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1. about 1 hour ago on Tom Toles

   “I’ve always thought an English teacher could offer bonus points on the final exam if students could do a word diagram of any sentence from one of his stump speeches.”

   That would be a cruel, sadistic exercise in futility. More fun, maybe: Points for showing how he departed from English grammar.

2. about 2 hours ago on Steve Benson

   It would be almost impossible to find someone more toxic for the nation than the current Pee-resident. So yes. Anyone but. On the other hand, while we’ve got them all out there talking about what they want, how they’d do it, what their plans are, it seems like a great opportunity to narrow the field a little bit.

3. about 2 hours ago on Basic Instructions

   What I never understood was why bother with the tub of ice? What does a kidney thief get from leaving you alive, a person who might somehow identify them?

4. about 3 hours ago on Dilbert Classics

   plus ça (agent of) change, plus c’est la même chose

5. about 3 hours ago on Nick and Zuzu

   I also get the Hax articles online, where the illustration (if any) is much smaller. So this is where I go to see it “up close”. It’s almost more fun to figure out what Hax’s subject matter is from the illustration than the other way, though.

6. about 3 hours ago on Phoebe and Her Unicorn

   There is nothing more annoying (in the moment) than a nose whistle.

7. about 3 hours ago on Speed Bump

   You should see the French army’s tool!

8. about 3 hours ago on Strange Brew

   I hope someone can shed light on that problem.

9. about 3 hours ago on Candorville

   Every time I re-read something longer than a few pages, I find another error (or at least infelicity). This is remarkable, because every time I find such a thing, I fix it. And yet a few weeks or months later, when I re-read it, there’s another one. It has to be some kind of evil word-processor devil.

10. about 3 hours ago on Non Sequitur

    In order to have a happy life, a married man must master the art of discussing such issues with his spouse. After many years of practice, I have amassed the full list of vocabulary words that are important in this endeavor. Herewith, for your delectation:

    1: “Yes” (you may also use “of course” or very occasionally “Mmhm”)

    2: “Dear” (any other pet name that she likes will also work)

    That’s the full list.