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1. 9 days ago on Cul de Sac

   Given the adult language all the kids use I think we’re meant to infer that Alice used a stronger word than dang.

2. 12 days ago on Bloom County

   I’m guessing Bill the Cat

3. 27 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Hobbes thinks about, Calvin just doesn’t listen.

4. 29 days ago on Stone Soup

   We weren’t allowed shorts, even under required dresses. When my mom heard about the stuff we were doing on the monkey bars she made us bloomers, a throwback from the Victorian era. My sister refused to wear them and remained ‘cool’ while I did and was more or less permanently labeled a dork.

5. about 1 month ago on Bloom County

   American men. The rest of the world doesn’t see it as an issue.

6. about 1 month ago on Stone Soup

   Females joined the workforce in the forties out of necessity because so many men were off fighting WW2 [and many joined the fight]. When the men returned they were fired en masse. You can’t blame this for creating the necessity of two income families.

7. about 2 months ago on That is Priceless

   Why on earth would this woman be disappointed with her weight?

8. about 2 months ago on Bloom County

   Yes I left out some of the mixture. The Peruvians told me that the two active ingredients together was more powerful than they would be separately. They also use powdered tobacco mix without coca leaves that they shoot into each other’s nostrils. I can tell you that it’s quite ‘active’.

9. about 2 months ago on That is Priceless

   What’s that on the floor? Is the bird teasing the dog? Did it just knock it down next to the dog?

10. about 2 months ago on Bloom County

    Not quite exclusively. Peruvians in the past and currently use ground up tobacco in a practical application when hiking (often carrying heavy loads) up steep mountains at high altitudes. They mix it with toasted ground coca leaf and slip it underneath their cheek over the gum. Effective.