Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for October 08, 2016

An example of non-intelligent design.

Evelyn is starting to question her natural selection.

Yep, he isn’t the fittest-looking specimen that she could have chosen to study. On the other hand, maybe he has some unseen adaptations that will allow him to win out over other seemingly fit-looking specimens.

Eugene isn’t evolved, he probably isn’t even breathing.

Perhaps she should have started with examining Gene’s father.

It’s all in the Genes. It’s a matter of Eugenetics !

Looks to me like he id devolved.

He’s approaching spudliness.

It’s time for some field studies.

Yeah… reverse evolution works like that.

Buy a better type and class of t-shirt and it will make all the difference.

Perhaps it’s because she’s simply unable to prove any of the theories put forward in the course…

Now… as far az EyE kin seas…EvlYns reserch iz goin attit teh rong dreckshun…She shuD be studyin teh OTHER telligint Speesys…(yaLL nose whom ahm tawkin bowt)O.o

Did anyone notice that Ling* has posted his “manifesto” on the door of the Ballard Street First Church and Bingo Parlor?

 

There is quite a crowd out there.

I really miss the funny and wacky posts of pictures and all.

I wish i could post a photo of the nice T-shirt a client gave me for my birthday.

Hey, Ling! Thanks for introducing a new reader to the denizens of Ballard Street, in the strip and in the comments. We all have had a wild life here. If I don’t make it to the Tiki on time, it is because I have to gt up early, and can’t stay awake these days.However, I do get the occassional insomnia, so you may see me…

Thanks, Linguist!

Yes… Ballard Street is a very welcoming place…..

Strangers are only friends we haven’t met yet.

 

So, Diat60…. I, too, urge you to walk around the neighborhood, shake a few hands and paws…..

drop by the Tiki….take up Linguist or Happyx3 on their generous offers….

and you’ll see why all the comments, pictures, parties and links are integral to its enjoyment.

 

And, OK, we’ve never spoken directly to Mr. Van . Amerongen,…

but as Ling said… we strongly suspect he has run with some ideas from this forum…….

And if he has never read it….he has come so close that we must be kindred spirits.

 

I’ve read that a cartoonist’s percentage from newspaper sales is enhanced by the number of website hits and subscribers.

This effort to ruin our experience has no doubt also caused some loss of both….

and could, eventually, mean a drop in compensation.

 

BTW…. for anybody who hasn’t seen it…..

Here’s a link to the discussion on GoComics official blog, about the changes….

Highlight it, right-click, and select “open in a new window” :

 

http://blogs.gocomics.com/2016/10/talking-bout-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes-or-some-explanation-on-recent-updates-to-gocomics.html

 

I still feel that if we all post there, and write to GoComics, we can get some privileges back.

Always remember….it’s their site.

This is not a “free speech” issue….

 

And Monkey…..

I have spent years studying “teh OTHER telligint Speesys”

and I’m still quite often surprised. :)