Literary Archives - "Tuttle's" by Sam

Explain the Joke

Okay, for both of you who are paying attention, this joke doesn’t work. Tuttle and Phydeaux have both been depicted wearing shoes for baseball.

I don’t know if Skotty will show up again or not. Another one-note character, so far.

I love the English language. It’s a beautiful thing. And Walt Kelly was the greatest poet of all!

This one comes from personal experience. Getting rid of a critical spirit is very hard work! Where do you think these cartoons come from?

This has gone over especially well with people named Phil and people who know people named Phil. With actual philologists? I have no idea

Of course, people who watch only the current TV show loosely based on the books would not even know she was married during all the events depicted.

This is me, almost. I bet I’ve watched every episode and movie of Superman, but I’ve read–maybe–a dozen comic books.

I was very careful about correctly writing down those titles. Can I read them aloud? No.

I have often thought about how imprecise such measurements are, which is why actual people didn’t use them that way. “Go figure” indeed!

I have had people say this was their favorite Doctor Tuttle cartoon ever. I like it, too.