Good morning, grandpa. Good news: the paper is here early today. Bad news: the comics section is a little thin. I recommend reading slowly.

TV's Detective Monk while you wait

I'm on vacation, so there will be fewer comics than usual today. but there's no escaping the serials

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>>149378987
the dailies are worth reading, as usual, but I didn't have time to put them together for ya

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>>149379007
grooming tips from Mary

>>149379021
the ghost who flies

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>>149379043

>>149379054
bull ape?

hmm

>>149471051
This is going to be something stupid that won’t work at all like slanting the text according to the handedness of each student.

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>>149471157
Either changed multiple words, or just scrambled the position of the multiple choice answers so you can't just glance and see which option is checked?

>>149471172
>changed multiple words
They explicitly state that he didn’t do this.

>>149471193
Is the joke that they’re actually doing something?

>>149471051
He switched the order of the answers for each quiz, duh.

>>149471189
No, they explicitly state that he didn't change a SINGLE word. You gotta think like a genie!

>>149471203
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Trail

Forget it anon, it's comic striptown

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>>149471300
sage advice

>>149471123
Guess I found my Janis reaction meme to go along with my two Arlo reactions........ and 2 more potential reaction memes (>>149471106 and >>149471199).
>>149471135
I might remember seeing this Beetle Bailey comic through Google. Reprint?
>>149471178
"And so we all know where this is going"
>>149471160
At least there aren't any CGI Smurfs roaming around. Or......... ugly looking hedgehogs.

>>149471368
double trouble in the dailies

Margot continues to be insufferable about plastic waste

>>149471051
Probably just randomized the order of the answers. That's pretty common for real world tests.

>>149471051
2; Raccoon's eyelids
Changing the order is also what my school does with the tests.
Spilled milk drop, Dog's tail, Skunk's eyes, Goldfish's gills, Moon, Door window
1)T 2)T 3)F

>>149471354
that is one ugly face

and that's all from me! I told you to read slowly. back next week with the normal amount.

feel free to post any I usually do

>>149471051
Thank you for making the quiz harder for people with poor eye sight.
Like they don't struggle enough.

>>149471123
Man. That's a weird Janis face, but otherwise, I want this so bad. Arlo and Janis is really good at that.

>>149471051
Different scene: It’s 2 because the raccoon’s eyes are different but it could also be 1 since they didn’t completely color in the ground, how embarrassing
Slylock: He changed the order of the answers for each student which, combined with the shrinking, makes it more likely the cheater will circle the wrong answer without realizing it
True or false: 1) true
2) true in the wild. In captivity, it’s usually around 10-15 years
3) false, they have shit eyeshit that only goes to about 10 feet which is why they keep getting hit by cars
I’m dogshit at 6 Differences so I only found three the moon is in different phases, the fish’s gills, the skunk is looking forward minding his own business on the top while in the bottom he’s staring at the camera because he’s coming for YOU next
Incidentally, have you ever been told "Actually, skunk don’t smell that bad except for when they spray"? That’s only half true apparently. Totally clean skunks don’t smell that bad (or at least no worst than any other wild animal) HOWEVER when they spray someone they naturally get a little on themselves and they can’t clean themselves well enough to get rid of it all on their own. You could do it for them but most skunks aren’t going to let you give them a good scrubbing unless they really trust you

>>149471392
Yeah, this plotline is making Margot annoying. Though if McKenzie finds success in the TradWife space, I'm for it.

>>149471280
God damn that looks comfy.

>>149471495
Holy shit, how long does it take to delete a post now? I thought it was only a minute. Must my shame about fucking up the spoiler tags remain forever?

>>149471546
It's not that bad.

>>149471465
Go be a victim somewhere else, Clara.

Different scene: It’s 2 because the raccoon’s eyes are different but it could also be 1 since they didn’t completely color in the ground, how embarrassing
Slylock: He changed the order of the answers for each student which, combined with the shrinking, makes it more likely the cheater will circle the wrong answer without realizing it
True or false: 1) true
2) true in the wild. In captivity, it’s usually around 10-15 years
3) false, they have shit eyeshit that only goes to about 10 feet which is why they keep getting hit by cars
I’m dogshit at 6 Differences so I only found three the moon is in different phases, the fish’s gills, the skunk is looking forward minding his own business on the top while in the bottom he’s staring at the camera because he’s coming for YOU next
Incidentally, have you ever been told "Actually, skunk don’t smell that bad except for when they spray"? That’s only half true apparently. Totally clean skunks don’t smell that bad (or at least no worst than any other wild animal) HOWEVER when they spray someone they naturally get a little on themselves and they can’t clean themselves well enough to get rid of it all on their own. You could do it for them but most skunks aren’t going to let you give them a good scrubbing unless they really trust you
>>149471569
It’s different from what I remember and I fear change.

>>149471546
Okay, why I have to question everytime I see a DELETED REPLY? Like "what the hell was the deleted reply" and shit like that replies. I felt too pissed for................... fuck, I didn't expect to bump a thread like this by throwing a melty. It's not even the drawthread, which already has a million deleted replies as of late.

I guess the news that I'm moving to Texas didn't send a message to my mind well.

>>149471465
You can't BE a detective if you have poor eyesight.

>>149471815
I had to post this reply like the tired some fool I am because the thread happened 3 hours early than usual.

Funny that pic related is from that episode of Little Bear where Owl got too tired to the point of mental problems because that is what's happening right now. Telling you, moving to Texas is messing up my brain.

Problem, if I or the mods delete my reply, I still get surprise shocks. And now I need some sleep.

>>149471335
>Maria gets a victory over Rosa for once
>cant even pay attention to gloat about it

>>149471406
That’s clearly not the cover for Plastic Man #25 Griffith you fucking HACK FRAUD DON’T YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH? (also holy shit this thing contains four stories for a DIME, what a bargain)
Also also, his last wish was to get a little credit from Plastic Man.

>>149471330
And so the saga ends.

>>149471051
Derive the digital root of the word value of your first name(n1) and last name(n2) and circle the answer n1 steps further in forward order for even numbered questions and n2 steps further backwards order for odd questions (looping as necessary). Order is reversed for the questions whose number is prime but only when above 10.

>>149471354
I wonder if Beetle Bailey even gets any non-reprints these days.

>>149471207
See, it's funny because social media followers would happily be led to their deaths.

>>149471169
Hook, line and stinker.

>>149471183
Kek, kek, kek

>>149471335
>>149471939
>Maria wins by doing nothing

>>149471051
You mean to tell me a 17 year old drew that crayon art? Elizabeth, age 12 could do art of a lizzard better than that.

>>149473134
>squirrels
>Alvin
Bruh.

>>149471335
>>149472869
I appreciate Dee posting scans of these

>>149471160
You know shits getting dire when the "live-action remake" hate is even reaching the Sunday papers.

>>149471392
I bet this is going to escalate further with the whole gang's going Amish.

>>149471243
Thanks for your service, Sarge!

>>149471323
I agree with the kids.
FAR more hassle than it's worth.

>>149471169
What is a phone book?

>>149471350
forty keks.

>>149471169
Throat laughed

OFFICIAL TIER LIST

MY (RETRO) WIFE TIER:
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SLYLOCK TIER:
>>149471051

CHUCKLE TIER:
Beetle Bailey
Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!
Cul De Sac
Curtis
Heart Of The City (Classic)
The Meaning Of Lila
On The Fastrack
Peanuts
Phoebe And Her Unicorn
Rosebuds
Strange Brew
Tine's Groove (daily)
Rugrats

COMFY TIER:
Arlo & Janis
Baby Blues
Zack Hill

"HARDTACK'S MOM IS SURPRISINGLY HOT" TIER:
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All others DNQ.

Thanks, as always, OP (and the other guy, too). Hope your vacation's a treat.

>>149471051
It says he didn't change a single word in the questions...it said nothing about him changing the order of those words

>>149473240
That's kind of Adam's thing he's a little confused at times

>>149471422
Enjoy your vacation.

>>149471855
Sleep well.

>>149473115
The old Peanuts was far more realistic.

>>149471199
lol

What do you think of the current Heart of the City?

>>149474870
I could never get into it, since I read the original for years, it was even fun to see how Mark grew the characters up, and the art style was charming. but it was too much of a switch for me it would be like if someone else came in and did Peanuts it was too radically different, even though I could tell Mark was getting tried at the end of the Heart, it was still alright.

>>149471193
Who is Mark Trail?

>>149475150
This
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>>149471259
Watch out for a barb! That killed Steve Irwin!

>>149473332
Can it make a shaking GIF?

>>149475150
He's right here: >>149471259 >>149471254

>>149471051
Slylock may have also changed the order of the questions from copy to copy.

>>149474870
Steenz started out nice, then it got better and now she's lost me.
Currently, I enjoy the reruns of Mark Tatulli a lot more than the current HOTC.

>>149474870
I'm open-minded. I can find value in a lot of things that otherwise get written off as not worth engagement. I tend to give things far more chances than they deserve. Despite this, it is an absolute labor for me to click on Heart Of The City (modern) each week.
Just look at >>149471233 . It's a mess.
The pacing is shit. The 1st panel is filler that adds nothing that isn't immediately explained by the 2nd. Everything after that is an unnecessary bit of set-up for what's to come in the next few strips. 5 through 8 are wholly unrewarding in isolation. Modern Heart constantly does this. Steenz comes up with a mildly effective punchline and then keeps rambling until the space is filled.
Couple Modern Heart's phoned-in art with the low effort entries (the 'puzzles' and jokeless landscape strips), contrast it with the care Steenz shows in her personal non-syndicated works, and you have to conclude that the whole thing is just a gig to her. If she doesn't care about making it, how am I supposed to care about reading it?
In isolation, it would be inoffensively bad. Attached to something heartfelt (hah) like Classic Heart, it becomes insulting.

>>149476306
I've grown pretty sympathetic-to-fond of random landscape strips in Newspaper comics. It's a long tradition in newspaper comics, and seems to fit the caricature and sketch origins of the field. Gasoline Alley's sketch comics are the highlight the current author's run. Zippy the Pinhead is basically landscape sketches mixed with absurdist ramblings (or increasingly, just nostalgia).
That said, Steenz is pretty bad at it. Though sometimes is okay. I'd have more grace for it if her regular comics were better.

>>149471254
why would I leave the peafowl alone when i can just kill and eat them?

>>149471392
bitch better be picking it

>>149471330
God, why is Bluto suck a dick?

>>149471060
>he takes time out of his vacation to post comics
based

>>149471150
Carlos!

>>149477203
Interesting typo there.

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>>149471169
Weird how there's two strips about kids breaking windows this week.

>>149477497
Very much so.

>no Dark Side of the Horse

>>149474859

>>149471335
>eyes bulging out of the glasses
I will always appreciate the visual humor in this comic

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>>149471106
Not the ear!

>>149471043 (OP)
For those of you who like Nedroid/Beartato, here's one you probably haven't read before
https://archive.org/details/oh-no-a-meteor/mode/2up

>>149471193
I knew he couldn't be trusted.

>>149471178
father-son bonding is way more important than impressing a silly church group

>>149481502
Neat, but wrong thread.

>>149476306
thank God someone said it, new Heart is gay and retarded
>>149471335
I love rosa's fat fucking tits
>>149471330
Harlow can get it ngl
>>149471305
>Marigold
would
>>149471169
when did that fucker get a sister? what the fuck
his mom can get it ngl
>>149471173
this shit is some good shit
>>149471098
>Spuds
>Truck
this is a colorful family. is the grandson's name Chip?

>>149484772
>when did that fucker get a sister? what the fuck
Krystal's been there since early days, she's his twin sister.

>>149471169
Someone edit the book cover to 100 days of sodom

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>>149471060
Just want to thank you for going out of your way to keep the threads ago even on vacation. You're a real one, as the kids say these days.

>>149471051
He swapped the order of the questions.

>>149471586
who the hell is Clara?!

>>149483574
IKR

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>>149491312
Oh shit, they really are going full Amish.

>>149471218
Get Fuzzy is one of the most aggressively unfunny, witless piles of dreck ever to disgrace a newspaper

>>149488691
MARTY, PLEASE DON'T STAND THERE!