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1. about 19 hours ago on Wizard of Id

   From memory (I’m sure someone else will Google it and correct me), George II of England led his troops into battle in the 1740s.

   One acting U.S. president, George Washington, led troops into the field during the “Whiskey Rebellion” in the 1790s.

   Or you could count Napoleon, of course, which brings us up to 1815.

2. about 19 hours ago on Pot-Shots

   But it can be hard to tell what’s worthwhile before you learn it.

3. about 19 hours ago on Peanuts

   Well she certainly seems like a pleasant person.

4. about 19 hours ago on The Other Coast

   I just saw an old Charles Addams cartoon. Three bears looking at four little blonde girls in a police lineup.

5. about 19 hours ago on Herman

   Actually, I thought we said “for batter or for verse”. I want either pancakes or poetry.

6. about 19 hours ago on Half Full

   Do people still say that? Other than old people like me, I mean.

7. about 19 hours ago on Garfield

   Humans are so annoying. They set up these super comfortable cat napping platforms, and then complain when the cats use them.

8. 1 day ago on Peanuts Begins

   As a meal in itself, after not eating much the past few days. He was low on cash, his plans were uncertain, and he didn’t yet have a place to stay.

9. 1 day ago on Super-Fun-Pak Comix

   Were big glasses really a thing in the 1980s? I’ve been wearing glasses since the 60s, but can’t say I ever paid much attention to what was fashionable.

10. 1 day ago on Peanuts Begins

    I’ve just been reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. When he arrived in Philadelphia for the first time as a teenager, he stopped at a bakery and asked for three pennys worth of bread. It turned out that prices were lower there than he was used to, and they gave him three large loaves. He ate one and gave the other two away.

    I remember being able to get a few things for one penny even a couple of centuries after Ben Franklin, but now it’s hard to find anything for much less than a dollar.