Recent Comments

1. 4 days ago on Reality Check

   EIght-figure amount: $102,681.93

2. 4 days ago on Close to Home

   He’s not a real doctor; he doesn’t have a reflector strapped to his head.

3. 4 days ago on Frank and Ernest

   Personally I agree with Twain: Golf is a good walk spoiled. (As with many Twain quotes, he didn’t originate this, but I doubt that many people have heard of the anonymous columnist who first wrote it.)

4. 4 days ago on Real Life Adventures

   Supposedly there was a bar called “The Office” so the drinkers could call home and say they’re stuck at the office. A quick search finds lots of bars called The Office, so I guess it’s not a terribly original idea.

5. 13 days ago on B.C.

   I read somewhere on the internet, so it must be true, that tomato juice doesn’t do anything to remove skunk stink. The theory is that applying it gets you so close to the dog that your nose becomes desensitized so you don’t smell it any more. I’ve never tried it, so I can’t comment on the truth of the theory.

6. 13 days ago on B.C.

   The standard recipe for deskunking a dog is one quart peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda, and a teaspoon of dish detergent, preferably Dawn. Don’t get it in the dog’s eyes. Mix it fresh and immediately apply to the dog; it doesn’t keep. It works amazingly well if used promptly.

7. 14 days ago on Frank and Ernest

   Grammar for nostalgic people: Past perfect, present tense.

8. 20 days ago on Strange Brew

   You can tell he’s a doctor because he has a reflector on his head.

9. 22 days ago on Dog Eat Doug

   It’s probably a knockoff. I can’t imagine any dog could shred the real thing that easily. My dog is an “aggressive chewer” and even he hasn’t been able to damage his Kong bone after two years. Most toys don’t last five minutes with him, even ones that seem pretty tough.

10. about 1 month ago on Reality Check

    The obvious thing to do is to quit reading ingredient lists.