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Monday Odds and Ends.....

Matt here. Nothing like a Monday morning at O'Hare Airport to make one appreciate.... ummm ..... not sure what one appreciates at O'Hare Airport. Anyways, on to the funnies:

Baby Blues

Darryl, c'mon. You can do better than that. Unless "Shoulder Massage" is a euphemism for something else in the Baby Blues household.

Curtis

Despite the pains that Ray Billingsley took to make this accurate, it still fails on the "Google it" challenge. Basically, the ice hotel itself is called the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel. There is no town called Sorrisniva, Norway. The hotel is in Alta, Norway. Anyways, I had more fun reading about Alta and the hotel than I did reading this comic strip.

Hi and Lois

I do like the coloring of daily comics, but for heaven's sake why is the floor black? Or does this mean that Hi and Lois are demons cast out of Hades and perform ceremonies while their kids are asleep? That would explain the passive/aggressive look on the baby's face.

Beetle Bailey

Sigh. Beetle Bailey has been really, really awful the past few months and this is no exception. First, jumping first has no bearing on opening a parachute first. One can jump first but still not open a parachute first. Second, I always disliked forced answers to questions. Sarge asked, are you ready to jump. He should have asked, who wants to jump first and it makes Beetle's answer better. Third, oh hell. There is no third other than I hate this strip.

Dennis the Menace

Before even reading the text of this comic, I knew that something was going on. I'd love to see what Alice's (is that the mom's name) expression is as it can't be good. And who is this person? Is she a babysitter? A friend? Someone they found on Craigslist for a three-way?

Funky Winkerbean

I hate lazy cartooning. Look at these three panels carefully. Let's use coach as the focal point and take his stance of facing forward. The reporter in panel 1 is to the left of coach and in front. In panel 2, he is to the left of coach and in front. In panel 3, he is to the right of coach and a bit behind him. What did he do? Some kind of quick jog around coach to get a different shot. ARRRGGGHHHH......make it stop! Oh, and the "joke" is horrible also.

Sally Forth

I work in HR and people don't just bring HR in and say "cut 40 people from our staff". That is a strategic decision and usually involves all lines of business and they debate and come up with an answer and THEN tell HR who they want to cut. But I guess that's too sophisticated for this new storyline.

That's all for now. Please comment if you enjoy any part of this. We feed off of any kind of discussion and always good to know if anyone is reading. Thanks!

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Alien Invasion

Don't forget to check out the Meekrat Entertainment Group for more comic goodness, among other things.

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What Will Mary Choose? Twitter or Suicide?

Social networking sites have been making the rounds in the comics lately with jokes about tweeting and poking and flickring.  Mary Worth is about to get a lesson about tweeting from Wilbur which will no doubt take something already kind of boring to learn about into new realms of boredom.

Mary Worth

What's with the angle in the last panel?  Is Mary about to have an accident or is she going to kill herself rather than subject herself to an online she may not be able to escape.  Also, follow me on Twitter.

Speaking of social networking...

Sherman's Lagoon

Sherman is learning just how dangerous Facebook can be--without even being contacted by prisoners and child rapists.

Beetle Bailey

You would think Beetle would know by now that Sarge is not swayed by beautiful sunsets overlooking gorgeous vistas.  Beetle could've just led Sarge up the mountain and dropped his pants to get about the same reaction.

Ziggy

Poor Ziggy.  He's just minding his own business watching the latest "The Biggest Loser" with a rare smile on his face and now some mouse, who has somehow obtained experience in interior decorating, says he has to go.  It's one thing when waiters, dry cleaners and vending machines insult Ziggy but it's crossing the line when actually insulting Ziggy when he's happy.

Birdbrains

This comic frightens me.  It frightens me a lot.

The Flying McCoys

Nothing wrong with this.  I just liked it.

That's it for today, now go read my site.

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Beetle Bailey Comes to an End

I'm not a fan of the Golden Globes.  Frankly, why would I want to watch a bunch of movies and people I've never heard of when a bunch of awards that essentially mean nothing when they win Oscars and Emmys a few months later? Anyway, onto today's comics and don't forget to check out my site everyday and feel free to follow me on Twitter.

Frazz

Does anyone remember that episode of "The Twilight Zone" where the Earth is moving closer to the sun so everything is getting hotter but then it turns out to be a dream and the world is actually moving away from the sun and getting colder?  I've actually had intelligent discussions about what I would have happen.  I always choose the world freezing because for the most part you can turn up the heat, put on more clothes and basically keep yourself warm through various means whereas the world being plunged into the sun would just be horrible.  You can only take off so much clothing and air conditioning only works so much before you are just sweltering and it's only 115 degrees outside!!

As for where I would live.  Neither Phoenix or Miami, thank you.

The Duplex and Garfield

Yay!  Odie just caused an intergalactic incident.

Hi and Lois

Or, instead of ordering a damn pizza, you could, I don't know, just make dinner and tell your kids that is what they are going to eat.

Also, what family of six can survive on just one pizza?  Hell, I can barely survive on just one pizza.

Reynolds Unwrapped

Nice.  Fart joke.  Stay classy, Reynolds Unwrapped.

Rubes

I like this one but the joke could've easily been done with just generic kids.  I wonder why Leigh Rubin chose to portray The Family Circus kids.

Girls and Sports

What the hell are they talking about?  Why are you sending an email?  Just call her!

Fun fact:  The Girls and Sports Wikipedia page is one of the pages I watch and it is, by far, the one that is vandalized the most.  Most of it is people just comment on how bad the art is which makes me wonder if those people can better than this.

Beetle Bailey

Oh my God!!  After five and a half centuries, could it be?  Is Beetle Bailey finally coming to an end?  Oh, wait.  Beetle just signed up for another 60 years.  Luckily, he will not see any actual action.

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This Just In: Cathy's Fat and Gizmo Hates Books

Daily commentary on The Born Loser have returned to my site so maybe you could go over there for second, why not?

Cathy Classics 1/2/11

I don't care that Universal Press Syndicate is too chicken to just force a new comic strip on papers who continue to carry Cathy even though it has come to an end, I just have a problem with the timing of the strips.  Y2K jokes?  Seriously?

Doozies 1/2/11

But doesn't Santa have all that slave elf labor?  I mean, they have to do something when they are finished making toys.

Girls & Sports 1/2/11

"And there's Jimmy and Michelle, he cheated on his wife who happened to be her best friend.  And over there is Heather and Dan, she lied to her boyfriend by saying she didn't have feelings for Dan but then they moved in together..."

Henry 1/2/11

I like this one but I wonder how Henry was able to switch places with the dummy.

Frank & Ernest 1/2/11

I don't like this one...

Chuckle Bros. 1/2/11

Sometimes this strip is funny.  Other times, not so much.  This is one of those "not so much" moments.

Beetle Bailey 1/2/11

Oh my God!!  Gizmo has snapped and is rampaging around Camp Swampy throwing away everything that is obsolete.  Quickly, Mort Walker!  Run!  Run away!!

Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids 1/2/11

Bob chose to go with "lack of air/there's no sound" for the solution instead the obvious "stars don't have points" and "there is no planet with rings that close to Earth".  Not mention flying saucers of that type do not run on dioxilene methane but on bicarbon hydrolium.

Wizard of Id 1/2/11

Yes, this comic is one or two days late (depending on when you want to see your New Year's comics) but he's too a brand new year even though it will essentially be just like the old one only with some slight changes.

Until next time, I remain...
~Brian

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