Basic InstructionsBasic InstructionsStoreArchivesDownloadsAsk Capt. PikeContactSearchNavigationBasic InstructionsStoreArchivesDownloadsAsk Capt. PikeContactSearchHow to Find an Innovative Solution to a Seemingly Intractable ProblemDecember 13, 2016by Scott MeyerFour panels of me arguing with a wealthy man who has terrible hair and questionable theories about global climate change. It was funnier to me eight years ago, for some reason.December 13, 2016/Scott MeyerHow to Get VindicationDecember 11, 2016by Scott MeyerFor years, YEARS, I told that story, and I got called a liar more times than I can count. I always wondered, why would I want to make a story like that up? Did they think having seen this ridiculous, disgusting spectacle somehow made me feel like a big man?“You think you’re cool, with your sports car and your successful career? Well wait until you hear my tale of gore, degradation, and animal husbandry! Then we’ll know who’s cool!”Anyway, I’ll include a link to the relevant clip of Dirty Jobs, but I don’t recommend that you watch it.https://youtu.be/klWeg2VDNPE?t=23December 11, 2016/Scott MeyerHow to Analyze a SongDecember 08, 2016by Scott MeyerSince his death, I’ve sort of discovered David Bowie. See, by the time I started paying attention to music that my parents didn’t like (that is anything but Waylon Jennings or polkas), Bowie was in his “Dancing in the Streets” phase, which did not make me want to dig into his back catalog.Shortly after he died I watched The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and spent two weeks driving Missy crazy humming “Life on Mars.” That song really strikes a chord for me. It is, after all, the freakiest show.Note from Missy: Dang, now I want to watch Labyrinth. For the 50th time.December 08, 2016/Scott MeyerHow to Make It Clear That You're JokingDecember 06, 2016by Scott MeyerThis is one of those comics where I know that my intention was that three loafish full-grown men talking about ponies and boys was funny, but looking at it now, I can see where this comic might be construed as homophobic. I figured that in this case it would be more productive to admit to it and make my position clear than to just sweep it under the rug.I will say this, though: Tiger Beat is an inherently funny name for a magazine. It doesn’t matter that it’s about teen idols. You could rename the Journal of the American Medical Association Tiger Beat and it would be just as funny, if not funnier.Note from Missy: Huh, I didn’t see the possible homophobia angle on this either. Likely because I equate ponies and boys with 12-year-old girls. It feels the same as when I, a middle-aged woman, joke about being a 12-year-old boy because I giggled at a fart joke.  (Changing topic: I seem to recall that Tiger Beat had some of the best pull-out posters of dreamy ’80s dudes. Way better than Sassy or 16. Though in hindsight, those magazines all learned their centerfold game from Playboy and Penthouse, which feels disturbing in its own way.)December 0