It was around the time this strip was running that I met my wife. A mutual friend set us up. “You’d like her,” my friend said. “She’s got freckles, long legs and wears short skirts just like Puck.” I guess […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yet another example of Puck’s bad mothering and Daphne’s cynical attitude. No surprises here. I believe that almost everyone on Earth should get the Sara Lee reference, because the Sara Lee corporation seems to own half the globe. Anyway, Sara […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not much to say here. I’d like to say that I was above jokes featuring sexually predatory university professors, but apparently I wasn’t. Dated alert: check out the beige monstrosity of a computer that Daphne is working on. Remember CRT […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s another ‘manipulative Daphne’ joke. It works, I think. The thing that really keeps this dynamic betwixt Puck and Daphne going is the fact that they are both ultimately cynical characters who scoff at the concept of affection yet also […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anyway, this strip requires little explanation, I think. Kind of a cheesy joke, really. You’ll notice that Daphne is playing a PS1. That lets you know how old this strip is. I’m not sure what PS1 game makes sounds like […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not much to say about this one. It’s another play on the Daphne ‘cuteness vs. cynicism’ thing. Colin’s responses make the strip, I think. Sort of a ‘funny heh heh’ rather than a ‘funny ha ha’ joke, but the odd […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oh boy. Where to start about this one? First off, the website listed here is somehow STILL ONLINE. It hasn’t been updated for over ten years, but it keeps on ticking in cyberspace. I have no idea who the provider […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first appearance of Daphne’s consistent outfit with the ‘Gosh Kosh’ jeans and the backwards baseball cap. The joke here was lost on some: another play on Puck’s terrible mothering skills. A decade later, I’m not even sure […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This strip is one of the first jokes playing on the contrast between Daphne’s cute exterior and her cynical, worldly personality. She’s an old soul. I have yet to explore her mysterious background (which makes sense, because I never really […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This one really split the population in two, kind of like pumpkin pie. (You either love it or you hate it; know what I mean? Man, do I hate pumpkin pie.) Some people thought this one was funny, some didn’t. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
