CSotD: Clear thinking on a Sunday morning
So here’s the thing: I didn’t have to wait until the final panel of today’s Barn (Creators) to know what…
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CSotD: In which I get to say ‘Dadgummit’ a lot
Let’s start with Daddy’s Home (Creators) and no, I haven’t finished doing my taxes yet, but I’m finished dealing with…
CSotD: A Catachresis Crisis
It’s National Grammar Day, and Day By Dave (AMS) celebrates it by dragging fingernails across a blackboard. Using “should of”…
CSotD: Which Reminds Me …
They Can Talk provides an excellent starting point for contemplating cartoons that remind me of other things, because, by playing…
CSotD: The Wait-What School of Humor
My distaste for awards is sort of a running gag here, and this Sherman’s Lagoon (AMS) pretty well sums it…
CSotD: Lemme Give You A Tip
We’re avoiding politics today, but that doesn’t mean unbridled frivolity. Betty (AMS) brings up a thorny question, which is how…
CSotD: … and another thing …
The best part of this Daddy’s Home (Creators) is that he’s right, sort of. That is, we shouldn’t believe what…
CSotD: True Comix!
We’re working today on the premise that cartoons can contain a lot of truth, and starting with Wallace the Brave…
CSotD: Pre-Christmas Miscellany
I don’t know how far ahead Jef Mallett works on Frazz (AMS), but he hit this one squarely: Michigan, where…
CSotD: A sound basis for humor
Candorville (WPWG) reminds me of how much I miss the Olden Days. Not the medieval olden days evoked here, but…
CSotD: The Holiday With No Meaning
Daddy’s Home (Creators) puts me in mind of “The Archie Bunker Rule” that I had in our household when the…
CSotD: Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight
The political stuff today is mostly awful, so we’ll deal with that tomorrow and just go for silliness, starting with…
CSotD: Small things that amuse my small mind
I’m going to start with something substantive before moving on to trivia today. I don’t entirely disagree with Mike Lester…
CSotD: Friday Funnies Miscellany
This Andertoons doesn’t require a lot of explanation, though you have to be old enough to remember giant, air-conditioning-required, tape-driven…
CSotD – Adult Humor
Fathers get so little positive play on the comics page that, having been a single dad, I’m gonna lead with…