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Kent Broyhill

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« on: October 09, 2006, 06:16:50 AM »
I'm surprised no one has posted this already, but yesterday's Pickles comic strip had a TPIR-related storyline.  Here is a URL with the strip:

http://www.snoopy.com/wash/pickles/archive...s-20061009.html

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2006, 10:10:54 AM »
[quote name=\'Kent Broyhill\' post=\'133928\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 05:16 AM\']
I'm surprised no one has posted this already, but yesterday's Pickles comic strip had a TPIR-related storyline.  [/quote]
Not that I would've posted, but I'm not even aware of a newspaper in my area that carries the strip.

And it doesn't seem I'm missing much.  Give me "Pearls Before Swine" any day.

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2006, 11:29:44 AM »
That darned Pickles! How do they keep it up, year after year?

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2006, 12:22:04 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'133935\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 10:10 AM\']
[quote name=\'Kent Broyhill\' post=\'133928\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 05:16 AM\']
I'm surprised no one has posted this already, but yesterday's Pickles comic strip had a TPIR-related storyline.  [/quote]
Not that I would've posted, but I'm not even aware of a newspaper in my area that carries the strip.

And it doesn't seem I'm missing much.  Give me "Pearls Before Swine" any day.
[/quote]

I get the strip in my local paper on Sundays only.

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2006, 12:42:23 PM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'133945\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 11:22 AM\']
/Get Fuzzy is better
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Than "Pearls"?  Or "Pickles"?

Even Darby Conley sings "Pearls"'s praises.

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2006, 02:05:55 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'133949\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 12:42 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'133945\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 11:22 AM\']
/Get Fuzzy is better
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Than "Pearls"?  Or "Pickles"?
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Both.

(IIRC, Conley also helped out Stephan Pastis of "Pearls" when he was first starting out with the strip. But Get Fuzzy is still better.)
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« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2006, 03:01:42 PM »
Tee hee, Bob being a sexy old guy.

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2006, 03:07:25 PM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'133952\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 01:05 PM\']
(IIRC, Conley also helped out Stephan Pastis of "Pearls" when he was first starting out with the strip. But Get Fuzzy is still better.)
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You do recall correctly.  I like "Pearls" better, but "Get Fuzzy" is good too.

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2006, 05:22:37 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'133961\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 03:07 PM\']
Doug -- and the countdown to 2300 continues
[/quote]

Actually, you're counting up to 2300.
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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2006, 05:35:27 PM »
[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'133977\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 04:22 PM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'133961\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 03:07 PM\']
Doug -- and the countdown to 2300 continues
[/quote]

Actually, you're counting up to 2300.
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No, see, I'm one post away from 2300.  I'm 101 away from 2400.  As far as I'm concerned, that's counting down to each milestone post.

You really want to throw water on a bit that's been killing since we moved from ATGS to EZBoard (and now to Invision) in the mid-1950s?

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2006, 06:06:19 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'133980\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 02:35 PM\']
You really want to throw water on a bit that's been killing since we moved from ATGS to EZBoard (and now to Invision) in the mid-1950s?
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It has? :)
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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2006, 09:14:58 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'133984\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 05:06 PM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'133980\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 02:35 PM\']
You really want to throw water on a bit that's been killing since we moved from ATGS to EZBoard (and now to Invision) in the mid-1950s?
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It has? :)
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Yeah, you're right.

It actually didn't catch on until 1975.  ;-)

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TPIR reference in Sunday's "Pickles" comic strip
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2006, 05:25:12 AM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'134000\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 08:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'133984\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 05:06 PM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'133980\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 02:35 PM\']
You really want to throw water on a bit that's been killing since we moved from ATGS to EZBoard (and now to Invision) in the mid-1950s?
[/quote]
It has? :)
[/quote]
Yeah, you're right.

It actually didn't catch on until 1975.  ;-)

Doug -- celebrating 2300 posts (and my "that wasn't worth the joke, friends" sig never applied more)
[/quote]

Someone REALLY needs to check their Math!  ;-D