Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 30, 2021

I was thinking the word of the year would rhyme with ducked, as in:

Everything was ducked up this year!

or:

This year royally ducked us!

It should have maybe been “anti-vax” seems to me.

I wonder if these will ever be someone’s good old days?

Why bring up this complaint to the Brits’ dictionary instead of the Americans’ dictionary (Webster)?

I think that’s too kind a word.

Vax is the Word Of The Year in the O.E.D. Crappo is the Word Of The Year in the R.E.D.

A message to everyone who still hasn’t gotten the shot: Go vax yourselves.

When was the last year that WASN’T crappo? (1962?)

Annus Horribilis, ver. 2.0.2.1. Last year was ver. 2.0.2.0. So looking forward to ver. 2.0.2.2. Is there any alternative?

I’m glad Rat uses The One True Dictionary, and not those other cheap knock-offs.

“Crappo” was the Marx brother that couldn’t act, wasn’t he?

Vax? I was using vax based computers years ago.

Pig, today is National Bacon Day.

I guess 2021 did a one up on 2020. Just hope that 2022 isn’t aiming to up 2021.

The next trip around the sun should be better. If they allows us to goes on trips, that is.

Apparently the pandemic may soon ends but not the panicdemic.

Happy New Year to you too Rat !

Vax? That sounds made up.

The year was fine. Some people were not. Various diseases were not. And the beat goes on.

Chuck you, Farley!

Problem is, “Soylent Green” was set in 2022—seems like things might get a little more crappo.

“Vax” was a much better choice than that of the Times “Person of the Year”.

Always a downer…

Most people, the optimists, anyway, usually have feelings of hope and anticipation for the dawning of the new year. Unfortunately, the hangover seems to last longer than the euphoria these days.

They had several words last year, but my favourite by far was “Blursday.” As in: Today is Blursday. Yesterday was Blursday. Tomorrow will be Blursday.

Agreed.

Needs to be a permanent addition for each covid year……

This year was… eventful. I’ll leave it at that.

Anyone remember the 70’s when the Digital Equipment Company’s VAX computers were hot? Everyone wanted a VAX then.

“Crappo”? So has Pastis been hanging out with Budd Root lately?

enough of the covid 19 ‘humor’, please!

and may very well be this year’s, too.

Shouldn’t that be “crapola?”

‘Twasn’t so bad out here in the West. Covid restrictions cast aside as useless and unenforceable, no riots or vandalized statues. A lot better than 2020.

If no one of higher authority will Second the motion … I Second the motion.

Another new word is “bodycam.”

Gonna be next years as well.

Might as well say that. After all, end of 2020 seemed all you heard was how 2021 was going to be a good year. And it ended up being the same as 2020.

I agree with Rat. What are you going to do make the word of the year for 2022 something of an improvement?

I wonder if anyone else has done, or is considering, what I’ve done. I decided not to get the PBS 2022 desk calendar and instead bought the Far Side version. Nothing against PBS but knowing that the calendar will be based on 2020 PBS strips (pandemic heavy), I decided to get a calendar that was NOT year specific. Trust me, I’ll still follow PBS on a daily basis, I just don’t want to relive 2020 on a daily basis. Where does the PBS audience stand?

“Crappo” it is! The OED isn’t what it used to be since the new and more permissive editors took over….

I’d go with Rat’s choice over “vax,” at any rate.

& very possibly next year’s as well.

Why crappo?

2021 wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be then it gave the punch to the junk by taking Betty White just 17 days before her 100th birthday.