Recent Comments

1. about 5 years ago on Perry Bible Fellowship

   The Prime Minister of Pupulon was on that ship! He was such a good boy!

2. about 5 years ago on Nancy

   Nature is an unreliable narrator. I’m with Nancy.

3. about 5 years ago on Nancy

   “How do you spell Milhouse? We like to keep close tabs on our transient customers.”

4. about 5 years ago on Lio

   Your mom was probably afraid you’d turn yourself into a ghost with that kit!

5. about 5 years ago on Lio

   I like your avatar, lol.

6. about 5 years ago on Lio

   Mordere diem!

7. about 5 years ago on Lio

   Before taking your oh-so-valuable time to complain about someone asking a question for which there is an easy-to-find answer, perhaps you should Google or otherwise do research on reasons for asking questions. The answers include but are not limited to finding the answer, building community, sparking discussions and engaging with others. Receiving smug comments to highlight the superior intellect of the smug commenter is not among the desired outcomes as far as I know, but, hey, you’re clearly the smartest ones in the room, so I’ll defer to you geniuses.

8. over 5 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   You know, I always thought people appreciated Calvin & Hobbes for certain specific reasons, and I’ve never actually discussed the strip with anyone. Reading these comments, now, though, and wow. Calvin doesn’t have a clue? The only person in the strip smarter than Calvin is Hobbes, and Hobbes is Calvin (unless… ). Of course “smart” means a lot of things. Susie is quite intelligent, in a traditional sort of way, his parents have more experience and wisdom in general, and Miss Wormwood et al really do mean well, but she, for instance, represents the same sort of people who say blue and red are primary colors and refer to cyan and magenta as “sky blue” and “pink” expecting you to just repeat that info at test time. Meanwhile Calvin would already be painting, though with some “errors” in color theory application, while Hobbes, understanding it all, would be making acerbic and insightful comments on the work. I had no idea that many people think of Calvin as some sort of modern Dennis the Menace, or (gulp) a hard headed bone head like a certain head of state, though he hasn’t matured enough to appreciate the power factual accuracy will add to his repertoire. Calvin, I mean. He is, after all, 6 years old.

9. over 5 years ago on Peanuts Begins

   Wait, was this whole conversation with the loss of bookstores as its backdrop simply a setup for your “I just ordered it on Amazon” punchline?