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Choice Spud
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Choice Spud

One small shred of evidence that the world is becoming a better place is that a few years ago, I would not have been allowed to publish this cartoon on a Sunday. The reference to an illegal, schedule 1 “gateway” drug would have been considered…

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Early Man
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Early Man

In my estimation, modern American Thanksgiving is a grab bag of good and evil. On the one hand…

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No Sense
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

No Sense

It is obvious to anyone familiar with actual journalism that most of the world has been going to hell a whole lot faster in the past three years. “It feels apocalyptic” is a phrase I’ve heard numerous times and uttered myself on more than one occasion. But it’s not bad news for everyone

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Ill Wind
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Ill Wind

There’s lots of talk in the U.S. these days about the American Drug Cartel, which is what I call the health and pharmaceutical industry there. But talking about it too much makes me sick and like most Americans, I can’t afford to get sick. So I’ll just say…

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Bringing It
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Bringing It

True Bizarro Jazz Pickles (long-time regular readers of Bizarro) are well aware that I like to challenge readers with jokes they may not immediately get and this one is firmly in that category. If you’re scratching your head over this one…

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Life Socks
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Life Socks

This cartoon plays into several mythological stereotypes that I don’t subscribe to, but cartoons often use stereotypes and cultural myths as a common platform for humor. Let’s discuss the ones I used above, one at a time…

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Capers
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Capers

Since I was a child, I’ve wondered about the costume choices of superheroes. I’m particularly fascinated by the cape, which a majority of superheroes have worn, especially in the early days of superheroism. What is it for, exactly?

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Ring Me Up
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Ring Me Up

Lately, I’ve been publishing some pretty obscure cartoons that have, quite predictably, caused a lot of readers to scratch their heads. Some are doing this because they have lice, of course, that’s always a given. But many…

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No Exit
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

No Exit

Lots of folks are wondering about this one but that’s okay. It’s good for your brain to try to figure things out. So-called “cat people” are more likely to understand it because they know that cats…

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Balloonless
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Balloonless

If you were confused by this cartoon, look closely at the spelling on the sign, look at the background, and know that there aren’t any actual balloons involved. Just a weird clown unleashing dangerous primates on anyone with five bucks. (Which almost sounds like an elevator pitch for a biopic about Trump.)

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Divisiveness
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Divisiveness

The Internet has changed the world both for the better and for the worse. And it will likely figure heavily in either our demise or salvation as a species. At this point, it’s easy to imagine either scenario…

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Crossing Lines
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Crossing Lines

This is a political cartoon of sorts but I’m not in the mood to feel utter despair today so I don’t want to talk about politics. Instead, let’s talk about cartoon aliens!…

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Pigeon Limos
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Pigeon Limos

If you’ve never heard the expression, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride,” this cartoon is probably fairly inscrutable. Even if you’re familiar with that expression, it’s still a bit weird…

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Flip Side Lunar
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Flip Side Lunar

I never realized how little energy I’d spent discerning the subtle differences between a “dork” and a “nerd” until I published this comic and heard from readers. They really schooled me. So, yeah, I admit that…

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Boarder Bums
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Boarder Bums

There are myriad reasons to lock the doors of your home but virtually all of them come down to a single threat: other humans. Some would argue that a Sasquatch…

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Teller You're Sorry
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Teller You're Sorry

Remember when it was fun to visit people in prison? Well, those days are long gone, my friends…

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Not By Chocolate
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Not By Chocolate

I no longer believe in the concept of “reality” as something one can claim to understand. Does that sound vague and a bit goofy? That’s because it most certainly is. But so is life…

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Tunneling
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Tunneling

The above cartoon had a very polarizing effect on folks. I got more than the usual high-fives for a good gag and quite a few complaints, some with profanity. And I don’t blame those who were offended at all…

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Icing It
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Icing It

There are a growing number of people who are sensitive to the fact that when a joke in the mainstream public domain features an idiot—the “butt” of the joke— it is almost always a white male…

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Forced Minimalism
Dan Piraro Dan Piraro

Forced Minimalism

Because cats and dogs are the two most popular species of house pets, people often compare them and declare one superior over the other. But I find that discussion to be as erroneous as asking…

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