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1. almost 2 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   My mom showed me this cartoon when she was finished reading the funny papers. By the second panel, I guessed (wrongly) that it was going to end in a corny pun.

   By the third panel, I started laughing out loud. By the penultimate panel, I was laughing so hard that I had tears in my eyes.

   Thank you, Stephan, for such a funny comic! Have a blessed Easter.

2. over 6 years ago on Ziggy

   It looks like Ziggy picked up a shell being used by Hawthorne the Hermit Crab from the strip “Sherman’s Lagoon”!

3. over 6 years ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   “I find that the 1970s are the 1960s of the ’90s.”

   It might not make any sense, but it sounds brilliant!

4. over 6 years ago on Luann

   The “E” word? Whatever do you mean, Namrepus? Earbuds? Eggnog? Elephants?

   Maybe it’s obvious to you, but I don’t quite understand how Esperanto can help them at this point.

5. over 6 years ago on Lio

   According to a PDF flyer I once saw, “nine out of ten aliens speak Esperanto.” (You can google that phrase to find the flyer.)

   The flyer even has contact information in the Quux alien language.

   So my guess is that they’re either speaking Quux or Esperanto (with a different character set, of course). And if it really is Esperanto, there are plenty of books to help you translate.

   (Disclaimer: Don’t take this comment too seriously.)

6. almost 7 years ago on Garfield

   I didn’t find today’s cartoon particularly “ha-ha” funny, but the setup (Garfield wearing refined clothes, drinking coffee with his pinky extended) made it stand out for me.

7. almost 7 years ago on U.S. Acres

   When you lose track of the days of the week, sometimes you’re reminded which day it is by seeing something that happens once a week.

   In this case, it’s putting the trash out.

   And for bonus humor, if you look closely, you’ll see a worm-hole near the trash can, implying that the worm family has garbage service.

8. almost 7 years ago on Big Nate

   Is it just me, or does it look like Nate and Dee Dee are bonding?

9. almost 7 years ago on Lio

   Shouldn’t the last panel read:“Repeat Panels 2 though 6” ?

10. about 7 years ago on Super-Fun-Pak Comix

    This superhero reminds me of “Stardust The Super Wizard” by Fletcher Hanks, a comic back in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Because of his vast interplanetary knowledge, Stardust is the most remarkable man every lived.

    He uses rays (just like the “Power Ray” used above) to apprehend all the bad guys. The stories are not very profound, but they are fun read to get a feel for the Golden Age of comic books.

    (If this interests you, many of his comics are in the compilation “I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets” by Fletcher Hanks and Paul Karasik.)