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I made a conscious decision to stop reading newspaper funnies a couple of years ago.  I don't miss them.  I do miss not missing them.  There are still a handful of decent strips out there, but not enough to justify having garbage delivered to my house every day.
 
Don't get me started on the "news" in the newspaper.

Based on this photo:
 

 
Darth Vader and Ming the Merciless celebrate their victory over Earth at the ruins of NATO headquarters.

Two mounted, framed posters.  One is a scaled-up reproduction of the Monopoly Chance card, "Pay poor tax $15".  The other is the text of Matthew 19:23-24, KJV, in immaculate India ink calligraphy on bleached linen.  And when the Rump has them removed, they reappear, intact and in place, overnight.
 
NT: Inexplicable and disruptive things to find in your closet one Monday morning.  Nonlethal but absurd.

We won't talk about musical saws here.

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Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
 
Tempus ad est gratiae hoc quod optabamus,
Carmina laetitiae devote redamus.
 
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
 
Deus homo factus est naturam erante,
Mundus renovatus est a Christo regnante
.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
 
Ezecheelis porta clausa per transitor
Unde lux est orta sallus invenitor.
 
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
 
Ergo nostra contio psallat jam in lustro,
Benedicat domino sallas regi nostro.
 
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.

Frankly, with the merger of IPs, I can envisage a retcon machination in which Doom is cast as the forerunner-prophet  of the Sith.
 
"Darth ... I am your forefather."
 
In that spirit:
 
Darth Mouse vs Duck Skywalker
 

L. Marcus was a popcorn vendor at the Siege of Paris in 845.  Of course, he couldn't call it popcorn; instead it was Blaspheming Hellfire Barley, with salt and butter.  

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171214.html
 
Jupiter Diving

Yes. It's also known as an Imperial Scout Walker (AT/ST stands for All Terrain Scout Transport). And more than big enough to squish an ED29.

"Weight! Weight!  Don't tell me!"

Welcome to the Grand illusion
Come on in and see what's happening
Pay the price, get your tickets for the show
The stage is set, the band starts playing
Suddenly your heart is pounding
Wishing secretly you were a star
But don't be fooled by the radio
The TV or the magazines
They show you photographs of how your life should be
But they're just someone else's fantasy
So if you think your life is complete confusion
Because you never win the game
Just remember that it's a grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same
We're all the same
So if you think your life is complete confusion
Because your neighbors got it made
Just remember that it's a grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same
America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition
Get yourself a brand new motor car
Someday soon we'll stop to ponder what on earth's this spell we're under
We made the grade and still we wonder who the hell we are

I wish this had actually been in the movie.

I wish this had actually been in the movie.

The reeds aren't that high.  He's just waiting for his squirrel buddy to let him know the coast is clear.

The reeds aren't that high.  He's just waiting for his squirrel buddy to let him know the coast is clear.

Retro me, Satanos.  I will not be tempted into disparaging one holy thing to glorify another.
 
Hot cereal:
 
Oatmeal  vs  farina (cream of wheat)

The Professor (Gilligan's Island) gives him/her a Sonic Screwdriver made entirely out of coconuts.

The Professor (Gilligan's Island) gives him/her a Sonic Screwdriver made entirely out of coconuts.

Just another assignment I have to grade.

There's a famous waltz, "The Skater's Waltz", that appears often; I know it's been background music for a couple of cartoons.
 
I have been singing the main theme with the repeated lyric, "You have f---ed up," as I grade final exams.
 
Man,  I'm glad that's over.
 
EDIT: that main theme starts about 0:22 in
 

The Japanese replied, "Zero."

Re: The Non Sequitor Thread
 
Meanwhile, back in Rivendell...
 
Elrond: I hear some adventurers are exploring the ruins of Barad Dur.
tkdguy: Hoom! That sounds like a hasty decision.
Elrond: I'm inclined to agree... Wait! Did you just say "Hoom"?
tkdguy: Oh! Sorry. I've been talking with Treebeard quite a bit recently.
Elrond: I wonder how you'd talk if you spent some time with Tom Bombadil.
tkdguy: I'd much rather spend time with Goldberry!
Elrond: I'll pretend I didn't hear that!