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1. about 1 hour ago on ViewsEurope

   “At least Erdogan shows him deep respect – for what it can be worth…”

   “Support” isn’t the same as respect. Erdogan only supports Putin because he believes he can get something out of it.

   I’m wondering whether that will affect the next Turkish election. I was told by a Korean War veteran that the only nation’s troops on which the Communists’ brainwashing was totally ineffective were the Turks, because of their centuries-old hatred of the Russians, who supported the Communist side.

   Well, by modern standards, that was “long ago”, but I still wonder.

2. about 1 hour ago on Close to Home

   “Same ‘destination’, though.”

   He’s a gold digger. I.e., he “digs” gold.

3. about 2 hours ago on Wizard of Id Classics

   Both Wizard of Id classics and B.C. classics have once again paused updating on the first of a new month.

4. about 2 hours ago on Jeff Stahler

   They’re still gonna need child-size handcuffs.

5. about 2 hours ago on Chuckle Bros

   Beware! He was home-schooled in economics.

6. about 2 hours ago on PreTeena

   “My wife will kill a spider if I’m not around, but she’ll let me know about it later.”

   If there was something wrong with the car, my mother would tell my dad, so that he could fix it. But if he wasn’t around, she would fix it herself, and neither she nor we kids would mention it.

7. about 2 hours ago on Mother Goose and Grimm

   Theirs is a fractious relationship.

8. about 2 hours ago on Mike du Jour

   “Are our lives completely scripted by an all-knowing god?”

   If they are, mine seems to have writer’s block.

9. about 3 hours ago on The Meaning of Lila

   “Who is picking up the tab?”

   Well, Annie probably could… with her poker winnings. But I think Lila is the only one there who would accept that.

10. about 3 hours ago on Doonesbury

    “We only got a colour TV to see what colour the uniforms were in Star Trek.”

    Star Trek? What about Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950-1955)?