Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten; Dan Weingarten & David Clark for August 10, 2023

Impressive! He even read mine!

There’s even a song about it: “Read read mind… goes to my head…” (Neil Diamond)

He also misspelled “misspelt”.

In the United States, there is a 98% preference for “misspelled” over “misspelt”. Even in the UK and Canada there is a preference for “misspelled”.

What’s the word? A. Thunderbird.

What’s the price? A. Two bits twice.

You know, I bet beavers miss their pelts, too.

That’s a real classic.

I was actually wondering how many people today know what “two bits” means.