Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer for July 12, 2021

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    Pharmakeus Ubik  over 3 years ago

    Crass and exploitative is an understatement. This strip was prescient.

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    Michael G.  over 3 years ago

    MAD Magazine, circa 1968, parodied the election as a “beauty pageant”. How could they have known? :-0

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    ekw555  over 3 years ago

    a few years ahead of its time.

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    ChessPirate  over 3 years ago

    American Idle!

    Let’s make a Deal!

    Treasure Hunt!

    Dialing For Dollars!

    Koch As Koch Can!

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    J Short  over 3 years ago

    I use to play golf with two New Yorkers, Vinnie and Danny. Vinnie was on the T-box and says to Danny, “Danny, you know, I was thinkin….” Danny interrupts and says, “Vinnie don’t try to do what you are not equipped to do.”

    The first time I played golf with them I came to a par 3 and chose the wrong club for the distance. I said,"I knew i should have used a 7 iron instead of an 8. Danny says, “What? You think I look like Jesus Christ so you have to confess your sins.”

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    Thinkingblade  over 3 years ago

    Given the number of candidates we’ve had in the last couple of runs it looks more like Survivor …

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    Zev   over 3 years ago

    Not a bad idea, except the three pundits would end up trying to outdo each other in inane, pompous oratory, thus sidelining the candidates. It would be, quite possibly, the most stultifying tv program in the history of the world. Except for a Former Guy campaign speech, of course.

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    Cozmik Cowboy  over 3 years ago

    Sorry, Scott, but you missed on this one. I mean, we just had a “President” whose closest thing to a qualification for the office was hosting a “reality” show; only 44 better ones……

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    Daddyobie  over 3 years ago

    Too soon?

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    I Play One On TV  over 3 years ago

    My idea for having election results that will stop our backward slide: 1. Make election day a national holiday. No other voting days available.2. Have a NASCAR marathon: 24 hours of racing excitement. Show this on as many channels as possible, but there will still be those who will stay home to watch “Dr. Pimple Popper” and soap operas, so we should accommodate that demographic as well.

    Whaddayathink, sirs?

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