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1. about 2 months ago on F Minus

   Reminds me of the joke: Old people say “you’re.” Gen-X says “your.” But millennials know it’s “ur.”

2. over 1 year ago on F Minus

   Good take on Magritte’s “This is not a pipe.” Lots of discussions after that too.

3. almost 2 years ago on Mannequin on the Moon

   I suspect he misses his DEAD cat. :(

4. over 2 years ago on Reality Check

   Lily was funny, and that was enough. As for Gilda, younger folk may not know that her Emily Littela character was about the “youth in asia” and other misheard phrases.

5. over 2 years ago on Reality Check

   I miss Gilda Radner AKA Emily Litella.

6. almost 3 years ago on Off the Mark

   Um, maybe because the backs of cards have publishers credits at the bottom on the backs. American Greetings, etc.

7. almost 3 years ago on Mannequin on the Moon

   According to the song “One Hippopotami,” “A paranoia is a bunch of mental blocks / And when Ben Casey meets Kildaire, that’s called a paradox / When two minks fall in love, with all their heart and soul, / You’ll find the plural of two minks is one mink stole”

8. almost 3 years ago on Andertoons

   Yes, I have seen this cartoon before—and several others the last few days.

9. about 3 years ago on Mannequin on the Moon

   WIthout checking, I recall that an image poem is where the words are arranged on the page to look like a thing. A poem about a hammer might have words adjusted on the lines to look like a hammer. In the cartoon, the riddler seems to be holding a poem with words much like the shape of a question mark.

10. about 3 years ago on Off the Mark

    Perhaps tradition. Perhaps marketing. In my talks with more normal and younger people, it seems that Halloween is THE BIGGEST BESTEST HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR!