Saturday, August 22, 2009

Born Loser: How are we going to come up with that kind of money?

This comic is hilarious because women are too stupid to understand household finances.

Family Circus: When we get home tonight, can we all sleep in the tent out in our back yard?

This cartoon is hilarious because Billy enjoys camping.

Drabble: You're right, Mom. Dad will eat anything!

This comic is hilarious because Penny is overly literal.

Beetle Bailey: You never know when to quit, do you?

Like most marriages in the comics section, General Halftrack's marriage is comprised of characters who hate each other.

Brewster Rockit: What we need is universal tech care for ALL robots!

This comic is hilarious because empathy is an important attribute that far too many seem to lack or disregard.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Family Circus: I'm moving to the non-smoking section.

This cartoon is hilarious because Dolly has discovered that it is advantageous to stand next to a camp fire with her back to the wind so as to not die of smoke inhalation.

Beetle Bailey: We're making s'mores!

This is only tangentially related to today's perfectly acceptable--assuming you're grading on a curve--installment of Beetle Bailey, but I would like to take this opportunity to point out that the s'more is easily one of the most disappointing desserts in existence.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Grizzwells: Maybe I ought to die on New Year's Eve.

Like all friendships in the comics section, this friendship is comprised of characters who mostly despise one another.

Family Circus: Where can I buy a postcard?

The one thing I've admired about this endless Keane Kamping is the way the characters have grown increasingly ragged and tired-looking as the series goes on. Even the dog looks exhausted in this cartoon.

Daddy's Home: CRUN-CH!

This is a pretty funny comic strip.

But the onomatopoeia bothers me. The CRUN-CH! is in Pete's word bubble, but Pete is obviously not saying it. Further, the CRUN-CH! is unnecessary, as Pete's dialog explains the problem with the muffins perfectly well. And further still, what's with the dash in between CRUN and CH? I'm guessing it's there to denote, um, chewing or something, but it doesn't really do that very well.

Of course, I tend to not be a very big fan of onomatopoeia in general, as it very rarely adds anything of value and is annoyingly hard to spell.