Calvin:"It says here that 'religion is the opiate of the masses.'...what do you suppose that means?" Television: "...it means that Karl Marx hadn't seen anything yet

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.

Although I'm certainly glad cartoons are finally getting some respect as an art, I'm fairly ambivalent to see cartooning as a legitimate academic offering. If comics need to be deconstructed and explained, something is really wrong with them.

If you've got more ambiguous characters or stock stereotypes, the plastic comes through and they don't work as well.

It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what's cool.

You never know when some crazed rodent with cold feet could be running loose in your pants.

If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently.