Recent Comments

1. about 1 month ago on WuMo

   Grammar is just fine. “Were” is correct. Substitute “among” for “one of” and you’ll see. The group consists of “turkeys that were pardoned on Christmas.” This is among those turkeys.

2. 2 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   “The nightingales are sobbing in the orchards of our mothers, and hearts that we broke long ago have long been breaking others . . . " / But still, to quote Cat Stevens, “the first cut is the deepest.”

3. 3 months ago on Lio

   A stat from the Turkey Farmers of Canada website: “Canadians consumed 134.2 million kg (Mkg) of turkey in the year 2023.” Another myth goes down in flames.

4. 6 months ago on Luann

   If everyone in this panel is going to be upset and drawn into a loud argument, then it’s correct to say “everyone is NOT OK.” In other words, this ain’t over.

5. 6 months ago on Adam@Home

   I cannot tell a lie. She meant to say “lying.”

6. 7 months ago on Sherman's Lagoon

   When did Kahuna stop speaking in his usual way? It was a charming, and economical, use of words.

7. 7 months ago on Wondermark

   He (actually looks more like a she) has eight eyes. Appears to be a common garden spider, an orb weaver.

8. 7 months ago on Wondermark

   Technically, the frog is right. Brown recluse spiders, which have six eyes (as do other species), would walk right in. But they’re too reclusive to visit a jazz club, so there’s that.

9. 9 months ago on Luann

   “Checked out” means the same thing as “died.” In some contexts ("You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave . . . ")

10. 9 months ago on Luann

    Actually, lots of community colleges in California offer bachelor’s of science degrees. Luann might be attending one.