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Objectively Subjective [[ Harold and Aaron walking along... ]] / Harold: It feels so painfully true that certain artistic creations have more value than others, but isn't all Art supposed to be subjective? / Harold: Everyone chooses the Art they consume for how it uniquely speaks to them and enriches their lives, right? / [[...
Yo Mama Jokes: Astrophysics Edition [[ Panel: Calamities of Nature Presents... *Yo Mama Jokes: Astrophysics Edition* ]] / Ferdinand: Yo Mama is so repulsive that's she's been identified as the Dark Energy that's pushing the Universe apart! / Ferdinand: Yo Mama has such bad acne that she gets mistaken for Jupiter's moon, Io! / Ferdinand:...
The American Skeptic [[ Aaron and Raymond take a walk... ] / Raymond: You criticize Americans for not being bigger skeptics, but they show plenty of skepticism. / Raymond: They're skeptical of Big Government and they're skeptical of Global Warming. / Raymond: They're skeptical of whether we went to the moon, whether the...
Stiff Competition [[Harold and a hooker are standing on a street corner in front of a brick wall. The hooker has a bright blue shirt, short black skirt, fishnet stalkings, big black high heals, and gorgeous red hair.]] / Harold: Hi hooker lady. How's it's going? / Hooker: Not so good. / Hooker: Business has been horrible....
Guest Comic by Alan Ryan [[ Guest comic by Alan Ryan ]] / [[ Harold and Aaron, walking through the countryside, come to the edge of a river. ]] / Harold: Ya know, sometimes I envy the rocks and the trees... / Aaron: Huh? / Harold: They're untroubled by everything but the slow passage of time... Compared to them we're like leaves...
 
Lil' Calamities and Thanksgiving [[A classroom. A teacher stands in front of a chalkboard.]] / Teacher: Okay class, for Thanksgiving we're going to reenact the meeting of the pilgrims and Native Americans. / Teacher: This lesson will demonstrate how different cultures can work together in harmony. / [[Lil' Harold and Lil' Ferdinand...
Amazing Universe [[Aaron is giving a monologue to Ferdinand, outside]] / Aaron: There are real stars called neutron stars. A sugar cube of neutron star material has a mass equal to the entire human population. / Aaron: Merging neutron stars send out ripples of space and time that literally change the speed of clocks...
Carl Sagan Would Be Proud [[Harold is talking to Ferdinand inside their house]] / Harold: All the elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were synthesized in the nuclear furnace of a star. / Harold: These were then expelled when the star exploded, making everything and everyone we see around us today. / Harold: Isn't that...
Guilty Pleasure [[Harold and Ferdinand are walking though the forest. The trees have red leaves and the sun is setting in the background.]] / Harold: I can't stand the term "guilty pleasure" / Harold: Where did this modern notion come from that I should somehow feel bad or embarrassed about things I enjoy? / Harold:...
Abuse Muse Narrator: As every artist knows, pain and suffering can be crucial for inspiration. Here are some tips for Maximizing your artistic output! / Narrator: Get a crappy job... / [[Aaron and Ferdinand are shown standing a fast food restaurant.]] / Aaron: Why are you holding the french fries in scalding hot...
 
The Halting Problem [[ Harold and Aaron take a walk ]] / Aaron: The Halting Problem is a proof that we can never know in general whether a giving computer program will eventually stop or run forever. / Aaron: If you believe that a brain is essentially a sophisticated computer, there are many interesting implications. / Aaron:...
It's All in the Details [[ Harold and Aaron looking at a computer screen. The screen shows a picture of a total eclipse. ]] / Aaron: This is a picture of the positions of stars around the sun during the 1919 solar eclipse. / Aaron: The fact that these miniscule dots were in one positions versus just a hair over tells us...
Thermodynamics [[ Alp talks to the reader ]] / Alp: Ludwig Boltzmann, who was famous for being one of the founders of statistical thermodynamics, committed suicide in 1906. / Alp: Paul Ehrenfest was a major contributor to statistical thermodynamics and died similarly in 1933. / Alp: In addition, Percy Bridgeman, Gilbert...
Logicians [[ Alp talks to the reader ]] / Alp: Georg Cantor was a logician who suffered from manic depression. He eventually died in a mental institution. / Alp: Emil Post was a bipolar logician who died of a heart attack following Electric Shock Therapy. / Alp: Kurt Godel was a paranoid schizophrenic logician,...
Lil' Calamities and Wholesome Influences [[ Lil' Ferdinand indoors, perhaps in his bedroom, rocking out to music playing on his boom-box. ]] / Adult: [[ from off-panel, unseen ]] Turn that noise down! / Adult: Why are you always listening to that satanic garbage?! / Adult: Try something a little more wholesome-- Like Physics and Philosophy. / [[...
 
Lil' Calamities and the Physics Quiz [[ Lil' Ferdinand in school. His teacher stands in front of a blackboard, preparing to hand out a test. ]] / Teacher: All right class, time for a Physics Quiz. / [[ Lil' Ferdinand sitting at his desk, reads a question from the test. ]] / Lil' Ferdinand: [[ reading ]] A pendulum of length L is suspended...
Virtual Reality [[Alp and Ferdinand sit at the workbench in Alp's laboratory. Lots of technical looking gadgets sit around them, and Alp is holding a futuristic helmet thing.]] / Alp: I've done it! I've created the first ever virtual reality generator! / Ferdinand: Cool! / Alp: Once you have the helmet in place, your...
The Reality of Virtual Reality [Alp and Ferdinand at Alp's work bench, tools and gadgets scattered about. Alp has a futuristic helmet with lights and buttons.] / Alp: Okay, you got me. My virtual reality machine can't simulate logical impossibilities, like a largest prime number, but it can simulate any _logical_ reality. / Ferdinand:...
What Christmas Is All About [[Linus and Charlie Brown conversing on a stage.]] / Charlie Brown: Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?! / Linus: Sure I can tell you what Christmas is all about. / [[Linus stands alone on stage in a spotlight, arms raised]] / Linus: December 25th is associated with the birth of...
Treats For Santa Ferdinand: I can't wait to see what Santa leaves for us tomorrow! / Harold: Don't forget to put out cookies! / Ferdinand: Cookies? Why would Santa want boring cookies? / Harold: I don't know Ferd, it's just a tradition, okay? / [[Caption: The next morning... ]] / [[Harold has just opened a present from...
 
Dollar$ 4 Ca$h [[ Ferdinand, outdoors in a road-side stand selling books. The front of the stand reads: "DOLLAR$ 4 CA$H". Ferdinand calls to a man walking by...]] / Ferdinand: Want to learn how to retire at age 25, just like me?! / Ferdinand: Buy my book for $47 or else! / Man: Or else what? / Ferdinand: Or else...
The Problem With Marriage [[The scene is at an alter at a wedding. The caption reads: The problem with marriage.]] / Priest: I now pronounce you Husband and Wife. / Husband's thought: I'm going to get laid whenever I want! / Wife's thought: I'm never going to hafta put out again! / {{alt text: Sex expectations are always...
Focused Alp: Do you think parabolic mirrors can focus smells? / Ferdinand: I don't know... / [[The point of view widens out. We see a pair of large parabolic mirrors aimed towards each other. Ferdinand stands in front of one, with Alp nearby. Harold is in front of the other mirror. ]] / Ferdinand: ... Why...
Trying to Get into Her Genes [[Ferdinand is at a bar talking to a blond lady with a martini.]] / Ferdinand: Although life on Earth shows a lot of diversity, we're all united with the same common ancestors by the DNA we share. / Ferdinand: From a genetic point of view, we're practically brother and sister! / Ferdinand: So do you...
A Very Special Guest Artist [[Today's comic features child's drawing of Harold and Alp, side by side and colored. The same art is used for all four panels with speech balloons added. ]] / Harold: One of the big stories last year was "Axe Cop", a webcomic drawn by a 29-year-old, and written by his 5-year-old brother. / Harold:...
 
Progress [[ Aaron and Harold walking in the woods. ]] / Harold: On one hand, modern science basically understands the history of the universe back to when its ages was 0.00000000000000000000000000000001 seconds / Harold: On the other hand, the majority of the world's population lives in poverty and doesn't have...
ESP Evidence [[Aaron and Harold walking through the woods.]] / Harold: Did you hear that a major psychology journal will be publishing an article claiming evidence for extrasensory perception? / Aaron: Yeah, but I don't think the researchers used a sufficiently large sample of data in their analysis. / Harold: What...
Forecasting [[ Aaron and Harold watching TV. ]] / TV: It's freezing weather up and down the east coast, and we're supposed to believe in Global Warming? / TV: A heat wave continues in the west, just more proof of Global Warming. / Harold: When will people realize there's a difference between weather and climate? / TV:...
An Examined Life [[ Distant view of Harold and Raymond standing at the edge of a tall cliff. Orange-ish clouds and pinkish sky in the far distance suggest sunrise or sunset, though the sun is not visible. ]] / Harold: Not a day goes by in which I don't wonder about the nature of reality and worry about my place in it. / [[...
There's Something in the Air [[ Alp and Ferdinand. Alp is holding a brown bottle. ]] / Alp: Check out my newest invention, beef-scented cologne! / Ferdinand: Hmm... It's not bacon, but I'm listening. / Alp: Made with real USDA prime beef, spray it on and you'll smell just like a steak. The chicks will find you irresistible! / [[...
 

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