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1. about 1 hour ago on Wizard of Id

   Not full, and dangerously so. His legs are outside the structure, s they’ll be crushed in a roll. Ouch.

2. about 2 hours ago on Peanuts

   I’m with HappyDog. I expect to see/smell burning hair any moment now.

3. about 2 hours ago on Jack Ohman

   I disagree with her on almost all points of policy, but she has my admiration for understanding the danger from And doing something to counter Trump. Not so sure about her attitudes towards at least some of his supporters/handlers.

4. about 2 hours ago on MythTickle

   Foolish me, I originally thought Anansi meant to think of others and help them. Don’t know why…..

5. about 2 hours ago on Momma

   You just insulted Shrews.

6. about 2 hours ago on Mike Luckovich

   I strongly doubt that he would have been welcome, though Jimmy is too much of a class act to have kept him out.

7. about 2 hours ago on Drabble

   Just as a for your information. Drbee is correct about the Catholic Church deciding (actually rather late, 12th Century give or take I believe) to celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25 as a counter to various mid-winter celebrations. What’s less well known is that the date has been celebrated as the birth day of Mithra, son of Zoroaster, since long before Jesus. Mithraism was one of several religions that were practiced in Rome at that time and a strong favorite among their military. What’s truly ironic is that Rome “adopted” Christianity because they needed a religion that would reinforce support of a divinely appointed ruler and militarism, which early Christianity wasn’t really, and then molded it into a pseudo-Mithraism. After all, they couldn’t adopt a belief system that was from Persia, their biggest rival/foe at the time.Bottom line is that most people who celebrate Christmas now are celebrating the spirit of giving/new beginnings/family closeness etc. Even if it is expressed too much in a commercial way.

8. about 2 hours ago on Ballard Street

   Possibly smarter than anyone who wants to associate with him?

9. 1 day ago on Strange Brew

   Nutria? Yellow teeth.

10. 1 day ago on Joe Heller

    Not that I disagree, or at least not completely. Darn, I may have to watch it again to see. For the multi-zillionth time