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1. over 6 years ago on Dinosaur Comics

   Shakespeare was also being more than a bit sarcastic, given the character (Polonius) and the circumstances.

2. almost 7 years ago on Basic Instructions

   Gotta be either a televangelist or the pastor of a megachurch to make the big bucks. You, too, can have an empire the size of Billy Graham’s!

3. almost 7 years ago on Dinosaur Comics

   What we mean by “science” has existed for about 400 years. What existed before that would come under “fantasy,” which is both a popular and respected genre. Anyway, I was just making a small joke. I bet T-Rex could type pretty well, but he definitely can’t bowl.

4. almost 7 years ago on Dinosaur Comics

   Because most people couldn’t read and write back then?

5. almost 7 years ago on Dinosaur Comics

   There’s no “have went” in English. It’s “have gone.”

6. almost 7 years ago on The Dinette Set

   Starry Night is Prairie Scene? Well, why not, indeed.

7. almost 7 years ago on Dinosaur Comics

   Archie Andrews, not Andres. Andres would have been too “foreign” for American audiences when Archie was created.

8. almost 7 years ago on Dilbert Classics

   Duncan — have you ever been an English teacher and had to realize how many people just can’t read? It’s pretty scary. 40% of Americans are functionally illiterate; they just CAN’T read and understand and follow written instructions.

9. almost 7 years ago on Dilbert Classics

   So that’s how it happened.

10. almost 7 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

    I couldn’t agree more. The tax cuts alone will destroy our economy, sinking us into a depression the likes of which none of us have seen. And then things will get really bad.