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1. 

   baslim_the_begger said, 4 months ago

   Note to Dad: be quicker on the uptake.

2. 

   Basqueian said, 4 months ago

   and off to the land of dinosaurs and totally cool kids with chameleon tongues.

3. 

   John Reiher, Jr said, 4 months ago

   Except that they are all nerds…

4. 

   paul345 said, 4 months ago

   Nerds are MUCH better company than a bunch of uncultured jocks…

5. 

   Josh 1360 said, 4 months ago

   Yes, besides who dosen’t like nerds?

6. 

   Teresa said, 4 months ago

   What’s going to happen when she meets Lars’s friend who’s like her? I sense explosions …

7. 

   prasrinivara said, 4 months ago

   Only 293,400,000 km (182,310,000 mi).

   (note, I rounded/truncated to nearest thousand)

8. 

   ds133 said, 4 months ago

   I foresee chaos… and the word oops being uttered.

9. 

   Bill Case said, 4 months ago

   Who sez they’re all nerds? Can’t judge a culture by one example.

10. 

    BC13 said, 4 months ago

    So even Lars couldn’t disuade her from going. I smell trouble

11. 

    okeedoekee said, 4 months ago

    All right. Now something is happening. Thanks Wiley.
    And deep down aren’t we all nerds?

12. 

    cabrobst said, 4 months ago

    I was apparently born on the wrong side of the sun.

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    Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

    I was a nerd in school. Then when I grew up science fiction and superheroes became cool. Yet somehow, I’m still a nerd.

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    SQUIDBREAKER said, 4 months ago

    A! to the A-team.
    (yesterday”s strip has a list of the A-team; Calgary Pras, I put you on it. We need a numbers guy. )

    *Light-minutes: the minute’s in life when our fat-intake is reduced. It varies from person to person. *

    Light -minutes for me? When I am studying Torah and getting oil for my lamp. .

15. 

    Leonardeuler said, 4 months ago

    Prasrinivara: only 293 400 000km ?? So what ? Who cares ?

16. 

    Ji2m said, 4 months ago

    Never stopped people before. Why stop now?

17. 

    cleokaya said, 4 months ago

    I can sense that this will be an uplifting experience.

18. 

    Kerovan said, 4 months ago

    She actually asked permiswsion? I’m impressed, and surprised. (FUNNY strip)

19. 

    Nick V said, 4 months ago

    Of course she asked permission. Would you leave the planet as a kid if your parents said no? Besides, Danae accepts authority - she just believes that if she can outsmart authority, it means that they acceded to her desires.

20. 

    vexatron1984 said, 4 months ago

    Nerds, geeks, goobers… they are the best people.

21. 

    Carmy said, 4 months ago

    I don’t remember Lars inviting her yesterday.

22. 

    brewwitch said, 4 months ago

    ???

    Danae needs an invitation?

23. 

    bmonk said, 4 months ago

    baslim_the_begger said, about 10 hours ago

    “Note to Dad: be quicker on the uptake.”

    That was often Calvin’s Dad’s problem also…

24. 

    Potrzebie said, 4 months ago

    Yes, it’s a polish word used in MAD. I still think that Ordinary basil has visited this dino-world.

25. 

    Carmy said, 4 months ago

    brewwitch, I know she invited herself yesterday, but Lars didn’t seem to like that idea.

    Wiley, Is Lars the one that flew out of the drainpipe some time ago?

26. 

    jamadison4 said, 4 months ago

    ,
    Lars has mind control over Jeffrey.

    I wonder why the ALF has no effect over Danea ??????

27. 

    Chikuku said, 4 months ago

    The distance is twice that between the Sun and Earth. Makes sense, since it’s on the other side of the Sun.

28. 

    SQUIDBREAKER said, 4 months ago

    Basil means death. Just an interesting note.

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    NicodemusLegend said, 4 months ago

    Agree with Chikuku. The Sun itself is 8 light-minutes away. An object exactly opposite the Earth in the same orbit would be twice as far away as the sun, therefore, 16 light-minutes. Wiley’s got this one right.

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    grazer said, 4 months ago

    Aye, team!

    ……………………………………….

    cabrobst said: ”I was apparently born on the wrong side of the sun.”

    Me too!—That explains alot doesn’t it??

31. 

    SQUIDBREAKER said, 4 months ago

    Grazer - is that an ‘A’ or an “AYE?

    Just checking on your A-team status.

32. 

    BC13 said, 4 months ago

    ALF? That was a funny show.

33. 

    ChukLitl said, 4 months ago

    It may be 16.3 light minutes as the neutrino flies, but going through the Sun isn’t advisable. I’d multiply that by ½π.

34. 

    alife said, 4 months ago

    I’m still Shvithing yiddish for sweating

35. 

    alife said, 4 months ago

    ^^ALF** ended

36. 

    Reynard61 said, 4 months ago

    Via comedian Steven Wright: “So what’s the speed of dark?”

37. 

    SQUIDBREAKER said, 4 months ago

    speed of dark: the time it takes to get from election day to the inauguration

    All politicians know it.

38. 

    bmonk said, 4 months ago

    I thought “Basil” was from the Greek for “king”, basileus

39. 

    treered said, 4 months ago

    dad has to pay more attention. when my daughter goes out, she has to fill out a five paragraph order….

40. 

    Carmy said, 4 months ago

    treered,* you got that right! I have 4 daughters and I need to know EVERYTHING (phone numbers a must) before they go out.

41. 

    Trebor39 said, 4 months ago

    Yeah, my son when on one of those trips. They travelled faster than the speed of light, and he got back before he left.

42. 

    bmonk said, 4 months ago

    @Trebor,

    There once was a lady named Bright
    Who could travel faster than light.
    She went off one day,
    In a relative way,
    And returned on the preceding night.

    And then:

    There was a young fencer named Fisk,
    Whose movements were exceedingly brisk.
    So fast was his action,
    That Lorentz Contraction
    Diminished his sword to a disk.

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    D-i-c-e-R said, 4 months ago

    @Reynard61 The speed of dark is the same as the speed of light, just in the opposite direction.

    @ChukLitl If you can figure out how to travel at the speed of light, I’m sure going thru the sun or anything else is not a problem. So, Wiley is correct.

44. 

    TapiocaHead said, 4 months ago

    Always confusing the elderly …..

45. 

    daze62 said, 4 months ago

    Average distance Sun to Earth: 8.317 light minutes. Assume a close approach to Sun of 1 light minute (approx 12 million miles) and synchronous orbit of Mars 3.5. Travel distance = 16.75 light minutes. Wiley leaves them about 6 million miles short of their destination. Not that far in astronomical terms…..

46. 

    madKanga said, 4 months ago

    Hey, its only 16+ light minutes away - might have to travel further to get there.