Comic Strips 2022: Girls Are People!

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I enjoy reading contemporary newspaper comics.	64	26.02%
I hate reading contemporary newspaper comics.	42	17.07%
I enjoy reading historical newspaper comics.	88	35.77%
I enjoy reading newspaper comics from foreign countries.	52	21.14%
Total:	246 votes

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Mikl: Nov 8, 2009; Vote shit sandwich or the shit sandwich gets it!

Twelve by Pies posted:

I think maybe it's because of that law that you can't kill and eat someone that you know personally?

So if I live next door to Bob the Pig and have been neighbors with him for a year or so, I can't kill him because I know him. But Herd Thinners Inc. sends in some dude from upstate to kill Bob the Pig and sell him to the supermarket, and now I can buy Bob the Pig's flesh and consume it with no problems. If Herd Thinners is gone, now I have no meat to eat, and I can't kill Bob the Pig, so what do I do? So the supermarket is (I guess) hiring professional murderers to murder Bob the Pig when he goes to the supermarket so I can still eat Bob the Pig's carcass without running afoul of the law.

Technically (God I hate saying this) there's no laws against killing someone you're close to. The general gist of it is: if you kill someone to eat them (or to sell their meat), it's fine; if you kill them just because, then it's murder. This applies even if you kill someone for whatever reason and then eat them -- Lindesfarne was super willing to kill Tammy, the moth Fenton cheated on her with, before they got to talking and became friends. However, in society, it's generally frowned upon to eat your friends, because well, otherwise no one would have any friends, since everyone would be super suspicious of each other.

Murdercompanies like Herd Thinners have bylaws that forbid employees to (knowingly) kill someone they know, because otherwise no one would want to be friends with a Herd Thinners employee, and no one would want to work for Herd Thinners (because they'd have zero friends). Some people, like R.L., regularly ignore those bylaws and eat people they know (co-workers, even); this is a metaphor for corporate greed and corruption I guess? Question mark?

e. This is the worst pagesnipe ever.

Mikl fucked around with this message at 16:05 on Mar 7, 2022

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# ? May 28, 2024 02:48

Cowslips Warren: Oct 29, 2005; What use had they for tricks and cunning, living in the enemy's warren and paying his price?; Grimey Drawer

Tillicum is amazing. And the best part is, he knows she means it too, just look at those faces.

# ? Mar 7, 2022 16:04

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

Docks

Retail

Popcom

# ? Mar 7, 2022 16:28

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

TegneHanne

# ? Mar 7, 2022 16:34

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

Cowslips Warren posted:

Tillicum is amazing. And the best part is, he knows she means it too, just look at those faces.

Yeah, she'll shank Boltar without mercy or remorse

# ? Mar 7, 2022 16:53

Professor Wayne: Aug 27, 2008; So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.

The_Other posted:

Giant Days x Batman Donk, Splonk

John Allison's Patreon John Allison's Gumroad store
Forward Slash Scare website for Allison's side comics

This video is literally the only thing I know about Snooker. Bruce Wayne is probably in the same boat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZTiRdcURuI

# ? Mar 7, 2022 16:56

Countblanc: Apr 20, 2005; _{Help a hero out!}

Alhazred posted:

TegneHanne

What happened with the sick kid? Did I miss the conclusion there or did the story just move elsewhere suddenly

# ? Mar 7, 2022 17:32

Powered Descent: Jul 13, 2008; We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

Bizarro

The Family Circus

# ? Mar 7, 2022 17:42

Nostalgamus: Sep 28, 2010

Storm P

# ? Mar 7, 2022 17:50

Huxley: Oct 10, 2012; Grimey Drawer

Nostalgamus posted:

Storm P

I'm not usually an "I'm in this and I don't like it" guy but yeesh.

I am horrible about being 2 minutes into small talk with a person I'll never see again and deciding to start divulging embarrassing information or going on long tangents by myself about like, Mary Worth or something.

Reminds me of a tweet I read once along the lines of, "They haven't thought twice about the thing you said that you thought was awkward. They're thinking about the awkward thing you said that you didn't even clock."

# ? Mar 7, 2022 17:57

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Countblanc posted:

What happened with the sick kid? Did I miss the conclusion there or did the story just move elsewhere suddenly

She has said that he has a diagnosis now and she won't say what it is because that's his story to tell and not her.

# ? Mar 7, 2022 18:15

howe_sam: Mar 7, 2013; Creepy little garbage eaters

Esplanade posted:

Guindon

I found a Guindon in the wild this weekend!

I thiiiink this was published after the resolution of the NHL lockout that wiped out the 2004-2005(?) season, and it's been on my parents' fridge ever since.

# ? Mar 7, 2022 18:15

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

Esplanade posted:

Guindon

The style here is extremely familiar but I don't remember them. They're pretty great though!

Samovar posted:

I assume "I ain't afraid of no ghost," while probably fairly accurate, was a translator's choice of phrasing.

My Lovely Horse posted:

So she means Val, right

I say yes.

Kennel posted:

Nancy

Ouch. This one got me.

F Minus

Mark Trail

Mary Worth

The Phantom

Pooch Cafe

Rex Morgan MD

Andertoons

Apartment 3-G

# ? Mar 7, 2022 19:48

Shirec: Jul 29, 2009; How to cock it up, Fig. I

Murdstone posted:

Mary Worth

I know Mary Worth is a soap opera strip with all the caveats that implies but good lord. No woman (or any other person socialized in such a way) would be that unaware. I have to imagine also teachers are at least trained somewhat on this but perhaps not?

# ? Mar 7, 2022 19:51

Fighting Trousers: May 17, 2011; Does this excite you, girl?

Shirec posted:

I know Mary Worth is a soap opera strip with all the caveats that implies but good lord. No woman (or any other person socialized in such a way) would be that unaware. I have to imagine also teachers are at least trained somewhat on this but perhaps not?

An adjunct at a community college receives zero (0) pedological and classroom training, though she's probably had to do the basic Title IX training. But that generally deals with the power differential between profs and students, not what to do about students making heart eyes at you. That requires a level of emotional intelligence, which obviously is not Toby's strong suit.

# ? Mar 7, 2022 20:34

Mister Beeg: Sep 7, 2012; A Certified Jerk

Powered Descent posted:

Bizarro

Uh wow, lots of classic cartoon references in the back

Left to right: Captain Huffenpuff ("Beany and Cecil", created by Bob Clampett), unknown, Tom Terrific, Chumley from "Tennessee Tuxedo", Flebus, Mickey Rodent (?), Gandy Goose.

Actually, lemme embed "Flebus" because it's one of my all-time favorite cartoons and more people should watch it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKqKotymi6g

# ? Mar 7, 2022 21:15

Yvonmukluk: Oct 10, 2012; Everything is Sinister

Bad Machinery

# ? Mar 7, 2022 21:32

Vargo: Dec 27, 2008; 'Cuz it's KILLIN' ME!

Breaking Cat News

Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Wallace the Brave

Curtis is reruns again, I'll bring it back when there's new stuff.

# ? Mar 7, 2022 21:42

Shaman Tank Spec: Dec 26, 2003; *blep*

Darthemed posted:

Docks

Touch away, we don't mind!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhaOb0Ka-k

# ? Mar 7, 2022 21:43

Arbetor: Mar 28, 2010; Gonna play tasty.

Murdstone posted:

Andertoons

Which is why we need to canonize hoamuhphone, which is a synonym for homonym.

# ? Mar 7, 2022 21:50

Professor Wayne: Aug 27, 2008; So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.

Pickles

Zits

# ? Mar 7, 2022 21:56

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

Vargo posted:

Wallace the Brave

I really like the stories the dad tells about where Sterling came from

# ? Mar 7, 2022 22:01

BigglesSWE: Dec 2, 2014; How 'bout them hawks news huh!

Ballard Street

(Only Snyder I'll ever be a fan of).

# ? Mar 7, 2022 22:07

Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Loon, Crazy and Laughable

Yvonmukluk posted:

Bad Machinery

I get what Blossom is feeling and going through, but she's just horrible. Really abusive poo poo here.

# ? Mar 7, 2022 22:58

howe_sam: Mar 7, 2013; Creepy little garbage eaters

Blossom, worse than Desmond Fishman?

# ? Mar 8, 2022 00:28

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Des is a mentally deficient stranger in a strange land. Blossom is just spiteful.

# ? Mar 8, 2022 00:31

Transmodiar: Jul 9, 2005; You're a terrible person, Mildred.

Modesty Blaise: The Gabriel Set-Up

# ? Mar 8, 2022 00:32

Selachian: Oct 9, 2012

Bunkraine

Rhymes with Orange

Get Fuzzy 3/6/02

Brenda Starr 4/19-21/48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cn-iPEEzfA

Smokey Stover 8/4/46

Everyday Movies 11/28/34

"And then after you told him he mustn't, what did he do?"

Selachian fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Mar 8, 2022

# ? Mar 8, 2022 01:45

Good Listener: Sep 2, 2006; Ask me about moons
Fact #1 The Moon is really cool

Green Intern posted:

I get what Blossom is feeling and going through, but she's just horrible. Really abusive poo poo here.

I don't really like the way things go with Blossom and Shauna to be honest. I think I've said it before though at the start of the arc though.

Also the Batman tribute strip is weird and I dunno if I'm really into the mystery trio there?

# ? Mar 8, 2022 03:23