Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for May 26, 2015

But it’s all about poetry, dude!

Had to look it up just to be sure !

I thought it was a poem about Alaska’s former governor.

Verne’s book of definitions is too concise:A palinode or palinody is an ode in which the writer retracts a view or sentiment expressed in an earlier poem. The first recorded use of a palinode is in a poem by Stesichorus in the 7th century BC, in which he retracts his earlier statement that the Trojan War was all the fault of Helen.wonder if there is such a thing for Mrs. O’Leary’s cow

I’m dense… I don’t understand the joke. I get that Hammy is a “pal” but I can’t figure out how “-inode” relates to “bump”.

Michael Pajaro: I suppose that if your cold is bad enough, Nome can come out node.

Michael Pajaro – I had to suss it out myself. Pali-node (bump is a synonym for node).

If this keeps up all week, I expect the last strip will have a caveman standing on the wooden axle of a stone wheel. “I’ve just invented the restraining order.”

Thank you bobthorsen – I never heard of node meaning bump. All I can say is, wow, that’s a bad joke.