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1. 2 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   The Bell rep came to speak to us, too. With the rotary equipment. Touch tone did not arrive until the late 70s in my parents’ exchange. When married in the early 80s my wife and I lived in a small Massachusetts town that still had rotary. We had a phone with push buttons that would send the corresponding pulses to emulate a rotary phone.

2. 3 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I used to commute by train an hour each way to work. I did a lot of reading then. Now it’s the newspapers (two are on line if that counts as reading), and couple of books a month. Of course six years ago I started writing books. That must count for something.

3. 3 days ago on B.C.

   …and yet no one is talking about “You Light Up My Life” :-)(At the time it set a record for 13 weeks at No.1 on Billboard chart)

4. 4 days ago on Doonesbury

   I’m sorry, but where in this strip were Trump, Biden, Vance, or even Harris mentioned? Can we keep comments at least loosely related to the strip of the day. People who turn every discussion into anti-Trump rants are definitely going to be lonely this holiday seasons as neighbors, family (even your mom) and friends are going to be very reluctant to invite you to Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas / Chanukah parties.

5. 6 days ago on B.C.

   But I’m sure someone still got a bonus for the idea.

6. 6 days ago on B.C.

   I once worked with a woman who had a placard that said a cluttered desk as a sign of a cluttered mind. Always admonishing her employees to be neater. So I had a plaque made that said if a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind what is an empty desk, a sign of?

7. 6 days ago on Luann

   Depends on the state. Age isn’t a problem since some of the characters are in their 40s

8. 8 days ago on Luann

   The more interesting part is how annoying can she be if a college guy turns away an enthusiastic amorous activities partner.

9. 9 days ago on Tank McNamara

   Fans heaving trash onto the field or ice at a hockey game rate right up there.

10. 10 days ago on Arlo and Janis

    I remember being late for a holiday party because of a very similar situation. My wife apologized to her sister for our being late by saying, “Something unexpectedly came up that we had to deal with.” Nearly bit my tongue trying not to laugh.