Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten; Dan Weingarten & David Clark for August 27, 2022

What would Julia Louis-Dreyfus say to this?

I don’t think being arcane is the only reason no one understands them.

Thereby raising a dry fuss.

What does a 19ᵗʰ century French author have to do with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, or a jacuzzi?

That’s not arcane, pal, that’s just lame…

I get it.. and so not obscure enough…

Well, this one I got!

Zola never did like a party.

Shouldn’t that be “j’ail?”

Booooo! (<snicker!>)

Epic fail, Horace! That one was understandable…

At least it wasn’t as bad as a typical one from Stephan Pastis.

nah nah

I like that one. It’s a fairly decent joke.

Careful, Barney. You don’t want it to be too easy for people to go to jail, considering your practices.

oh, please, when even a good reference gets wasted…