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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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Being Dragged Kicking and Screaming into the Future

Should we be afraid?

3d ago

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.”

3d ago

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Going Broke in L.A. for Want of a Hieroglyphist

Where’s Alan Turing when you need him?

May 12

Cartoon of the interior of an alien spaceship. An alien officer looks on as an underling explains an image on the dashboard screen they’d just received from Earth, visible through a window. He explains, “A transmission from the blue planet, Admiral. It’s extremely complicated rules about which side of the street we can park on, on what days, and at what times.”

May 12

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That Time I Accidentally Became a TV Star

At first exciting, eventually embarrassing

May 4

Comic illustration of a swimming pool as seen from beneath the surface. Famous Hollywood robots from Star Wars and other movies and TV shows hold party drinks as they are sinking in the water because they are made of metal. The caption reads: Tragic Hollywood Pool Party.

May 4

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Confessions of a Poorly Drawn Cartoonist

It’s what’s below the surface that counts

Apr 24

Comic of various badly drawn characters sitting around talking. A small animal says, “People ask if I’m a cat or a dog. I don’t know what to tell them.” A small, oblong object says, “I get ‘bird or banana?’” A girl with scribbles on her head says, “I can’t do a thing with my hair.” A normally drawn man with badly drawn hands says, “Try it with flowers for hands.” A badly drawn man adds, “You should see my driver’s license picture.” A caption at bottom reads: Support group for the poorly drawn.

Apr 24

How You Know the Devil Is in the Neighborhood

You can hear him coming a block away

Mar 31

1960s photo of a boy sitting on the ground holding a puppy in one hand and a popsicle in the other.

Mar 31

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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