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1. about 5 years ago on Looks Good on Paper

   Hogfather (2006)

2. about 6 years ago on Phoebe and Her Unicorn

   According to the OED and the New York Times style guide, singular they is an acceptable usage.

3. about 6 years ago on Dark Side of the Horse

   I’d go to one, but I can’t justify the cost.

4. over 6 years ago on Dinosaur Comics

   Two points to be added— first of all, Frankenstein was Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s surname, and the creature was in a sense his son. Therefore, the monster was also Frankenstein.

   Second, in meddling with things beyond his comprehension, creating new life and rejecting it because it failed to meet his standards and thereby dooming it to face attacks and rejection from the entire world, was Dr. Frankenstein not the true monster?

5. over 6 years ago on Free Range

   I’ve been told that it’s mooseg in its original language, Ojibwe. Pronounced “moo-such”

6. over 6 years ago on Speed Bump

   It may have some bearing in reality. When one covers up the area around their eyes with a little mask or even glasses, scientists have found it becomes significantly harder to identify them. Even security cameras have more trouble. I suppose that explains why nobody ever made the connection between Clark Kent and Superman.

7. almost 7 years ago on My Cage: New and Old

   This is why I watch Doctor Who; we’ve learned that canonicity doesn’t exist.

8. almost 7 years ago on Strange Brew

   “Of course! Won’t you step into my parlor?”

9. almost 7 years ago on Loose Parts

   To quote Rudyard Funn of Funn Funerals, “We get the body in the coffin in the ground on time. Everything else is just window dressing!”

10. about 7 years ago on Cornered

    If she can’t finish the Caesar, the entire restaurant has to take a stab at it.