Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for October 17, 2015
Transcript:
verne: This evening's display of sunlight refracted through the upper and lower atmosphere is particularly pleasing... rj: sigh... why can't you just say the sunset's beautiful?..or pretty...or amazing... or $)#)@ awesome! verne: fine! it's a.... #)$_%)# incandescent ballet of light and color!! verne: happy?? rj: better...still a bit fussy.
When manicured toenails are described as “amazing”, and cupcakes are “awesome”, Verne’s right: sunsets deserve words that actually still mean something. RJ, you are banished to the “MUTE” box for 24 hours for “egregious diminishment of the spoken word.”