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Sun Jun-25-06 09:10 AM
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Poll question: Favorite comic strip ever?

We're moving, and going through my old stuff I came across some vintage Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side collections. They brought me back.

What's your favorite comic strip ever?

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Sun Jun-25-06 09:13 AM
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1. I voted for C&H, but I think many would qualify Far Side, Bloom County,

Peanuts, Mother Goose & Grimm etc.

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wildhorses

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Sun Jun-25-06 09:16 AM
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2. Calvin and Hobbes

and remember ...Pogie...I think that was the name of it....can't look it up...not at my computer

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1monster

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:03 PM
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13. Pookie.

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seemunkee

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Sun Jun-25-06 09:36 AM
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3. Krazy Kat

By far the best strip ever done.

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GOPisEvil

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Sun Jun-25-06 09:39 AM
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4. Bloom County

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RandomKoolzip

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Sun Jun-25-06 10:09 AM
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7. Oh hell yes.

The best comic strip ever. Bloom County was a major influence on my childhood.

Second best would have to be the Family Circus. :sarcasm:

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IsIt1984Yet

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Sun Jun-25-06 04:37 PM
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24. YES! Opus for VEEP!

Edited on Sun Jun-25-06 04:39 PM by IsIt1984Yet

Billy and the Boingers:

Deathtongue, featuring Opus on Rhythm Tuba:

Good times....

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GOPisEvil

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Sun Jun-25-06 07:13 PM
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28. Don't blame me, I voted for Bill and Opus

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NewJeffCT

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Sun Jun-25-06 08:58 PM
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33. Definitely my favorite

so many good laughs in that one.

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MrBenchley

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Sun Jun-25-06 09:57 AM
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5. I Go Pogo

"If I could write, I'd write to my congerssman, if he could read."

"You might disagree with my right to say it, but you'll defend to death whatever it is."

"Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla walla, Wash., an' Kalamazoo!
Nora's freezin' on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley'garoo!"

"We have met the enemy and he is us."

http://www.pogopossum.com/

http://www.igopogo.com/we_have_met.htm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/22/AR2005052201208_pf.html

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wildhorses

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Sun Jun-25-06 08:53 PM
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30. yes, Pogo...that is who I meant...

Pogie....*sheesh*

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lizziegrace

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Sun Jun-25-06 10:09 AM
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6. Bloom County n/t

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Giant Robot

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Sun Jun-25-06 10:58 AM
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8. Foxtrot

If just for the fact that I feel like the cartoonist(sorry blanking on his name) was spying on me during my childhood for the character Jason. Who not only shares my name, but acts exactly as I did and is the same level of geek as I was back in the day.

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SharonRB

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Sun Jun-25-06 11:38 AM
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9. Brenda Starr by far

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ghostsofgiants

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Sun Jun-25-06 11:39 AM
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10. Do online strips count? If so, Nothing Nice To Say

http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/

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Mutley

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Sun Jun-25-06 12:49 PM
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11. Wow, really tough choice.

I Love the Far Side. However, I grew up on strips like Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes. Oh, I can't choose! :cry:

:P

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Archae

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Sun Jun-25-06 12:53 PM
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12. Freefall.

Funniest comic strip on the web.
(And I've been in it twice!) :-)

http://freefall.purrsia.com/

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MiniMandaRuth

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:05 PM
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14. I love C&H, Opus, and the boondocks....

as well as Zits.

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NNadir

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:09 PM
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15. Calvin and Hobbes, by far.

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jus_the_facts

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:09 PM
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16. The Far Side....is and will always be my favorite....

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Mayberry Machiavelli

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:10 PM
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17. Old Peanuts, from the first years of the strip. It had a mellow, kind of

depressed mood that I like. Funny and true, also.

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Sat Jul-01-06 07:08 AM
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49. I loved the early years of Peanuts, too....

It had such a melancholy feel to it... It was a cruel world for Charlie Brown....

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Oeditpus Rex

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:10 PM
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18. Excuse me??

"Peanuts" isn't a poll selection? :shrug:

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Fox Mulder

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:37 PM
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19. Definitely Calvin and Hobbes.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Anarcho-Socialist

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Sun Jun-25-06 03:47 PM
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20. The Far Side!

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Guy Fawkes

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Sun Jun-25-06 04:16 PM
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21. The Far Side!

I guess it was the major influence on my dark sense of humour. I just had to vote for it.

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WritingIsMyReligion

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Sun Jun-25-06 04:17 PM
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22. Either "Far Side" or "Doonesbury."

I love the dark wit. :thumbsup:

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flvegan

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Sun Jun-25-06 04:21 PM
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23. C&H, Far Side, and recently, Get Fuzzy.

Get Fuzzy kills me.

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sarge43

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Sun Jun-25-06 06:39 PM
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25. Back in the day when one strip took up a whole page,

Edited on Sun Jun-25-06 06:41 PM by sarge43

Prince Valiant, Tarzan, Terry and the Pirates.

Today's favorites: Calvin and Hobbs, Bloom County, Farside (Almost forgot) Non Sequitur.

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Ken Burch

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Sat Jul-01-06 12:56 AM
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43. Actually, Prince Valiant had an interesting plot line a few months back

which I think was a coded attack on Bush. It featured Val trying desperately to stop a war in response to an unprovoked attack on the kingdom while a young, priveleged but stupid prince did everything he could to make sure the war happened, because it would enhance his own power and glory if it did.

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Va Lefty

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Sun Jun-25-06 07:06 PM
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26. Bloom County

Right now Get Fuzzy is my fav

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Neoma

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Sun Jun-25-06 07:12 PM
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27. Get Fuzzy!

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vireo

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Sun Jun-25-06 08:53 PM
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29. Zippy

http://www.zippythepinhead.com/

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Swamp Rat

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Sun Jun-25-06 08:56 PM
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31. "Planet Calvin moves across the solar system..."

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Neshanic

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Sun Jun-25-06 08:57 PM
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32. Mutts....beautifully drawn in a style that is truly art.

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mopinko

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Sun Jun-25-06 10:12 PM
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34. sylvia

unfortunately, her syndicator rarely runs her political strips. she has to submit 3 per day, i think, and they run the ones about the cats and dogs. sigh.
nicole hollander is a friend of a friend. great person.

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Ron Green

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Sun Jun-25-06 10:16 PM
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35. Pogo.

"We have met the enemy, and he is us."

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Spirochete

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Sun Jun-25-06 11:43 PM
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36. The Neighborhood. n/t

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reyd reid reed

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Mon Jun-26-06 12:54 AM
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37. How can it Possibly be a poll about comic strips without:

Edited on Mon Jun-26-06 01:21 AM by reyd reid reed

and

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Nicole

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Mon Jun-26-06 01:02 AM
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38. Peanuts n/t

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Blue-Jay

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Mon Jun-26-06 01:04 AM
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39. Far Side, but C&H is a VERY close second. Also Bloom County

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jpgray

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Sat Jul-01-06 12:58 AM
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45. Hmm. You like anthropomorphic animals in funny situations?

Who knew? :shrug:

(squirrel)

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devilgrrl

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Mon Jun-26-06 01:21 AM
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40. The Quigmans

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XemaSab

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Mon Jun-26-06 01:22 AM
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41. I nominate Bizarro and Red Meat

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Ken Burch

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Sat Jul-01-06 12:52 AM
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42. I wanted to vote for THE BOONDOCKS

But that wasn't listed on the ballot.

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Arugula Latte

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Sat Jul-01-06 12:57 AM
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44. What? No Family Circus option?!!?

Edited on Sat Jul-01-06 12:57 AM by Oregonian

OMG!!11!!1 That is a HUGH oversight!!11!1!!

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x( Have I mentioned now much I HATE that friggin' strip?

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Frank Cannon

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Sat Jul-01-06 05:59 AM
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46. LOL. That was my first thought.

I'm kind of ticked that Chick Tracts didn't make it on there, either.

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femmocrat

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Sat Jul-01-06 06:23 AM
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47. Pogo!

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Major Hogwash

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Sat Jul-01-06 06:39 AM
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48. Beetle Bailey

I loved that cartoon when I was growing up.

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yellowdogintexas

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Sat Jul-01-06 09:22 AM
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50. self professed comic strip junkie that I am, my list is LONG

but I voted for Calvin because I still miss his crazy little self

My current favorite is Foxtrot, and I love Baby Blues and Rose is Rose.

Oh yeah, 9 Chickweed Lane just rocks.

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annonymous

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Sat Jul-01-06 10:28 AM
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51. Another vote for Bloom County.

Why wasn't this listed in your poll?

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Magrittes Pipe

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Sat Jul-01-06 11:07 AM
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52. Maakies!

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Hosnon

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Sat Jul-01-06 01:19 PM
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53. C&H, without a doubt! nt

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