In the funny pages

I know lots of people are going to send me mail about today's Doonesbury—it's a good one, but it's also a repeat that was first run back in December.

I had a good laugh over today's Lio, though.

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There's a kid who really needs a tiger.

Bob

There's a kid who really needs a tiger.

Like the tiger wouldn't have also killed the pig! (Although a tiger might have left less evidence behind.)

Did you see the Lio strip that included a guest appearance by Charlie Brown and Lucy Van Pelt? It was very funny to me, but I wondered how many people would have the shared background necessary to get it