• flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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    Leave home to buy some spices, then go to a wrong grocery store and make a mess there breaking everything on the shelves

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    “Listen, I’m white. Columbus is associated with settlers and colonialism which the left unfairly demonized so poor Columbus got cancelled! Because I’m white I feel personally attacked because fox news says I should be so I’m celebrating out of spite even though I don’t really even know what I’m celebrating! Make America Genocide Again!”

    -Some Magoos subconscious probably

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    I used to observe columbus day by having the day off school. Now it’s meaningless to me like every other “holiday” I have to work through and get pissed off because I drove all the way to the bank to get change and they’re closed.

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      Do you guys have change for a five?

      Sure what do you want?

      three ones and the rest quarters

      Please fill out this form and I’ll need two forms of ID

      this pen isn’t working

      Hold on I’ve got some bolt cutters back here somewhere …

      [clack]

      Hey Mary, this guy needs a pen

      I gave the supply cabinet keys to Carl. He’ll be back from lunch any minute now

      Hey Carl it’s Mary. We’ve got a gentleman here needs a pen. Are you headed back?

      … …. … …… …

      Oh gosh that’s terrible!

      … …. … . …. ……

      Okay I’ll let him know. [click] Yeah Hon, Carl should be heading back any minute now. He’s just over at the deli having a sandwich. He was having a bother with his car but he’s got the jumper cables and everything

      [ancient clock chimes] [cars pass by outside] [cicadas drone]

      Can I get you a coffee or anything, Dear?

      No thanks … well sure.

      Oh drat! I forgot Mary had that second cup. Here I’ll just make some more.

      Say Mary, do you know where the coffee filters are?

      Should be right there with the coffee.

      Nope, not here. Well we can have Carl pick some up.

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        Eh, got lost looking for ground ginger. Started in the spice aisle, but they were out, so some directed me to the produce area (apparently didn’t realize I didn’t want whole ginger). After a bit more wandering, I turned some up in the Asian food section.

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          I think you’re celebrating Magellan Day or something. You don’t ever get to the Asian food section on Columbus Day if you celebrate it properly.

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      Did you go to the pharmacy looking for spices? Did you make a scene and berate their employees? You’re doing it wrong.

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    Columbus Day could also be celebrated by breaking into someone’s house and forcing them to find and bring you money. If they don’t bring enough start killing their family.

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      Completely off-topic: That cartoonist is continuing a tradition that goes all the way back to George Herriman near the beginning of the 20th century. He had an incredible strip called Krazy Kat, but it started out like the Tom Waits sub-strip there, under a strip he ended up abandoning.

      I’m betting the cartoonist here knew about that and is continuing the tradition, which is pretty cool.

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        The strip is a tribute to Tony Millionare, which is also where the sub-strip comes from.

        Dresden Codak used to be a wonderful webcomic with great surreal humour and some super funky layouts. Then over a decade ago the author started a long, boring and confusing storyline which is apparently still ongoing? Crazy.

        Anyway, mostly everything under “One-Offs” in the archive is solid gold and highly recommended. The rest of it… don’t bother.