As I post this, I’ve just returned from a side-quest to Wegmans Grocery (they da best!), and the shuffle-play of my MP3 popped out Foreigner’s “Cold as Ice” (1977). On my movie-viewing list is Michael Caine in Blue Ice (1992),[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The film Soylent Green has it’s 50th anniversary this year (although the film is set in 2022, so it’s right about on schedule), so Caedmon’s retort seemed reasonably timely. I confess to being envious of Theo for being able to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Why yes, I’ve been spending some time at Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon recently; why do you ask? This one goes out, with great affection, to Gabriel A., my favorite Aussie Clydesdale. Yes, he’s the one featured as a guest commentator from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lightfoot is referring to this conversation, which took place some time ago. As with fine wines and fine whines, jokes often beget their own sequels. I’m not sure how many more jokes can be made about nudist colonies before the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Theo is not one to pass up the opportunity to demonstrate a proper pun (or an improper one, for that matter). He does risk incurring the wrath of his housemates, and given Ophelia’s way of expressing her irritation, he’d better[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Collecting Cockney rhyming slang and British colloquialisms — especially from the Dickensian era — is a favorite pastime of mine. This observation came to me during the earliest days of the strip’s development, around 2008, and the new year seemed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m ending the year on a low pun and a high note, with the appearance of our Australian stallion friend Gabriel Clyde. The character was first seen making an editorial comment about a joke I made regarding “oat cuisine.” It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seems like scams are everywhere, these days. This joke is a callback to an earlier comic about Sheila’s possible vacation plans. Fair warning; There may be one more bit of silliness associated with this Las Vegas lark. Whether or not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, gimmie a break. I just completed a huge, 85-strip love story arc for Theo and Cora. You think this is easy? Snort. Harrumph. For those who may not remember, author Peter Packer wrote (among other things) 25 of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best way to end this epic story arc is to make a callback to Strip #127, where Theo gets to explain why Cora’s first meeting with him was so warm. With this cuddly scene, the introduction of Cora to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…