonata posted:Revlon, maker of the red fingernail paint, was the major sponsor of the $64,000 Question game show. It turned out the game show was rigged, which was a national scandal. That’s gotta be it, well done! I completely forgot about that!
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BCN Phoebe  Wallace the Brave  Curtis is apparently not done with this? 
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Vargo posted:Wallace the Brave
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Beatrix, you're the best!
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Pastry of the Year posted:Arlo and Janis Classic (Oct. 13, 1997) Okay, I didn't look too closely at the salesman at first. That's a good one. Rhymes with Orange  Pros and Cons  Retail 
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Another fact about good ol' Liston is that he held the world record for cutting off a man's leg, about 30 seconds if I recall. Of course, he also managed to castrate the boy as well.
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I recently saw someone who was the perfect image of a Close to Home character in real life. It was frankly terrifying. He even had glasses! I wish I could have taken a picture, but that would surely have been rude. You'll have to trust me that it was seriously uncanny.
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Toastline posted:I recently saw someone who was the perfect image of a Close to Home character in real life. It was frankly terrifying. He even had glasses! I wish I could have taken a picture, but that would surely have been rude. You'll have to trust me that it was seriously uncanny. I can't even imagine how that must have looked. The overbite, the frumpy build, the glasses, the utter lack of a chin. Speaking of real life Closer to Home, I am putting this comic under spoilers because I want you to guess, picture it in your mind, How would this comic depict a bust of Elvis?    to make matters worse, that Elvis comic is the first time my phone's ever detected a face in these comics: 
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EasyEW posted:Dok's Feral Duck (June 15-16, 1912) Can you embiggen these? I hate to think anyone missed Cop Killer Duck here because of the tiny images. Also please stop posting 9CL.
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F Minus Macanudo  Mark Trail  Mary Worth  I speak cat, and Libby's saying: "That's too bad. It's time to feed me now though." The Phantom  Pooch Cafe  Rex Morgan MD  Well I didn't expect that. Andertoons  Apartment 3-G  Papagoras is the only real man in the A3G universe.
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Pastry of the Year posted:Arlo and Janis Classic (Oct. 13, 1997) This made me realize that I’d totally be down for a slice of life comic strip about an adult Schroeder who’s now just a piano salesman despite being an insanely talented child prodigy.
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Johnny Walker posted:
In tomorrow's strip, the Morgan kid will blab to the kid's mom who will file suit against Rex Morgan for violating patient confidentiality and HIPAA. Rex Morgan will have to surrender his bass boat.
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