Yes Bud is bad, but it's bad the way a McDonald's cheeseburger is bad. Not my first choice of beverage or sandwich but they both have their place. Also the brewery tours are fun.

From Ms. Lay's website:

What's up?

I'm working on a book for Villard, a division of Random House. It's comics and information in four colors, 185 pages. I'm still shy about talking about it -- gotta meet those deadlines first (I DO believe in jinxes) -- but it will be on the shelves in January 2009.

Also, I'm currently taking time off from the weekly strip, although I am sending reprints to various outlets while I work on the book. Subsequently, i won't be posting strips here for a while.

I still miss the dreads. They made Keef look more cartooney.

As much as this feels like a vindication for anyone who really cares about beer, it's also really bad news for the people of St. Louis. People who really don't need any more bad news. If you live near an A-B brewery I recommend going on the tour now. Given InBev's reputation, you can probably kiss those Clydesdale's goodbye. I'll leave it to the horse people to describe what a loss this is going to be to the Clydesdale community.

But too pricey for me, so I made my own: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thethompsonfive/169664785/

I made it as far as "sapphic love scene between Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz" before adding it to my Netflix queue. I'm not going to bother reading the rest of the review.

"Oh, and the guy who wants to rent the movie just on the promise of some lesbo action? He's *really* going to be disappointed. The scene is like 8 seconds long, and nobody disrobes or anything."

That's what the loop button is for my friend.

B.

No, it isn't. Nothing wrong with a serial format comic. It's been a long time since I've seen one around these parts. Anyone remember Dark Hotel?

She's no George C. Scott, that's for sure. Those are some mighty big shoes she's trying to fill.

and the names Towanda Brawley and Morton Downey immediately came to mind. This was before I even heard the detail about the backwards "B". I'm surprised even a hack like Drudge would even risk running it. Do you think he'll be as quick to post a retraction?

I'm shocked.

or in doubt

run in circles

scream and shout

Unless it happens to me. Me me meeeeeeee!

The words "Hero" and "Miracle" have been thrown around so much since 9/11 that they have become almost meaningless. I enjoyed your fair handed assessment of the event so much I read the article aloud to my entire family.

Thanks,

B.

I would have used the Don Rickles method.

Protester: Abortion is murder!

Obama: Hey hockey puck! I don't slap the sailors dicks out of your mouth while you're working do I? How about a little professional courtesy here?

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Openly gay director John Cameron Mitchell performed cunnilingus on an actress on camera in his film Short Bus. That's real dedication for you.

Remember that TV show where the aliens were among us, and the way you could tell they were aliens is that their pinkies stuck out, because they only has eight fingers or something? Just saying.

Shocking. I was really looking forward to contributing too.

Maine made a great stride forward in the area of civil rights yesterday?