Recent Comments

1. 28 days ago on FoxTrot

   Bill, were you the cartoonist eating his own weight in potato chips.

2. about 1 month ago on Broom Hilda

   Oh, I guess that Calamari is NOT on the menu today. Looks more like Cal’s on the menu.

3. about 2 months ago on Wizard of Id

   He’s still looking for Mario Mario!

4. 2 months ago on Dick Tracy

   The Firefighters, Police & EMT’s that gave their lives to try and save the others…They are just as qualified to be considered the Spartans and the quote is justly apt for today. I continue to pray for the souls lost that day in New York, Washington D.C. and Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. God bless all the innocents who perished that day.

5. 3 months ago on Crankshaft

   Sing it Mel: “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble. When you’re perfect in every way!”

6. 3 months ago on Wizard of Id

   That’s the Bronx mutation of the Chinese Carp!

7. 3 months ago on Broom Hilda

   “Every” possible angle!? I…I don’t want to know!

8. 3 months ago on Broom Hilda

   As one of my best friends said when asked by a vegan why? “I don’t know, I’ve always loved the taste of seared flesh”!

9. 3 months ago on Wizard of Id

   Come on over to Indy Wiz! The Speedrome is hosting a demolition derby this weekend! August 17th SaturdayInaugural King Kenny Memorial Old School Pro Stock Classic 25-Lap Outlaw Oval & 50-Lap Outlaw Figure 8, Street Stocks, Adult Faskarts, Legends

   August 24th SaturdaySeason Championship 48th Annual 1-Hour Outlaw Figure 8 Endurance Race, Factory FWD, Junior Faskarts, Ford Oval & Figure 8

   August 31st SaturdayTunny Motorsports $2,000-to-win Mini Late Model Figure 8 Challenge, Street Stock Tribute to Chris Green Race, Junior Faskarts, Adult Faskarts, Legends

   September 5th ThursdayFactory FWD, Ford Oval & Figure 8 plus World Figure 8 Practice

   We love Figure 8 racing!

10. 3 months ago on Wizard of Id

    A common story of the origin of candy canes says that in 1670, in Cologne, Germany, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral, wishing to remedy the noise caused by children in his church during the Living Crèche tradition of Christmas Eve, asked a local candy maker for some “sugar sticks” for them. In order to justify the practice of giving candy to children during Mass, he asked the candy maker to add a crook to the top of each stick, which would help children remember the shepherds who visited the infant Jesus. In addition, he used the white color of the converted sticks to teach children about the Christian belief in the sinless life of Jesus.8910 From Germany, candy canes spread to other parts of Europe, where they were handed out during plays reenacting the Nativity.911 The candy cane became associated with Christmas