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Jul 08 2009

“Humor” Was Simpler Then

Posted by Dorian in vintage


Note the gas station attendant, knocked insensible by the lack of an actual joke in the punch-line…

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3 Responses to ““Humor” Was Simpler Then”
  1. Siskoid says:
    July 8, 2009 at 6:13 AM

    There’s something to be done with a “charge” pun…

    …but this isn’t it.

  2. Brian says:
    July 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    Clearly, from his silhouette, Tad is the horned beast of the pit, and it’s the realization of this that causes the attendant to leave his feet.

    Or he’s just been shot in the forehead by a young Lee Harvey Oswald.

  3. Andrew Weiss says:
    July 9, 2009 at 4:39 AM

    Having encountered scores of Tightwad Tad strips while reading old CMA comics, I can verify Brian’s first hypothesis.

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