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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:28 PM Original message |
NAME a newspaper comic strip that's not funny NOW, never WAS funny, never WILL BE funny... |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Never will be funny? Nietzsche would disagree. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Ok, the Nietzsche version is "funny"...just not "ha-ha funny"... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. Family Circus Dad regrets having children... |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Funny, but I like the old Dysfunctional family circus better |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Mark Trail is one of the very dumbest comic strips. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Cathy came to mind, never heard of Mallard Fillmore... |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Mallard Fillmore is the freeper answer to "Doonesbury" |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Mallard Fillmore is Exhibit A of why RW attempts at humor fail miserably |
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MrsMatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. My husband's best friend would post "Mark Trail" comic strips |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. We did the same thing at work for awhile. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Mallard Fillmore |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Bingo! |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Garfield |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. That lasagna stuff wore out after the first 30 seconds, didn't it? |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. You just haven't read Garfield in the right context. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. OK, that has potential... |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
42. this just makes me feel sad and depressed... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
46. Garfield minus Garfield is sublime |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. It has a Zen-like quality. |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
54. I will always have a soft spot for Garfield no matter what some people say. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. Prince Valiant and Cow and Boy. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Cool is the rule, and sometimes bad is bad..."Cow and Boy" is REALLY bad. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. Prince Valiant. |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. No such thing |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Rex Morgan MD, Apartment 3-G, Gil Thorp or any of those "serious" comics |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Calvin and Hobbes did too |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. "Mary Worth" is a panic |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. There is that very rare Mary Worth in which she has advised a friend to commit suicide. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Don't forget "The Jackson Twins" |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. The Lockhorns. . |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
61. The Lockhorns had their moments... |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. You are correct |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. "Example #3: Jeffy Macks the Hott...Here's the mark of a true 'bag in action." |
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eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
49. Well, now I am never getting work done again. |
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MrsMatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
22. When my husband & I were first married, and he'd be working out |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
25. Funky Winkerbean |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
50. Oh no way!! Funky Winkerbean is a great strip |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. then |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. Wizard of Id, Frank & Earnest |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. Andy Capp. I would say Peanuts, but like Dane Cook, I'm not convinced it ever tried to be funny. |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:44 AM Response to Reply #28 |
43. Peanuts was pure genius |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:35 AM Response to Reply #28 |
45. Peanuts was on a much higher level than the usual Sunday funny fare |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
29. "The Born Loser" |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
31. Beetle Bailey and a real oldie Nancy |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Nancy or Henry |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. Ziggy |
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Dammit Ann (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:15 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. seconded. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. Rick O'Shay. |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
36. delete |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
37. Zippy the Pinhead |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. Seriously, you must have no sense of humor |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
39. That was the very first one that came to my mind... |
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Steely_Dan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 04:21 AM Response to Original message |
41. It's sort of funny... |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
47. Peanuts -- neurotic depressed kid has a dog with a wild imagination |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
48. Prince Valiant |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. but it is very good. |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
52. Watch your head. nt. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
53. Cathy |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
56. i'm a bit amazed no one has said b.c. yet |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. B.C. was pushing Republican propoganda until Hart died.... |
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reflection (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
58. 'Nancy'. Blech. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
62. Barney Google! I hate that strip. Andy Capp & Mallard Fillmore |
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