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EasyEW posted:And a bonus wall of That's a David Mitchell rant. Julet Esqu posted:Okay, time to find out who's jumping out of the plane in Luann Greg 12:4 is my favourite bible verse.
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Getting angry in advance that big goofy angel Mud Mountain Murphy is about to encounter trouble for trusting Rene Conman Criminal Conman Lastname to have done anything legit. I don't think Mark Trail can be good at this point but losing the incredibly self-conscious narration box that is basically begging the audience to laugh and reminding them a joke was told would be a nice step forward. It's one of the absolute worst tics any comedian could develop. amigolupus posted:What's pathetic is that Crankshaft the character's reason for being here was to voice objections about this risky business venture. So not only did he steal what was supposed to be Mindy's role (because St. Lisa forbid a woman ever do anything in this comic), he didn't even do his loving job. I would think they should ask Funky what led to the place shutting down but I also fully trust that Dopey Pete's thought process was "I miss my local pizza joint" -> "How hard could it be to run myself? And I can eat all the pizza I want!" First year restaurant struggles in a proven failure location, my man loves a challenge. If the conversation ends here it also makes Funky kind of a prick, but at least no more than the average businessman. I'd be hard-pressed to turn down free money from a sucker too.
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It's one pizza place, how much could it cost to run? $20 a day?
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Hippocrass posted:It's one pizza place, how much could it cost to run? $20 a day? No experience running a restaurant, no contacts in the business. No familiarity with the regulations surrounding the business. Nothing but a vague external idea of how the business actually works, money, and a whim. Well, at least he didn't pay 42 billion dollars for it.
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Rhymes with Orange Get Fuzzy 12/4/03  Brenda Starr 3/16/52  That hillbilly shootin' iron of Weegee's apparently has the range of a sniper rifle. Smokey Stover 5/25/58  Everyday Movies 1/11/37  "He forgot me at Christmas so I've stopped tucking in the blanket for his feet." Invisible Scarlet O'Neil 9/13/42  Closer Than We Think 5/25/58  Teachers on video screens! That'll work out great, right? Bonus News Story! Was it uphill both ways? 
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Dec 5, 2023 13:54
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Murdstone posted:Mary Worth 
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Poil posted:So... another man says hello with familiarity and he instantly switches into aggression mode. Girl, the best decision you ever made in your life was to get away from him the first time. Dude you went on ONE DATE with her. Chill on the "who is this man who speaks as though he knows you!" Also, loving Phantom. "Well Mozz did a suuuuuper specific prophecy but maybe it was one of those super easy to misinterpret parts of. A more loose self-fulfilling prophecy."
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Dec 5, 2023 14:50
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Selachian posted:Get Fuzzy 12/4/03 In 2004, my family went on a trip to southern Canada to visit our relatives. The border guards going into Canada were as nice as can be. The American border guard, however, was a pig. "Why did you want to go to Canada?". We wanted to say, "Well, we're American al Qaeda and were scoping out spots for the next 9/11" but we also didn't want to be black bagged and never seen again. Good job, buddy! Doin' a great job guarding that imaginary line up north from Tim Hortons!
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Dec 5, 2023 15:07
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Giant Ethicist posted:We Are Reproducing She's really obsessed with her boobs and breastfeeding, isn't she.
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Dec 5, 2023 15:28
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Alterian posted:She's really obsessed with her boobs and breastfeeding, isn't she. One moment you got a pair of useless lumps taking up space and being the object of desire from a bunch of man-child’s and the next it’s literally the most important thing in the world and the difference between life and death of your crotch spawn. Guess I’d be kinda fascinated by them too.
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Crab Dad posted:One moment you got a pair of useless lumps taking up space and being the object of desire from a bunch of man-child’s and the next it’s literally the most important thing in the world and the difference between life and death of your crotch spawn. Or you just formula feed if they don't work / don't want to because we live in modern society.
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Given that drat near anti-vac level of dismissiveness they'd had to the doctor, my gut tells me the reaction to formula would be less than ideal.
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Dec 5, 2023 16:07
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Those strips were about formula, and I don't think it's helpful to bring in the current anti-vax movement when reading a comic from the 80s. e: 90s.
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Dec 5, 2023 16:12
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Malachite_Dragon posted:Given that drat near anti-vac level of dismissiveness they'd had to the doctor, my gut tells me the reaction to formula would be less than ideal. “Only bad mothers use formula”.
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You can insist on context all you want, ignoring the doctor like that was still sus as gently caress.
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Alterian posted:She's really obsessed with her boobs and breastfeeding, isn't she. I read this as more of a memoir that also instructs. Takes the mystique out of it. Crab Dad posted:One moment you got a pair of useless lumps taking up space and being the object of desire from a bunch of man-child’s and the next it’s literally the most important thing in the world and the difference between life and death of your crotch spawn. Exactly so. Before long, they'll be back to being full-time playthings.
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In reality I recall reading about a huge push to get woman to use formula to in essence get them hooked paying out especially in third world countries. Apparently it was an easier sell in the United States because breastfeeding was considered low class from the start. Formula has a lot of good and can be life saving but the companies that produced it aren’t doing it out of goodwill for mankind.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:You can insist on context all you want, ignoring the doctor like that was still sus as gently caress. You're thinking anti-vax but the actual comparison is with dietary advice, and dietary advice by-and-large can be dismissed as bullshit (in the absense of an actual disease like diebetis).
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I just spotted a couple of familiar characters in another thread: It looks like Father and Son have a second life in the world of Chinese education material.
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Julet Esqu posted:Okay, time to find out who's jumping out of the plane in Luann Okay so I think the younger Evans is trying to become A Serious Writer but she only has like fanfic level of talent and all the same writing tics of a burgeoning 13-year old (like everything being in present tense) so this is basically like her publishing on a vanity press but making all of us read it. Speaking of having no writing ability... Murdstone posted:
That's not a joke! It's like barely a reference to an aphorism! But also it's literally your purpose for doing this. Alterian posted:She's really obsessed with her boobs and breastfeeding, isn't she. We Are Reproducing is really good, but I'm gonna lightly suggest that some of its goon praise stems from Jucika-level horniness for the hot anime lady that talks about her tits a lot. Breaking Cat News  Phoebe and Her Unicorn  Wallace the Brave  Heart of the City  Please Billingsley do a seance storyline 
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Bizarro The "pie" hidden symbol is a little contrived, but I'll allow it. The Family Circus  When you think about it, it's a little weird that there's an entire song about playing a drum solo for a sleeping newborn. Slylock Fox  Flash Gordon 
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Weembles posted:I just spotted a couple of familiar characters in another thread: So it was a silent strip because Weimar Germans didn't speak Mandarin?  Mutts  Santa's Victory Christmas (December 4, 1942)  Sally Forth  Skippy (November 28, 1935)  Peanuts (December 7, 1976)  Crankshaft  Hold up. If it was on the historic registry, then why the hell did you auction off all the history when you closed? Rip Haywire is apparently doing a Christmas abduction this year.  Li'l Abner didn't die yesterday after all. But give him another chance. (April 11-13, 1935)    Popeye (July 9, 1940)  Olive & Popeye  Out Our Way (June 24-26, 1943)    My primary paper skipped that middle one. Either it got damaged before it made it to press or they went waaaaaaaaaay out of their way to avoid it for other reasons. EasyEW fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Dec 5, 2023 |
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EasyEW posted:Mutts The adults silently staring because the fundie child brought up religion and made things awkward.
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Vargo posted:We Are Reproducing is really good, but I'm gonna lightly suggest that some of its goon praise stems from Jucika-level horniness for the hot anime lady that talks about her tits a lot. Also, we've seen a touch on Uchida's opinion about formula in her opinion about baby bottles, which is that bottles are hard to clean so she felt lucky she only uses them for treats. I didn't get the impression she cared particularly about formula either way except that breastfeeding works best for her. I think people project a lot of opinions on her that she's not actually expressing?
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PetraCore posted:I think people project a lot of opinions on her that she's not actually expressing? Asking goons to be normal about the Japanese or women is a fool's errand to start with, good luck combining the two.
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This is why you should think through your analogies. If you don't tread carefully you suddenly find yourself portraying segregated housing as completely normal.
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EasyEW posted:Olive & Popeye WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE
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Raskolnikov38 posted:WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE I actually quite like the art. It just shouldn't be a Popeye comic Even a spinoff would be fine
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maybeadracula posted:I actually quite like the art. It's an Olive comic. Popeye shows up sometimes.
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I take more offense with the strip just spelling out the mystery. Seems to happen with a lot of these webcomic storyline writers, they give everything away and leave the characters with little agency. Why not hint that there's a weirdo at the docks at night and we discover these things with a successful stakeout? "It's not something" no, it's everything except whether or not Charon is faffing about or something is blocking him.Kavak posted:Asking goons to be normal about the Japanese or women is a fool's errand to start with, good luck combining the two. Seconding. The anti-vax theory seems a bit forced. Speaking of horny for Jucika: Jucika "422 - Jucika And The Helpful Husband"  "423 - Jucika And The Well-Equipped Bus"  "Autóbusz = Bus"
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Safety Dance posted:It's an Olive comic. Popeye shows up sometimes. That's great. If there's ALSO a Popeye comic
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Popeye took over thimble theatre - it is the cycle of life.
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Mr. Squishy posted:Popeye took over thimble theatre - it is the cycle of life. This strip is more like if Segar added 30 more Castor Oyls instead.
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The facts in the literal text of the comic are that she respects women who use formula because of how much work it is and her kid is immunized so I dunno, bring all the baggage you want into it I guess. We Are Reproducing: OK this one is straight up sex, though. 
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