Tuesday, August 18, 1998: Vocabulary research

[NonsenseWords]

[Doc Sigma]

That's actually how I learned my first naughty word: I saw it spraypainted on the side of my elementary school, and asked somebody what it meant.

[Muninn]

Graffiti can be subversive without words.

[Happy Rutabegas year]

oh wow I really like that stencil jack.

[Muninn]

Huh? I'm just going to appreciate it and not bother with what they're calling it.

[Bocaj Claw]

It's good to see people dance around a tree. Warms the heart it does.

I learned half the curse words I know from playground graffiti. Rereading this strip today, I'm not at all sure why Sorkowitz falls for this. I mean, as a reader, didn't you see this one coming a mile off?

[Happy Rutabegas year]

no, I didn't O_o

Huh? I'm just going to appreciate it and not bother with what they're calling it.

I was saying that I like the stencil (or the graffiti that was made by it), thank you for posting it, jack/jacob/muninn/whatever.

[Tom_Radigan]

It's good to see people dance around a tree. Warms the heart it does.

And here I thought it was a giant cauliflower.

[nickspoon]

It's good to see people dance around a tree. Warms the heart it does.

And here I thought it was a giant cauliflower.

Clearly it is a rocket-propelled toadstool.

[Happy Rutabegas year]

looks like a dog penis to me.

[nickspoon]

looks like a dog penis to me.

Everything looks like a dog penis to you.

[Tom_Radigan]

looks like a dog penis to me.

Everything looks like a dog penis to you.

Actually Happy Rutebegas Year is correct in this case.