From Dan Sachs:
“Best said”?
Indeed. Surely “less said” was intended. Back in the day, there were these people called “editors”, who might have caught this and had it fixed (though perhaps not, since they would have to go back to the cartoonist, unlike local edits).
Samson’s homage to Muhammad Ali, who died ten years ago today.
The monument on Ali’s grave in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. Ali’s original quote is “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”
Jack Applin wants to make us think, aided by these two comics that ran the same day: “I’m certainly inconsistent when I try to separate the artist from their art. I can no longer watch one actor for his stance in vaccination, and yet I enjoy the music of another performer despite his dubious actions concerning minors.”
From Dirk the Daring:
Meow? It’s a New Yorker cartoon so, you know…Nonetheless, what?
This worked for Jeremy’s older brother Chad, who hasn’t had an on-panel appearance since 2006 (although occasionally mentioned). I think Chad is in the Marines, though.
Mark H. sends this in:
Whipped potatoes.
This one is somewhere between and OY and a CIDU for me.
Just don’t stick me with the bar bill.
Mitch4 send in this groaner:
National Snail Day is May 29, a day is dedicated to appreciating snails and their importance in the ecosystem.
A trainee?
From Mitch4:
He notes,
Huh? I can’t even identify the additional object next to the playing cards — nail clipper? cigarillo? — let alone what the dog is supposed to do with them to become more adoptable.
I think it’s a cigar–pretty sure that’s a cigar band in the middle of the object–but what do cards and cigars have to do with getting adopted?!
At the risk of being called mean, that strip bills itself as “REMIXED NEW YORKER CARTOON REJECTS”. I’d submit that if your cartoon is too obscure for TNY, you might have a problem!
Boise Ed sends this in: “I have no idea what’s going on with this playground.”
When your editor thinks of DM, he thinks of District Managers, which is no help at all.
“DM stands for “Direct Message,” which is a private message sent between two users on a social media platform, messaging app, or online community” (Merriam-Webster)
“Dating/relationships: “Slide into my DMs” is a common phrase for initiating a private conversation, often with flirtatious or romantic intent”.
That sort of helps. So the slide is flirting with the swing set? Is that it?
chemgal sends this in: “I suspect it’s a song reference, but for me, this is a CIDU.”
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