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1. 20 days ago on Gasoline Alley

   I stopped reading GoComics last Summer, as the ads were making it difficult for me. I’m not able to get a paid subscription. When I complained, GC’s response was that I should get a paid subscription, so I left.

   Today, the ads don’t look as bad when I left. Maybe I’ll return.

2. 20 days ago on Gasoline Alley

   I’ve been reading Gasoline Alley via Seattle PI, where it appears intermittently. A few days ago, I made a comment, via CK, saying I was surprised Walt was an HOA member. My reasoning is along the lines of other comments here.

3. 20 days ago on Gasoline Alley

   That’s what I thought.

4. 8 months ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   One of Tyler’s grandchildren died four years ago. At this time, Tyler has one living grandchild.

5. 8 months ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Tyler was born in 1790 and has a grandson who is still living.

   Tyler was the 10th POTUS. He took office in 1841, after William Henry Harrison (“Old Tippecanoe”) died about 1 month after being inaugurated. Tyler’s first wife died in 1842, aged 51. They had eight children. He remarried in 1844. Tyler and his 2nd wife had 7 children.

   Lyon Gardiner Tyler, born in 1853, is a son of John Tyler and his second wife. Lyon Tyler and his first wife had 3 children. After she died, Lyon Tyler remarried. He remarried, and fathered 3 more children. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born in 1925, and died in 2020. Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928, and is still alive.

6. 8 months ago on Doonesbury

   Did Mike / Kim / Alex, a.k.a. MyVulture.com, compete with Duke for the assets of that company?

7. 8 months ago on Luann Againn

   A big box store here has machines that sell lottery tickets. It says something like “Must be 18 to play”. But, there is not anything to prevent someone under 18 from using it, except, perhaps, store employees. I tried it a few times. (I am over 18.) In a grocery store, I saw a similar machine. But, the slot to insert my money wasn’t working. I told a store employee that, and she the machine has to scan my ID.

8. 8 months ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   I saw a map of Orange County, CA. I’m not sure when the map was printed, but I’m guessing the 1970s. A remote area had street names like “Thisa Way”, “Thata Way”, “Outa Way”, “Upa Way”, “Downa Way” …

9. 8 months ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not
   The air inside potato chip bags is to protect the chips. Without it, there would be many more broken or crushed chips per bag.The air inside potato chips is actually nitrogen. Without oxygen, the chips will stay fresh longer before the bag is opened.Laura Scudder pioneered selling potato chips in bags.
10. 8 months ago on Luann

    And how did it become so common that so many people think it is an actual rule?