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How to Engage in World-Weary Banter

October 07, 2024 by Scott Meyer

I was recently interviewed for the Dabble podcast. Please go check it out, if you like.

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How to Seem Wise

June 26, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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How to Process Recognition

February 27, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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How to Recognize a Great Idea When You See It

February 13, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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How to End Your Comic Strip

March 28, 2022 by Scott Meyer

There it is. I predicted that it would take around six years to rerun them all, and I was right. This is nothing short of a triumph for my ability to perform basic math.

You still have my gratitude.

So, now that I’ve rerun them all with comments, what will I do with the comic strip now? The answer is, “Something.”

Will I post them all again, this time without commentaries? Maybe with different commentaries? Or maybe I’ll write new commentaries commenting on the old commentaries?

Or, will I do . . . something else?

Please keep checking the site and see!

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How to Do Political Humor

February 28, 2022 by Scott Meyer

And that’s why I try not to be overtly political. While I stand by the opinions expressed here, 100% of the predictions I made were wrong.

Also, I gotta say, the facial expression I drew in panel 2 is probably the least flattering image of me in existence.

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How to Be Patient

February 16, 2022 by Scott Meyer

At my old office job, there was a honcho from corporate who would come in every now and then to settle someone’s hash. I found it easy to remember his last name because it rhymed with plow. All I had to do was sing the Mr. Plow jingle from the Simpsons using his name instead of plow, and I was golden.

I told that to my immediate supervisor. We shared a small laugh, then she got deadly serious and said, “Yeah, stop doing that.”

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February 16, 2022 /Scott Meyer
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