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1. 2 days ago on Bliss

   I dunno; the OT version of this God character is a thuggish brute.

2. 2 days ago on Bliss

   “Gullible”? Elaborate please.

3. 4 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   Not always; many words started out as slang and have become part of the lexicon. Consider “google”. It started out as a proper noun and some hipsters began using it as a verb and a few years later it is common usage. In that case there wasn’t a “need” for it since “internet search” conveys the same idea.

4. 5 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   “Language is always changing, evolving, and adapting to the needs of its users. This isn’t a bad thing; if English hadn’t changed since, say, 1950, we wouldn’t have words to refer to modems, fax machines, or cable TV. As long as the needs of language users continue to change, so will the language.”

5. 25 days ago on Gil Thorp

   I am pretty sure the one on the right is Lon Chaney, reprising his role from “London After Midnight”.

6. 28 days ago on Questionable Quotebook

   I think a corollary to that is the ability of your feet to find the one Lego block on an acre of carpet.

7. about 1 month ago on Gil Thorp

   Actually, Stuart Scott popularized the phrase, but he didn’t come up with it. I grew up listening to legendary announcer Ernie Harwell on the AM radio and he used it occasionally. Note: I am not saying Ernie came up with it, I am saying Stuart Scott most definitely did not coin the phrase.

8. about 2 months ago on Questionable Quotebook

   It all works out, so long as you leverage your core values, focus on your strategic outcomes, and remain committed to your vision statement.

9. about 2 months ago on Cornered

   Something that I have wondered is, at what point does it cease to be grave robbery and becomes archeology, 100 years, 500, etc.?

10. about 2 months ago on Jim Benton Cartoons

    This one made me laugh out loud, love it!