In the old strips, from Snuffy Smith to Pogo to Dennis the Menace, having a character smoke was completely ordinary. No one smokes in strips now and the world is a worse place.
Iconic Imagery
Tag: #Phydeaux
It’s a Tankless Job
Around here, you don’t thank them, you curse them. On account of the hard water, they don’t hold up very long.
Holy What?!?
I can’t say this one out loud. In fact, I have a hard time reading it in my head!
Poetic Meter
She’s not that good lookin’ but I’d still like to meter for her poetry. That cartoon idea might work later
Citronelli Cintronelli Day and Night
Is the joke in the third panel or that the mosquito is known to them and has a name? You decide.
Mind Blown!
This is one of my favorite bits of useless trivia. What’s strange is that the GBs are in NYC and Jim is in LA.
That’s the Spirit!
There’s an aspect of cheerleading, even by those who are not officially cheerleaders, that I love. The, “Let’s cheer even though it’s clearly doing no good!” mindset.
Say That Aloud
I can’t remember where I ran across this title. Maybe in a work about Tolkien?
A Tall Toll
It bugs me that no toll house I have ever been to has even offered me a cookie. Why should I pay?
It’s Back!
Every couple of years, Phydeaux freaks out over the mustard identifier. None of us know why. I like mustard.