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Richard S Russell Premium

A lefty (both senses) SF fan retired from a career in public service, currently living in Madison, Wisconsin, a state so wonderful people are willing to put up with the winters just to live here.

Recent Comments

  1. about 1 hour ago on Frank and Ernest

    And if the poor schmuck on the outside doesn’t happen to have any of those handy and just stands there jerking fruitlessly on the door handle ……?

  2. about 1 hour ago on Non Sequitur

    You did catch, didn’t you, that what I do (hypothetically, because it was just a joke) is cheat them out of $3?

  3. about 12 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

    You’re right, mine was a joke. You’re equally right that actual OCD is no joke.

  4. about 12 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

    Didja hear the sad story of the obsessive-compulsive programmer who was found dead on the floor of his shower, water still running, bottle of shampoo clutched in one hand?

  5. about 12 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

    I just got my BMI readings back and discovered I’m 8 inches undertall.

  6. about 12 hours ago on The Argyle Sweater

    It’s pretty clear by now which daily strip attracts the most fans of puns.

  7. about 12 hours ago on Frank and Ernest

    My wife’s car has a “feature” that automatically locks the doors when the speed gets above something like 3-4 MPH. So I asked her “What happens if you’re unconscious in a burning car and somebody outside wants to get you out?” I guess that’s what magic was invented for, huh?

  8. about 13 hours ago on Non Sequitur

    Here’s hoping that the Destructors of Governmental Effectiveness get the message that the biggest waste of government money is the Secret Service, and they fire them all tomoro.

  9. about 13 hours ago on Non Sequitur

    How to be successful in business: Maximize profits.

    How to do that? Reduce expenses, increase revenues, or both.

    So how does that translate to government? Reduce expenses = cut services. Increase revenues = raise taxes.

    The last kind of person we should be voting for is one who claims (if not brags) that he’s “a successful businessman”.

  10. about 13 hours ago on Non Sequitur

    What you mean “we”?