CSotD: Kids, Parents, Work, Play
In these fraught times, silly humor is doubly welcome, and educational as well: Bizarro (KFS) also offers a new-to-me term…
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CSotD: Monday Funny Papers Potpourri
Sherman’s Lagoon (AMS) is apparently at the start of a story arc that is a departure for the strip, which…
CSotD: Great Expectations
Since I don’t follow Canadian politics closely, I’m not sure if the Fat Cat in Bruce MacKinnon’s commentary on the…
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: Double Mandatory Comic Sunday
With today being Super Bowl Sunday and tomorrow Valentine’s Day, cartoonists are under some pressure to cite one or the…
CSotD: Banned Aids and Nits Picked
I was glad to see Steve Brodner’s latest commentary, which is about banned books, and about the way the right…
CSotD: Journalism takes stepping out of the water
Sherman’s Lagoon (KFS) plays with a fairly well-known saying, that fish don’t understand the concept of being “wet” because they…
CSotD: Fun with Self-Deception
A laugh from Mr. Boffo to start the day. Joe Martin’s sense of humor is based on the loveable loser,…
CSotD: Dare to be daring
As we’re discussing, debating and dissecting the current state and potential future of cartooning, Will Henry is going off in…
CSotD: You’re invited to a party in my pandemic
In Between Friends (KFS), Susan sometimes struggles with “older,” but she’s becoming more comfortable with “wiser,” which makes sense, since…
CSotD: Avoiding the Bad Vibes
Today’s Frazz (AMS) reminds me of my father saying that some people duck down behind a protective fence to avoid…
CSotD: Quips and quibbles quaint
(I pirated today’s headline!) Brewster Rockit (Tribune) is totally on target, though I can’t remember who it was that I…
CSotD: Dys, not mis, information
I’m going to start the day by taking Lalo Alcaraz (AMS) to task, though only on a linguistic point. “Misinformation”…
CSotD: Sunday Morning Coming Down (from pandemic)
Graeme MacKay celebrates the opening of barber shops as Ontario eases up on things. We haven’t been as strict as…
CSotD: Childish Gambits
I can counter-quote Mr. Boffo: You coulda had class. You coulda been a political commentator. You coulda been somebody, instead…