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Graham Free

Used to work in meteorology, climatology, and computer programming. Retired over a decade ago.

Comics I Follow

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

By Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau

Recent Comments

  1. over 5 years ago on Dick Tracy

    Ten-four.

  2. over 5 years ago on Doonesbury

    Pru in “Charmed” – the original series.

  3. over 5 years ago on Dick Tracy

    Tried clearing your cache? Years ago, even clearing my cache didn’t work but I found out it was my ISP’s cache that was the problem. Can’t remember how I got round that.

  4. over 5 years ago on Dick Tracy

    I should’ve read the Dilbert comments first. Apparently they both use https://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/.

  5. over 5 years ago on Dick Tracy

    I’m a bit puzzled how it affected Dilbert’s site too but I see they’re back now. Hooray!

  6. over 5 years ago on Dick Tracy

    Same here. Also getting same problem with Dilbert at https://dilbert.com/strip/2019-07-09.

  7. almost 6 years ago on Doonesbury

    This type of slang started even earlier. TTFN (ta-ta for now) began, I think, in WWII.Then there are the notes on the back of envelopes of love letters such as SWALK (sealed with a loving kiss) or Norwich (nickers off ready when I come home). Yes, the spelling leaves something to be desired on that one.

  8. about 6 years ago on Doonesbury

    My uncle, who was born in 1912, worried his parents because he wouldn’t talk. he was tested and found not to be deaf. One Sunday, when the family were out for a walk, he pointed up to the sky from his pram and said “aeroplane!” Just wasn’t bothering to speak until he had something important to say.

    A few days ago, I read of a similar case where a girl was slow beginning to talk. Then, one day at tea, she turned to a guest and said, “would you like some more cake?”

  9. about 6 years ago on Dick Tracy

    It is, but when I was a kid, I used to mend broken things and always had a couple of bits left over. The odd thing was, they all worked perfectly well without the missing parts.

  10. about 6 years ago on Doonesbury

    In computer terms, a hacker is a skilled programmer. A hacker who uses their skills for illegal purposes is a cracker. A parallel could be the difference between a locksmith and a safe-cracker.