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1. about 17 hours ago on Wondermark

   I don’t think readers would need to know anything very specific about either physics or the philosophy of Wittgenstein to get the point of this particular comic. That knowledge might even distract from the point. :)

2. 4 days ago on Pot-Shots

   Well, according to Wikipedia, "While Brilliant employs a self-imposed limit of 17 words per epigram, he has actually written and published 41 with 18 words and one with 19 words. Once discovered, all these errors were corrected and then re-published. "

   His web site, ashleighbrilliant daught ¢0m (will GC let that through?) says “brilliant thoughts in 17 words or less”.

   “Of all the pleasures in life, I love nitpicking the best”. – Wally, in “Dilbert”.

3. 4 days ago on Savage Chickens

   And while you’re at it, take some wooden nickels.

4. 4 days ago on Reality Check

   I’ve gotten a couple of those pictures which showed that they left in in the wrong place.

5. 4 days ago on Pot-Shots

   Ashleigh Brilliant has a self imposed maximum of 17 words for these. He made it in this case if you count “self-contradictory” as one word rather than two, if you consider the “Caution!” at the top to be an illustration which doesn’t count as one of the words, or both.

6. 5 days ago on The Argyle Sweater

   I do understand people trying to save money on checked luggage, but it gets kind of ridiculous. Except that a lot of the time, the airlines will let them get away with it.

   Or did. I haven’t flown in a couple of years now.

7. 6 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I have a couple of experiences with people not being able to read analog clocks, but not enough to draw any conclusions about how common that is.

   What we called Zulu time in the Navy, although of course we used a 24 hour clock, referred not to the 24 hour mode but to the time zone. Time zone Z was UTC, or GMT.

8. 6 days ago on Reality Check

   Well, I imagine that first you’d have to find one. Can’t say I’ve noticed any at our local groceries.

9. 6 days ago on Pot-Shots

   They are for people who have different uses.

10. 6 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

    I actually forgot to bring my phone with me the other day when I went out for a few hours. Felt a bit strange, but somehow I survived.

    But if I want to know what time it is, I look at my watch. Quicker than hauling my phone out of a pocket, even if I remembered to bring it with me.