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1. 1 day ago on Wizard of Id

   Reminds me of our neighbor washing their dog many years ago. They tied the leash to a tree and turned the hose on the poor thing.

2. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

   The Goths were the white, Germanic, rulers of Hispania until the Arab/Berber invasion in 711. Their descendants finally defeated the last Islamic stronghold of Granada in 1492. The Spanish nobility took pride in their whiteness compared to families that had intermarried with the Arab/Berber population.

3. 2 days ago on Monty

   I recall a strip that explained the little robot’s “nose”. My memory fails me on what its real function was, but it was not a detector for smells.

4. 3 days ago on Scary Gary

   They’re definitely more than “Nine Inch Nails”.

5. 5 days ago on Wizard of Id

   Another recoilless cannon. The barrel looks awful light for the weight of the ball. A 15 in Rodman pattern muzzle-loading cannon weighs almost 50,000 pounds.

6. 5 days ago on Wizard of Id

   Supposedly, the ladies at home saved their pi$$ to feed the nitrate works. The Confederate gunpowder may have given the troops amorous thoughts.

7. 5 days ago on That is Priceless

   A Colt Peacemaker would do the job, but not fit the rhyme.

8. 5 days ago on Rose is Rose

   The main reason not to disturb a cat in your lap is that if you disturb their comfort, the claws may come out to provide extra traction to their exit! Albert Schweitzer had a cat that would lay down on his right hand and go to sleep. Albert had to learn to write with his left hand so as not to disturb kitty’s nap time.

9. 7 days ago on Wizard of Id

   I never saw a T-Shirt cannon blast forth that much fire and smoke. Also, if that had been a real cannon, Sir Rodney would now be a mass of pulp and blood on the parapet due to the recoil of the cannon.

10. 12 days ago on Wizard of Id

    Being in the thick of battle is always dangerous. The future Henry V took an arrow in his face when he lifted his visor to see how the battle was going.