Kid Fenris posted:

I like how the larger Creep made himself a little dolphin fin to wear.

Exactly. It's a sitcom where every female character is a joyless shrew who exists just to mock, criticize, or reject the male characters.

catlord posted:

I'm not sure whose side we're supposed to be on in this Luann storyline. On one hand, yeah, it's a little weird having Bernice and Luann's mum bonding over porn, but on the other hand Luann certainly seems to be being portrayed as an incredible prude that doesn't quite feel like we're supposed to agree with her. But this is Luann, so who knows.

readingatwork posted:

Crabgrass

Samovar posted:

Eh - there have been many snowman comics from C&H, I certainly wouldn't describe that as 'one of the best known strips of all time'.

I think that Crabgrass is fine.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

Tag yourself, I'm flunkin' my junk.

everyone wear hats now posted:

The Creeps



That's true, a house does keep the outside from being inside!

Esplanade posted:

I like the little detail of Jeff (or is that Mutt?) plugging his ear. Don't want to damage your hearing while you're killing yourself!

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

The writer of this strip has to be one of the most sour and unlikeable Boomers you could imagine.

Ralph Crammed In posted:

This is probably the laziest individual comic I've ever seen. It's just an exchange by static characters. Literally, a conversation I've had multiple times before (although replace Chipotle with Papa Murphy's). The "joke" is the weakest possible premise, the art is offensively bland.

Malachite_Dragon posted:

Ngl I'm kind of with Ed on this. People who take for-loving-ever to get back to you on anything, but expect you to respond to them immediately, are the worst and should have their phones explode.

Murdstone posted:

Mara Llave




Every strip ends with "Interesting things will happen soon you just wait!"

Malachite_Dragon posted:

And you're assuming Savarna won't just shoot them for not letting her have her way because...?

Bruceski posted:

You ask A "What would B say if I asked them if their hallway was safe".

If B is a liar:
If hallway A is safe B would lie and say "yes", then A says "yes"
If hallway B is safe B would say "no" and A will say "no".

If B tells the truth:
If hallway A is safe B would say "no" and then A will say "yes".
If hallway B is safe B would say "yes" so A says "no"

In either case a reply from A of "yes" means hallway A is safe and "no" means B. You are guaranteed to have one and only one lie in the answer.

NVTrainee posted:

So roughly, when does it start to decline?

Bibliotechno Music posted:

It is a bit old fashioned, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised, especially in the early days and now. And the art is absolutely amazing, my girlfriend is almost definitely sick of me turning to her and saying “LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL BOAT!”

Selachian posted:

Ivan Itch? Really?

Zamboni Rodeo posted:

Ah, yes. I, too, often work out in khakis and loafers.

Hempuli posted:

Fingerpori

Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer, known for a lot of really iconic tunes, including Finlandia, which some have suggested should've been out national anthem.

Murdstone posted:

The Phantom



I periodically get surprised by what they let in this strip. I don't think there's any other that has people straight up being killed on panel like this

Murdstone posted:

Edit: I wonder if Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knows he's in Gil Thorp right now.

Sad news: former Mary Worth artist Joe Giella passed away at the tender young age of 94.

He also did Batman and a bunch of other DC comics. Seems like he was a nice guy and had a good career. I however will remember him as the man who drew the Aldo Kelrast saga.

Selachian posted:

everyone wear hats now posted:

Alhazred posted:

Here's a fun thing: Grated antler was once used in baking. It was called antler salt and was a form of baking soda. It's not made in that way anymore, but it kept it's name.

Selachian posted:

"Comic valentines," which featured insulting verses instead of sentimental or romantic ones, used to be a thing. Here's a collection of Victorian-era comic valentines (warning: some racist and anti-Irish content).

Alhazred posted:

It really does show how out of touch he is that he believes that kids that age is anywhere close to being able to sew.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

I don't know about the utility of learning A.I systems, but an irony of when we were growing up was that teachers encourages learning how to use graphing calculators in math class and then got mad when we learned how to write programs to do math problems for us. I kinda get it, because the entire point of math class is to learn how to do the math, but it was a "no, not like that" sort of situation.

PainterofCrap posted:

I have been (very carefully) looking this up, and so far have found no references to the word as a descriptor of an unsavory or dull situation. In fact, the online Merriam-Webster says that the term was coined in 1951.

Mr. Squishy posted:

What the hell is going on in 1980s Mary Worth

Murdstone posted:

I want to hope he’s saying these things so the teenage girl won’t be interested in him anymore but I doubt that’s true.

EasyEW posted:

Sally Forth

Malachite_Dragon posted:

People try really hard to convince themselves the comic was always about the dumb big-headed kid getting owned for existing and his kick-rear end dog, and never anything else.

EasyEW posted:

For those of you who don't have enough suffering in your life, we've been unpacking the latest 9CL material in the BSS Discord. Spoilered because you deserve a fighting chance: Not just a pregnancy fetish, but a delivery room fetish. Look at yesterday's and try to see anything else. I dare you.

Julet Esqu posted:

For more fun context, in the strip immediately preceding this she was still pushing. The baby has been out for maybe a second if they haven't handed it to her yet. Odds are good that the umbilical cord is still attached.

rannum posted:

Something about toddler speak in comics just drives me up the wall in general, but FOOB's April comics always manage to take the cake

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

The problem isn't that Calvin isn't smart, but that he's probably too smart for his own good.

quote:

Also, the last panel of that second C&H would make a great emote/emphasis picture for the forums.

Shaman Tank Spec posted:

Fingerpori



Do markets like these exist outside the Nordics / Europe? It's kind of like what I assume a farmer's market to be. People can rent out stall space on the town square or central marketplace or on a plaza by the harbour or whatever, and then sell whatever the hell they want. You usually get a mixture of people selling handicrafts, farm vegetables, berries and fruits, and medium size businesses selling their goods.

For instance this is a dedicated fish market that happens regularly in my home town.

Kennel posted:

Dustin