A fair number of them seem to be apocryphal, though. I was saddened to learn that the one in which he allegedly told a not-very-studious student, “You have deliberately tasted two worms,” probably didn’t really happen.
By the way, there’s a misprint in the church bulletin: there will be a taffy-pulling contest at St. Peter’s, not a peter-pulling contest at St. Taffy’s.
Be glad you haven’t; it’s a horrifying sight. In one Peanuts arc, Lucy literally screamed and fell to the ground when she disregarded Charlie Brown’s warning and looked at a kite-eating tree devouring its prey.
Yeah, we’ve got some snow on the ground here just a hop, skip, and jump west of Detroit. Not much, so far – it doesn’t seem to be affecting traffic at all – but some … and the prediction is that it’ll get heavier today.
Tulsa? Say, did you ever win the “Lawn of the Week” contest Mercedes Lackey mentioned in her song “The Oklahoma Weed Whacker Massacre”?
Hey, it turns out that yesterday she actually posted a tweet, or whatever “X” calls it, that was true, factual, and accurate: “Our Republican majority is a complete failure.”
Who would’ve thought Empty would ever in her worthless Johnny-Reb-filth life speak, or tweet, the truth … unless someone was holding her at gunpoint?
(Recalling that in China’s pinyin romanization, “x” stands for an “sh” sound, perhaps “Xit” is the appropriate word for the spew formerly known as a “tweet.”)
I’m pretty sure at least two strips have named the cat “Gladys,” but the only occasion I’ve been able to locate precisely was 30 August 2021, when Gladys took a nap atop Marigold’s flank, meaning Mari was trapped lying on Phoebe’s floor.
There used to be a webcomic, Loserz by Eric Schoenek. One day in 2006, the girl of the three main characters walked out on a balcony, breathed in the air, and mentally cheered, “Hooray for springtime!” Just then, WHOOSH! and in the last panel, she was completely encased in a block of ice. “Oh yeah, Michigan.”
From your keyboard to the FSM’s monitor, R’amen.