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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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I’ve Been a Bad Boy

And my wife loved it. Until she didn’t.

Aug 19, 2024

Photo of the author and his wife, sitting in adjacent chairs, chuckling amorously.

Aug 19, 2024

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Beautiful and Indecent

The illicit status of the human body

6d ago

Comic drawing of a traditional museum. Famous statues and paintings of naked people are shown as clothed, while the various visitors to the museum are all nude. The caption at the bottom says “Museum of the Anithetical.”

6d ago

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There is Nothing Fair about Love or War

My first marriage was a mixed experience, not unlike World War I

Jan 1

Two guys sitting at the bar in a crowded nightclub. The younger one gawks at the women while the older one says, “You see a roomful of hot women, I see a roomful of ex-wives.”

Jan 1

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Can You Love a Bigot?

Nothing and no one is completely one thing

Dec 24, 2024

Antique photo of the author’s grandfather’s Sicilian family, taken around 1910.

Dec 24, 2024

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How to Start a Fight when Vacationing in Rome

Getting my ass kicked was an unexpected highlight

Dec 17, 2024

Comic of two devils dressed as tacky tourists walking in heaven among the winged and haloed angels. One such angel says to a companion, “Damned tourists!”

Dec 17, 2024

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Why Some People Can Never Have Enough Money & Power

Making others shorter does not make us taller

Dec 9, 2024

Cartoon drawing of a typical department store holiday display in which children can sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they want for Christmas. But instead of Santa, sitting in the big chair is Scrooge. Children and parents wait in line behind a velvet rope as Scrooge tells the child on his knee, “I don’t have a new bike and I cannot afford to buy one for idle layabouts like you!”

Dec 9, 2024

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Does Posting Your Honest Thoughts Make You Queasy?

The importance of exposing yourself in writing and relationships

Dec 3, 2024

Cartoon illustration of a vending machine with a graphic that says, “Modern Life! It’s what you’re living!” Next to this graphic is a row of buttons for the various products inside. From top to bottom, they read, “Truth, Wisdom, Integrity, Honesty, Noisy Shiny Crap.” The noisy shiny crap button has a handwritten note taped to it that says, “Sold out.”

Dec 3, 2024

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Blind Patriotism is the Thought-Free Road to Blindness

How Veterans Day at my parent’s care home opened my eyes

Nov 26, 2024

Cartoon of a group of white people at a cocktail party. One person says to another, “This country is being ruined by immigrants!” A Native American behind her looks over his shoulder and says, “Tell me about it.”

Nov 26, 2024

Dan Piraro

Dan Piraro

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

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