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1. 1 day ago on Crankshaft

   But I thought smoking could CURE dementia! Did… did Mort Winkerbean lie to us?

2. 10 days ago on Basic Instructions

   Bacon bits (at least the ones you buy at the supermarket) are made from tofu. Really. They’re not meat at all.

3. 13 days ago on Crankshaft

   And, of course, Batiuk had already done the “propose by letter” thing with Les and Not-Yet-Dead Saint Lisa. Where Susan had intercepted the letter, but after her attempted suicide where Les saved her by GETTING HER TO THE HOSPITAL FASTER, she confessed what she did so Les was able to actually go find Not-Yet-Dead Saint Lisa. (Though Susan apparently was “nudged” into confessing by a certain Elegant Solution™, so maybe he could have done something about the suicide attempt…)

   So if he had the first instance end the same as the second instance, we would have been spared decades of Dead Saint Lisa’s Story. Alas, what could have been.

4. 14 days ago on Crankshaft

   Tomorrow, panel 1: Eugene, in the canoe, says “Hey, it does float!”

   Panel 2: Voice from off panel: “We all float down here, Georgie!”

5. 14 days ago on Crankshaft

   “Of course, if it DOESN’T float, we’ll have to charge you. Leave your wallet here, just in case. Good luck out there, Fredo.”

6. 16 days ago on Crankshaft

   Batiuk taking material out of trash cans rather than doing the work himself? Who does he think he is, Hal Foster?

7. 17 days ago on Crankshaft

   Also remember, Les did the “send a letter and assume no response is a rejection” thing with Dead Saint Lisa as well. (Only in that case, the letter was intercepted by Susan, but she confessed her actions to Les after her suicide attempt – Les drove her to the hospital rather than calling 911 because HE CAN GET HER THERE FASTER! – so Les was able to (eventually) talk to Not-Yet-Dead Saint Lisa in person. And they all lived happily ever after. Except Dead Saint Lisa, since she died. And Susan, since she was still pining for Les. But Les was happy, especially with all the success he got from Dead Saint Lisa. Les is a horrible, horrible person.)

   Anyhoo, Tom really seems to like that idiotic trope.

8. 18 days ago on Crankshaft

   Yep, that’s exactly what happened. Eugene had sent his proposal in a letter, but Lillian saw the letter first and kept it from Lucy. So Lucy never knew about the proposal and thus never accepted it, so Lucy remained single until she developed Alzheimer’s and died decades later.

   But Lillian has fond memories of it all, so, y’know. Good times all around!

9. 18 days ago on Crankshaft

   To be fair, it’s ALSO a “BUY MY BOOK” arc.

10. 19 days ago on Crankshaft

    “Mr. Batiuk, is it difficult to churn out this dreck day after day?”

    “Actually, it’s super easy; barely an inconvenience.”