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1. about 22 hours ago on Tank McNamara

   Archery, darts, billiards, rifle, pistol, clays, curling, esports. Probably others.

2. about 22 hours ago on B.C.

   I don’t think he got turned around. I think he got flipped over—and it took!

3. about 22 hours ago on That is Priceless

   I suppose a clever director could have quite a time with making Bassanio a woman—maybe a closeted lesbian?—but the text does make it quite clear what Shakespeare had in mind. (So what? He’s only the playwright. Since when does his opinion count?)

4. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

   Back in 2012, this thing went for GBP 25,000. Handsomely beat the estimate at Christie’s. Not bad. “Lot Essay: This picture depicts Act III, Scene II of The Merchant of Venice. The scene is set at Belmont. Portia’s deceased father has set a puzzle for her potential suitors; they must correctly choose between caskets of gold, silver or lead. Reasoning that ‘The world is still deceiv’d with ornament’, Bassanio chooses the lead casket and to his joy, and hers, discovers Portia’s portrait inside and with it her father’s blessing.”

5. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

   No, it’s not. The figure on the left is in male clothing.

6. 3 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Perhaps Bob works at the US Mint and makes cents that have scents. It could be the latest thing in copper currency.

7. 3 days ago on Over the Hedge

   The convenient thing about karma is that if bad things happen to good people, it’s because of their bad karma, which they have because they did bad things at some point, which means they aren’t good people after all. Problem solved.

8. 3 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   It frequently is the case that you need to move the end of a presentation to the beginning.

9. 6 days ago on Tank McNamara

   World Cup football is going to a 48-team format. Add just one more level of competition and you’re at 96 teams. Nothing to it.

10. 6 days ago on Strange Brew

    Those *()&)( typos.