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CAN I HELP YOU?
YEAH, I'M PHIL THE FIX-IT GUY. IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING BROKEN, I CAN FIX IT.
I DO. A GIRL SHATTERED MY HEART INTO A THOUSAND PIECES.
FIX-IT GUYS HAVE REAL LIMITATIONS.

WHO YOU TALKING TO, RAT?
BOMBCAST CABLE. I'VE BEEN ON HOLD FOR TWO HOURS.
BOMBCAST CABLE, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
FINALLY... YEAH... I WANT TO CANCEL CABLE.
MAY I ASK WHY?
BECAUSE YOU CHARGE $200 A MONTH FOR CHANNELS I DON'T WATCH.
AND I FOUND A STREAMING PACKAGE WITH LIVE TV FOR JUST $70. THAT'S A SAVINGS OF $130. SO STICK IT IN YOUR EAR.
WELL NOW, SIR, YOU ALSO PAY $100 A MONTH FOR INTERNET. SHOULD WE CANCEL THAT AS WELL?
WELL, NO. YOU'RE THE ONLY COMPANY IN MY AREA THAT OFFERS IT. AND WITHOUT IT, I CAN'T GET THE STREAMING PACKAGE.
ONE THAT SAVES YOU $130 A MONTH?
RIGHT. I...
YOU'RE NOW GONNA CHARGE ME $230 A MONTH FOR INTERNET, AREN'T YOU?
YOU BET YOUR SWEET, TINY RAT FACE WE ARE. AND WHO'S YOUR DADDY NOW.
CABLE COMPANIES HAVE TOO MUCH POWER.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT BLOWING A BUNCH OF CASH AT THIS PATIO BAR TODAY, BUT NOW I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE I SHOULDN'T.
YEAH, LIKE THEY SAY, SAVE THAT CASH FOR A RAINY DAY.
SO SAVE THAT CASH FOR A MISERABLE WEATHER DAY WHEN I CAN'T GO DRINK AT A PATIO BAR, MUCH LESS DO HALF THE THINGS I ENJOY DOING IN LIFE?
IT IS AN ODD SAYING.
THE WORLD'S LEAST HELPFUL.

HI, GUYS... I DON'T WANT TO BRAG OR ANYTHING, BUT I THINK I HAVE A LOT OF RIZZ.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S A NEW WORD THAT THE HIP KIDS ARE USING. IT'S SHORT FOR "CHARISMA."
THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS?
YEAH, BUT WHAT IT ALSO MEANS IS THAT BY APPEARING IN THIS COMIC STRIP, IT IS OFFICIALLY NO LONGER HIP.
YOU THROWING SHADE ON MY RIZZ?
PLEASE STOP KILLING OUR MODERN LEXICON.

I'VE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY.
AND WHAT IS THAT?
HALF THE COUNTRY WANTS CONVERSATIONS THAT COME WITH TRIGGER WARNINGS, AND THE OTHER HALF WANTS THINGS THAT COME WITH TRIGGERS.
IT CONCERNS ME WHEN YOUR RAMBLINGS MAKE SENSE.
I'M THE PROPHET OF THE COMICS PAGE.

HEY, GOAT, WHO'S YOUR FRIEND THERE?
GEOLOGY PROFESSOR GREG.
HE'S POINTING OUT ALL
OUR FAULTS.
CRACK
NO ONE NEEDS THAT.

USE-ASS
NO-MORE
CAVE
OH, GREAT WISE ASS, IS THERE ANY FATE WORSE THAN DEATH?
HAVING TO LIVE FOREVER.
THAT DOES SEEM RATHER TAXING.

HI. I'M THE C.E.O. OF STARBUCKS AND I NEED TO BUY A MEDIUM SHIRT RATHER QUICKLY.
SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE ANY MEDIUM SHIRTS?
WE JUST DON'T. BUT WE DO HAVE A GRANDE, VENTI AND TALL IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANS.
NOT SO FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE ON THE RECEIVING END OF THOSE DUMB SIZES, IS IT, STARBUCKS GUY??
I'VE BEEN BANNED FROM ALL 38,000 STARBUCKS.

BOARDING PASS, PLEASE.
SORRY, SIR. WE DON’T ALLOW DOGS ON THE PLANE.
HE’S AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG.
DO YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT?
I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED IT.
YOU DO, SIR. OTHERWISE, HOW WOULD WE KNOW THAT’S AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG?
OH, HANG ON.
I’M SO DEPRESSED… I HAVE NO JOB, NO SAVINGS AND NOBODY TO LOVE.
MY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG HAS BEEN REJECTED.

I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.
WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS?
OUR HOUSE BLEW UP, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT OF IT, AND NOW WE'RE HOMELESS.
WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS?
I FOUND THE MISSING KEY TO OUR BACK DOOR.
FEELS LIKE YOU'RE FOCUSING ON THE NEGATIVE.

WELCOME TO THE BAR, SIR. TODAY'S MY FIRST DAY.
GIMME A BOURBON ON THE ROCKS. SPLASH OF WATER.
I'M NO LONGER EMPLOYED AS A BARTENDER.

MEN AT
WORK
WAS
A BAND
FROM THE
1980s
AND IF
YOU KNOW
THAT, YOU'RE
PROBABLY OVER 50
AND ARE WONDERING
HOW YOUR LIFE
WENT BY SO
FAST
SOME ROAD SIGNS YOU JUST DON'T NEED.

YOU KNOW HOW EVERYONE NOW WORRIES ABOUT FIRES AND GLOBAL WARMING AND NEW VIRUSES AND NUCLEAR WAR?
OH, YEAH.
WELL, IT REALLY BOTHERS ME.
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE A MUCH MORE REALISTIC SCENARIO IS THAT ANY ONE OF THE WORLD'S 20 SUPERVOLCANOES COULD ERUPT AND END LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.
SOMETIMES I WISH I WAS LESS INFORMED.

OH, GREAT WISE ASS, WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE?
TO EXPERIENCE AS MUCH LOVE AND JOY AND LEARNING AS WE POSSIBLY CAN DURING OUR SHORT TIME ON EARTH.
GEE, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY FOCUS IN LIFE.
WHAT'S BEEN YOUR FOCUS IN LIFE?
FEARING ALL OF IT.
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN YOU'D THINK.

HEY, WE GOTTA TALK.
WHO ARE YOU?
YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL. AND WITH ALL THE DUMB STUFF YOU DO AND STUPID THINGS YOU SAY, IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO PROTECT YOU.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT MEANS I QUIT. GOOD LUCK GETTING THROUGH LIFE ON YOUR OWN.
IT'S SAD WHEN YOU BURN OUT YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL.

WHO THE HECK IS THAT?
THAT'S MY LATE UNCLE GEORGE.
HE'S THE UNCLE WHO USED TO TAKE ME TO BASEBALL GAMES WHEN I WAS A KID AND BUY ME A SODA AND A HOT DOG AND SOMETIMES EVEN A T-SHIRT.
SO IN YOUR HONOR, UNCLE GEORGE, I RECENTLY TOOK MY OWN NEPHEW TO A BASEBALL GAME.
GOT HIM A SODA FOR $10, A HOT DOG FOR $16, AND A DECENT SEAT FOR $300!!
HE DIED ALL OVER AGAIN.
DID I MENTION THE $80 T-SHIRT?

HEY, PIGITA, LOOK WHAT I MADE IN CERAMICS CLASS...
IT'S ME AS A LAMP!
THAT'S VERY NICE.
HOW DO I MAKE IT GO ON?
TO TURN ME ON, JUST TOUCH ME RIGHT HERE.
I NEED TO START GOING TO CLASSIER RESTAURANTS.
NO, NO. YOU'RE TOUCHING THE WRONG SPOT.

HI, NEIGHBOR BOB... I JUST CAME BY TO SAY I WON'T BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A BIRTHDAY PRESENT THIS YEAR.
SAME FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT.
JUST KNOW THAT I WAS PREPARED TO SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY ON ALL OF THEM.
LEAP YEAR BABIES ARE THE BEST.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR MORNING WITH WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY, BUT WE'VE HAD A TRAGEDY.
OH, MY GOODNESS... WHAT HAPPENED?
I'VE FORGOTTEN OUR NETFLIX PASSWORD.
DO YOU THINK MAYBE WE'RE ALL TOO FRAGILE THESE DAYS?
COULDN'T YOU HAVE GIVEN A TRIGGER WARNING?

PIG, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO
OF YOU FOR A PHOTO ALBUM
I'M DOING... WHAT DO YOU
THINK IS YOUR BEST SIDE?
HANG ON, I'LL SHOW YOU...
CLICK
PLEASE
TURN THE
LIGHTS
BACK ON.
HELLO,
DARKNESS,
MY OLD
FRIEND.

I JUST READ THIS BIG BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF WAR. IT'S SO DEPRESSING. WHY DO PEOPLE EVEN GO TO WAR?
WELL, YOU HAVE TWO SIDES THAT DON'T SEE THINGS THE SAME WAY. THINGS ESCALATE. AND SOON THEY'LL STOP AT NOTHING TO DESTROY EACH OTHER.
BEST DESCRIPTION OF TWITTER I'VE EVER HEARD.
NOT WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
DO YOU DO THEIR P.R.?

OH, GREAT WISE ASS, HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO SHOW SUCH PATIENCE WITH EVERYONE YOU MEET?
I REMEMBER ONE THING ABOUT EVERY LIVING BEING ON THIS EARTH... NOBODY IS HERE BY CHOICE.
WE ARE ALL JUST HERE AT A GATHERING WE'VE BEEN FORCED TO ATTEND.
LIKE AN OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY!
LIFE IS ONE BIG OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PIG?
JUST WADING THROUGH THE WATER TO STAY WARMED UP.
FOR WHAT?
I’M GONNA HAVE A SWIM RACE AGAINST MIKE LOVE.
THE LEAD SINGER OF THE BEACH BOYS?
YEAH, MY MOM KNOWS HIM, BUT SHE SAYS HE TAKES FOREVER TO GET READY FOR A SWIM RACE.
JUST TELL HIM TO GET OVER HERE SO YOU CAN RACE.
MAMA SAID YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE.
NO, YOU JUST HAVE TO WADE.
HOW MANY HEARTACHES MUST I STAND?

I THINK YOU'RE A BIT OF A SELFISH NARCISSIST.
WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?
GO BACK AND READ MY SPEECH BALLOON IN THE FIRST PANEL.
I CAN'T. THIS IS A SEQUENTIAL ART FORM AND NOW WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PANEL.
AND HERE WE ARE ALREADY.
CURSE THIS STUPID ART FORM!

DID YOU KNOW YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GET A NEW PILLOW EVERY YEAR?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I’VE HAD MINE FOR YEARS.
YEAH, WELL, YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.
WHERE’D YOU GET THAT INFORMATION?
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PILLOW RETAILERS.
I’M STARTING TO THINK THE SOURCE OF NEWS MATTERS.