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1. 2 months ago on Strange Brew

   There’s a fabulous book series along these lines: quotas and everything.

   “A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.

   Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own."

   Google Neal Shusterman’s “Scythe” and its sequels.

2. 3 months ago on Arlo and Janis

   Capote memory here: www (dot) sailthouforth (dot) com/2009/12/

3. 3 months ago on Arlo and Janis

   Shades of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory,” a great memoir about life as a child at Christmas time—and making fruitcakes!—in precisely that same part of the country where Jimmie lives (and, apparently, where he grew up). The difference: Capote made fruitcakes sound very special, and never acknowledged that fruitcakes are generally not liked. >

4. 6 months ago on Andertoons

   Peter O’Toole got an “honorary” Oscar recognizing his life’s work, but not for any particular film. But there are many who won undeserved Oscars out of recognition that they’d been snubbed in previous years for better roles/performances in better movies: Paul Newman (for Color of Money), Judi Dench (for Shakespeare in Love: great movie, but she had only 8 minutes of screen time in it), Liz Taylor (Butterfield 8), Leo DiCaprio (the Revenant), Will Smith (King Richard). Probably a lot more.

5. 6 months ago on Strange Brew

   Yes. That’s the one. The Ox Bow Incident with Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, and Anthony Quinn. Great film.

6. 12 months ago on Andertoons

   “Doctor, will I be able to play violin after this surgery?”

   “You’ll be able to play beautifully!”

   “Great! I never could before!”

   rim-shot

   This doctor is too smart to fall into that trap.

7. about 1 year ago on Close to Home

   Gary Larson did this first. Google The Far Side 5/2/83.

8. over 1 year ago on Andertoons

   Harvest Gold.

9. almost 2 years ago on Super-Fun-Pak Comix

   Or slight variations of the above.

10. almost 2 years ago on Super-Fun-Pak Comix

    Way better than the original answers: "Boo"berry pie, “Go to the Moo-vies,” and “It likes to chew chew.”