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1. 

   Margueritem said, 20 days ago

   Uh-oh, it’s Fee Fi and his cute leopard skin covered tush.

2. 

   Fer Lefer said, 20 days ago

   Mmmm…

   Days ago, it was the revenge against Ringo… now, it’s the ownership of the circus…

   …I demand the return of the pig in wheels!

3. 

   Llewellenbruce said, 20 days ago

   Yesterday Mr Pops was on top of the tiger cage. Today he’s
   suddenly outside the circus tent. Does Locher know how to
   write a believable script?

4. 

   Margueritem said, 20 days ago

   Fer Lefer, I’ll second that demand for the return of the pig on wheels!

5. 

   MaxStarmanJones said, 20 days ago

   See a gun hidden on someone? Then it must not be hidden, huh?

   Wow. I didn’t think they could get worse. And it would be nice if Tracy could have read this crimestopper tip, since it appears that EVERYONE at the circus was packin’ iron. I think everybody but Tracy has a gun right now. Maybe even Bonnie Braids, who went home two months ago.

6. 

   BASSMANB0B said, 20 days ago

   Flight Suit - Top o’ the world, Ma!

   Check on 10/30.

   You did, however catch my mistake regarding Fe Fi.

   Peace.

   BB

7. 

   Flight Suit said, 20 days ago

   Who is this crafty caucasian fellow in the purple Zoot Suit, and what is that bulge directly over his right clavicle? That’s a very strange place for a gun, especially if one wishes for it not to be noticed. I’ve certainly never seen any type of holster which would place a gun there and in that position.

   Bassmanbob, I honestly hadn’t realized you’d already made that comment! I think I was too fixated on the Fee Fi thing, and too disturbed by the talk of bodily functions (I’m very delicate) to notice anything else.

   But now I’m guilty of doing that thing which I’ve previously complained about; making a comment that somebody else had previously made. bleeep it!

8. 

   Carlo Coratelli said, 20 days ago

   zzzz….

9. 

   itisme said, 20 days ago

   Crimestoppers tip: See a gun hidden on someone? Better make sure of the local concealed carry laws before turning them in.

   And what’s that he’s drinking? Looks like something brewd in the basement of a frat house.

   As for the actual storyline: you guys got that commentary sewn up quite nicely.

10. 

    Flight Suit said, 19 days ago

    If you turn that bottle on its side, it appears to have the word “mini” on it. So the guy’s drinking delicious Mini Me brand liqueur, endorsed by Dr. Evil, and preferred by villains everywhere!

11. 

    Fearless_Fosdick said, 19 days ago

    A docile cat…….with a really, really, really, really long tail.

12. 

    fishbulb said, 19 days ago

    Okay, time for the cops summoned by Mr. Pops to ventilate his hiney. Unless they’ve vanished like the SWAT team. Actually, they probably would have done it when he pulled out his spare rod.

13. 

    itisme said, 19 days ago

    I just noticed this:

    In the next to the last panel, Mr. Jiffy Pops is holding the pistol in his left hand, then in the black shadowed last panel, he is holding it (and here is kind of an odd thing to say when one cannot even see a hand) in his right hand.

    A little Ginko Biloba for the memory may be in order so we can have a little continuity!

14. 

    Flight Suit said, 19 days ago

    Thought of some good bumper-sticker slogans:

    “Guns don’t kill people; Clowns kill people!”

    and…

    “They can have my circus when they pry it from my cold, dead, strangely misshapen fingers!”

15. 

    morrow said, 19 days ago

    Itisme, I don’t think Bozo switched hands with the gun. I say that because in the previous panel, he is facing the outside of the cage, and in the last panel, he could still be facing the outside with his back to Fe Fi, whom he doesn’t see climbed up on the opposite side……. therefore keeping the pistol in his right hand..

    It seems that Macy has survived all these years because the villians have been dumber than Macy. Not by much, mind you. It ‘s as Macy’s elevator doesn’t go exactly to the top floor. Some would say Macy isn’t the brightest light on the tree, but Bozo has got to take the award for dumb. Macy’s gonna be in deep doo-doo if he ever meets one who has an IQ above 40!

16. 

    morrow said, 19 days ago

    As far as the Boogerpicker’s Notebook is concerned, there are a half-million licensed iron-toters walking around Texas and the cops would get pretty tired of answering calls to that complaint, along with sending back-up.

17. 

    neonleon59 said, 19 days ago

    Isn’t that a shoe hidden under purple suit dude’s jacket?

18. 

    LudwigVonDrake said, 19 days ago

    Where’s the trapeze that was lowered through the hole in the cage? Plus how the heck did Della get up that high?

    Sigh…to the whole storyline.

19. 

    CougarAllen said, 19 days ago

    Grimegobber’s Tipsbook
    There are a million or two Americans who legally carry guns, but if you see a mad scientist carrying a concealed weapon report him to the Mad Scientist Association so they can check to see whether he’s paid his dues twice! Remember, just because Dr. Jekyl has a concealed carry permit and has paid his MSA dues doesn’t mean Mr. Hyde has gotten HIS permit and paid HIS dues.

    While you’re keeping an eye out for mad scientists carrying hidden weapons, don’t forget to look for hidden cameras, hidden taxes, hidden fees, hidden gotchas, Hidden Valley … (to be continued)

    -Cougar :{)

20. 

    Joe Allen Doty said, 19 days ago

    Why do you folks hate this strip so much and make fun of it?

    I do agree that someone in quality control needs to make sure that Jim Brozman consistently draws everything.

    Mr. Pops didn’t switch hands with the gun at all. He’s seen from the backside when the giant, Fee Fi, is on top of the cage, too.

    The clown doesn’t know the giant is behind him.

    Did Mr. Pops “create” this circus which seems to be made up of people who used to work for him or were scammed by him? He claims that it is his circus.”

21. 

    prrdh said, 19 days ago

    “Smart detective”? Where? I don’t believe we’ve been introduced.

22. 

    N7326 Foxtrot said, 19 days ago

    Joe Alan Doty:
    Readiing this is the best part of the comic.

23. 

    VistaBill said, 19 days ago

    I also vote for the return of the pig on wheels!

24. 

    jtpozenel said, 19 days ago

    ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz………..

25. 

    Damfino said, 19 days ago

    No comment…

26. 

    CougarAllen said, 19 days ago

    …hidden agendas, hidden ninjas, hidden hills ( see www.urbandictionary.com ), hidden sausage (ibid), hidden treasure …

27. 

    itisme said, 19 days ago

    OK, OK. I was wrong about Jiffy Pops switching hands.

    So sue me, alright?

    Sheesh!

28. 

    morrow said, 19 days ago

    Hey, lighten up! Doty’s gone over to NotNorman’s for advice and no one “hates” the strip! We’s all havin’ fun! Wait ‘till Mattie signs in from his lurking binge and you will really be entertained! You can start the conversation by asking him how educated he is, compared to the other posters here. That ought to create about 20 pages of response. Good reading for a long winter’s night.

29. 

    LudwigVonDrake said, 19 days ago

    And Morrow, if he’s lucky he’ll be called a Magpie.

30. 

    Araldite said, 19 days ago

    If I were Barb Ells, I’d be in Winnipeasaukee by now, since no one cares she is the murderer.

31. 

    Joe Allen Doty said, 19 days ago

    If this were the online discussion forum for my local newspaper, NotNormanCubsyUbsy, would be banned from posting.

    Even if one thinks another poster is an idiot, one should not be rude like an idiot and post that the other poster is an idiot.

32. 

    wndrwrthg said, 19 days ago

    The clown stood at the edge of the cage
    Thinking all the world was his stage
    Taunting Tracy he starts to shoot
    But at this point it’s almost moot
    The circus grounds are swarming with cops
    Oops, they’ve gone elsewhere on other ops
    Standing behind the mad harlequin
    Fe Fi knew just where to begin
    She would just give him a great big hug
    And then squash him like a little bug
    To BASSMANBOB a tip of the hat
    Reading his stories is where it’s at
    Sydney has been missing these last few days
    Has he been banned or lost in a maze
    The story moves toward its conclusion
    Sowing us with more confusion

33. 

    neonleon59 said, 19 days ago

    Joe Allen Doty said, “Even if one thinks another poster is an idiot, one should not be rude like an idiot and post that the other poster is an idiot. ”

    Didn’t you just do the same thing you’re complaining about?

    Lighten up, my friend. It’s all in good fun here.

34. 

    ridenslide65 said, 19 days ago

    Snotpickers Grab bag

    If you see the “hidden” gun, you might want to tell the IDIOT that is trying to hide the gun that you can see it. Thereby giving him a chance to properly hide it before robbing the liquor store or 7-11.

    itisme - You hit the nail on the head. Ginko Biloba for Everyone!

35. 

    Ronshua said, 19 days ago

    Dick Tracy commenters ratings for funny ..AAAAAAAAA

    Dick Tracy Strip perpetrates should get one of those Nobel give away award thingies .

36. 

    JPBecker said, 18 days ago

    This is one of the worst plot lines I have ever come accross. Dick Tracy would never have become a popular strip back in the 30’s with these guys writting it! Good thing the strip is free otherwise I’d demand triple money back!!!

    Oh almost forgot, that is one of the worst crimestoppers tips ever.

37. 

    R_Noonan63 said, 13 days ago

    I had to laugh at the Crime Stopper Tip. like someone said what if he has a Permit for that gun? You can waste the Real Cops time reporting Mr. Evil Scientest if he has a Permit. What dose this tip have to do with the Crime at hand? Of course the Crime Stopper Tips never really did have anything to do with Real Crimes.