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Bizarro Among Savages

How an email intended as a joke capsized my life

Apr 15

Comic drawing of a medieval tower window with five arrows having just been shot out of it, each with a piece of paper rolled around the shaft and tied to it. A dialogue balloon points into the window and says, “Oops. I hit ‘reply all’ by mistake.”

Apr 15

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Being Famous Isn’t What You Think

It can even kill you

Feb 13

In a crowded restaurant, a woman approaches a man with a pen and small notebook as she seems to be asking for an autograph. The man says, “Sorry, I’m not. But people often tell me I look like him.” The man is a human who looks like Mickey Mouse.

Feb 13

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Suddenly I’m One 6 Short of the Antichrist and Autistic

And I could not be happier about it

Jan 25

Cartoon illustration of the Pope and a cardinal in the Vatican residence. The cardinal is hanging up a phone as the Pope asks him, “Who was that on the phone?” The cardinal replies, “Just another person who’s convinced their ex is the Antichrist.”

Jan 25

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Either You Fire That Guy, or I Quit!

“I’ll be sorry to see you go,” was not the reply I was hoping for

Nov 12, 2024

Cartoon drawing of a job interview. The interviewer says, “Under ‘references,’ you put ‘sleeping in.’” The applicant responds, “I thought it said, ‘preferences.’”

Nov 12, 2024

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My So-Called “Disability” Turned Out to be My Greatest Asset

Children have no idea when they are neurodivergent (and nor do their parents)

Nov 19, 2024

Cartoon drawing of a teacher standing between two young boys. One looks normal, the other has a piñata for a head. The teach is scolding the normal boy, “I don’t care if he is full of candy, we don’t tolerate bullying at this school!”

Nov 19, 2024

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Life Lessons from a Cranky Asshole

The ongoing gifts of an incurable curmudgeon

Jul 12

Comic of a grumpy-looking man on a phone. The voice he is listening to says, “If you’re a pompous jerk with an uninformed opinion, press 1. If you’re a blitering idiot with an unreasonable complaint, press 2. If you’re an irrational nitwit with an irrelevant grievance, press 3…”

Jul 12

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The Most Sublime and Dangerous Products of Evolution

Blessings and abominations abound

Jul 1

Two budgies sit on a branch. One says to the other, “Can we talk?”

Jul 1

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Americans Talk a Lot of Mierda About Mexicans

How to tell which parts are bullshit

Jun 14

Comic of a job interview. The employee asks the applicant, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” He replies, “Potentially trying to climb a wall in the middle of the night to escape into Mexico.”

Jun 14

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The Sexy, Boring World of Being a Playboy Cartoonist

Being paid to think about sex can be less fun than you’d think

May 27

Comic illustration of a young couple in a park at night. The woman sits on a park bench, adjusting the strap on her shoe as a man stands in front of her. She says, “Shall we head back to my place, or shall we let our shadows have all the fun?” In the background, we see that the shadow they are casting makes it look as though her face is pressing against his crotch.

May 27

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Being Dragged Kicking and Screaming into the Future

Should we be afraid?

May 20

Comic of two jungle explorers presenting a laptop computer to an Amazonian native. One says, “We bring you a connection to the modern world.” The other says, “Next month, we’ll be back with antidepressants.”

May 20

Dan Piraro

Dan Piraro

Award-winning creator of syndicated comic "Bizarro". I write about psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and autism with as much humor as I can find in it.

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