How to Honor the Intentions of Those Who Came Before You
Added 2024-12-09 08:00:32 +0000 UTCI have known enough scientifically inclined people to understand their general sense of humor. I believe that forcing scientific journals, news anchors, and NASA spokespersons to repeat butt puns would qualify nicely as “a larf.” As such, not only is changing the pronunciation of Uranus disrespectful to the original intent of the name, but adding the words “the planet” in front of Uranus to short circuit the joke is, at best, an act of cowardice.
That said, I did add “the planet” in panel one to make it clear I was not making a joke at Missy’s expense.
When it comes to marriage, there are two kinds of men: occasionally cowardly men, and divorced men.
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The last sentence in this week's comment really resonates. One time I was talking to a co-worker about being tired from getting up early to make breakfast for my kid and then dropping her off at preschool before driving to work. His reaction was to ask why my wife doesn't do all that. When I explained that she was contending with our newborn, he asked, "Does she have a full-time job?" When I answered, "No," he incredulously shook his head and scoffed, mumbling disparaging comments about me being a cowardly doormat or something to that effect. A few years later I had moved onto another job and bumped into another co-worker. When I asked him how the scoffer was doing, It didn't shock me in the least to hear that he had gotten divorced. I'm coming up on my 29th anniversary.
Bernie Margolis
2024-12-10 16:18:52 +0000 UTCBeing occasionally cowardly is why me and my wife have been together since 1999
Glen Newsome
2024-12-10 14:23:47 +0000 UTC
