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   phelpsgates said, 6 months ago

   Can somebody explain what “to 80 more years” is about? It’s not the 80th anniversary of the strip, and not Johnny Hart’s 80th. Off the top of my head, I’d guess that this is a birthday card for Johnny Hart’s widow, but this seems a pretty flimsy premise for a comic. And what’s with the Q. “eye” flag?
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   Kaputnik said, 6 months ago

   @phelpsgates

   Well, as I recall, the queen’s name is Ida, so that would explain the Q eye. Since Hart was born in 1931, your guess that his wife might have been born in 1932 seems plausible.
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   hippiejerry said, 6 months ago

   It’s Queen Eye, duh! Anyway, Queen Ida is 80 now, but she’ll forever now say she’s only 79. That’s funny enough.
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   cujosmom said, 6 months ago

   Except for Foxtrot and Lio, all the comics today didn’t load. I hate it when I have to come on here just to read them.
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   Cathy said, 6 months ago

   I’m pretty sure the birthday refers to Johnny Hart. I enjoy reading it every year. It is also MY birthday and every year my husband forgets! At least B.C. remembers!
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   TaxGeek said, 6 months ago

   Hart’s b-day was 18 Feb 1931, so it must refer to his wife.
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   Alexikakos said, 6 months ago

   @phelpsgates

   A terriible rebus. Queue Eye / Queen Ida.
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   inshadowz said, 6 months ago

   “A gentleman always remembers a woman’s birthday, but never her age.”
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   russell5419 said, 6 months ago

   @phelpsgates, your thinking too much, it’s just a comic strip meant to entertain you, not challenge you.
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    SeaFox10 said, 6 months ago

    My Dad turned 89 yesterday! He can still swing an axe and cut down an eight inch tree!
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    Christopher Shea said, 6 months ago

    Queen Ida is based on Hart’s wife Bobby, whose given name is Ida. She’s featured every year on her birthday, December 3. — Wikipedia
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    Minecraft is awsome! (Joshua Bucy) said, 6 months ago

    Yay B:C Is on now!!!!
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    CAtransplant said, 6 months ago

    Yeah, strips are for entertainment, but I still like to understand them. I’m in the “terrible rebus” clan. Still, I suppose Hart can be forgiven for targeting his long-loyal fans who clearly got the QI thing.
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    Vegas Viper said, 6 months ago

    ?????????????
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    phelpsgates said, 6 months ago

    @Christopher Shea

    Aha! Thanks for the wikipedia info, which explains it all. Interesting to note that Hart depicted his wife in the strip, but as “an unfeeling and abusive dictator”!
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