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Blather 'Bout Burl: A Body Bag and a Trial
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Because stuff like this should not go without comment. A Body Bag and a Trial. It's Battle-of-the-Sexes, suburbia-style, in The Dinette Set. On the surface, the offenses described here seem like petty grievances. As such the temptation is to dismiss the entire panel as an elaborate set-up for Burl's reversal of the standard toilet seat complaint. That would, after all, follow one standard Dinette Set. Paradigm: over-elaborate setup, disappointing punchline. Involves a body bag and a trial. As Baby Jane's...
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Blather 'Bout Burl: Emergency Services
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Because stuff like this should not go without comment. I have to keep this short today, because I'm off to dial 911. No, not in anticipation of a bloody car-on-Rascal accident. Repeated reading of The Dinette Set. And the attendant forehead smacking, has resulted in fairly severe cranial damage. At any rate, all I will say about this particular vignette is that you can file it under "Conversations no human being has ever had; set in an Escheresque landscape.". 05 November, 2007 08:40. 12 April, 2009 16:04.
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Blather 'Bout Burl: Seven Pumpkins
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Because stuff like this should not go without comment. Is another in a series of desperate attempts. To prove that poor math skills are fertile ground for humor. The net effect, predictably, is to prove the exact opposite. And yet Burl's "No! Still manages to be the strangest part of the panel. Is Donner Farms supposed to be funny? Cannibalism usually is hilarious, of course, but it just doesn't work here. 26 October, 2007 09:01. Jesus, Larson, get your impulses under control! 26 October, 2007 09:04.
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Blather 'Bout Burl: Thanksgiving Sickness
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Because stuff like this should not go without comment. In today's Dinette Set. An unbelievable amount of dialog is used to make the joke, to use that term loosely, that some people call into work sick when (gasp) they are not in fact sick. If we were to assume this was worth any words at all, an assumption I will not grant, surely it could be done with much fewer than this? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Shuttle Bus from Hell. Not to Mention that Septuagenarian Smell. Joe Mathlete Explains Marmaduke.
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog: oh my
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog. Monday, November 13, 2006. First off, an observation regarding today's Lio. The gag is a fairly standard Lio gag (and I mean that in a good way, of course), but why is the TV propped up on its side? If it was related to the gag, I would understand, but as it is, it's just plain weird. Then again, "just plain weird" is standard fare in Lio, so the real answer could very well be "just because". Now, some time ago, Matt. Um yeah, I'll just let you mull that one over for awhile.
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog: unwritten laws of comics
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog. Sunday, October 15, 2006. Unwritten laws of comics. And like Cathy, I usually glance at it to see if there's an SPP and then move on. Quickly. Anyway, see if you can tell me what is wrong with today's Nancy strip:. If you can't find it, take a closer look at the "throwaway" second panel:. That's right, kids, mom's shirt says BADFINGER. Posted by uglinessman @ 10:08 AM. When did Frank Cho start drawing Nancy? Dude - she's not the mother - she's Aunt Fritzi. Gawsh. :-P.
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog: 08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog. Wednesday, August 30, 2006. As I've said before, there are several different ways to do crossovers and references to other strips. Obvious, subtle, mocking, respectful, etc. Today's Zits strip gives us a reference to a classic motif from a classic strip. It's a respectful tribute, and also so blatant and in-your-face that it outright announces. That it's doing a tribute. This sort of thing wouldn't work if it was used often, but I think it works fairly well here. In other news...
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog: 10/01/2006 - 11/01/2006
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Ugliness Man's Comics Blog. Monday, October 30, 2006. I don't know if this is new, but I just noticed it. Check out The Born Loser from Friday and Saturday:. When the POV is really close to his face, the lines are thicker. There's a handful of possible explanations for this, but I'm pretty sure it's one of two things. Either Chip. Anyway, on to other things, like Saturday's Between Friends:. Two post-scripts for this one, by the way. First, today's strip. And one final note, from today's. An excellent ad...
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Today's Rock Stars: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
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The Rock Star Metaphor Watch. Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Today's rock stars are:. Former Duke basketball players, 1991-1992. Grant Hill, Christian Laettner and Bobby Hurley were rock stars in Durham just like these Gators are.". One last college basketball rock star here and then we can put it to bed for another year. It's time to move on to Major League Baseball rock stars. There's no doubt in my mind who I'm rooting for in the 2007 Kakungulu cup. April 3, 2007 at 10:31 PM. Mike The...
