Ettore Costa
@ettorrecos.bsky.social
Historian, Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Napoli. Social Democracy, Western Communism, Socialism and science, Socialist International, Human Rights, Cold War
Ian gets some respect in the department as “The digital humanities kid”. He knows barely anything about it but so does the department head
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Ian gets some respect in the department as “The digital humanities kid”. He knows barely anything about it but so does the department head
Why won’t Dagwood monetise his passion for giant sandwiches? He can’t, it’s part of the settlement for not being persecuted for fraud for his role in running the restaurant chain themed after him
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Why won’t Dagwood monetise his passion for giant sandwiches? He can’t, it’s part of the settlement for not being persecuted for fraud for his role in running the restaurant chain themed after him
Diocletian: So you have a Caesar that’ll succeed you if you die?”
Biden: “More or less”
D “Does he control the frontier?”
B “We tried, turned out poorly”
D “Does he control prices to stop inflation?”
B “Also turned out poorly”
D “Is he in charge of persecuting Christians?”
B “Depends on who you ask”
Biden: “More or less”
D “Does he control the frontier?”
B “We tried, turned out poorly”
D “Does he control prices to stop inflation?”
B “Also turned out poorly”
D “Is he in charge of persecuting Christians?”
B “Depends on who you ask”
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Diocletian: So you have a Caesar that’ll succeed you if you die?”
Biden: “More or less”
D “Does he control the frontier?”
B “We tried, turned out poorly”
D “Does he control prices to stop inflation?”
B “Also turned out poorly”
D “Is he in charge of persecuting Christians?”
B “Depends on who you ask”
Biden: “More or less”
D “Does he control the frontier?”
B “We tried, turned out poorly”
D “Does he control prices to stop inflation?”
B “Also turned out poorly”
D “Is he in charge of persecuting Christians?”
B “Depends on who you ask”
“If I had a nickel for every time a thing that was supposed to be one was divided arbitrarily in two in Berlin, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it happened twice”
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“If I had a nickel for every time a thing that was supposed to be one was divided arbitrarily in two in Berlin, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it happened twice”
Ironically, that strip was about Chip dressing as a hobo because he was ashamed not to be poor, which Hi noted his own father wouldn’t understand. But that was a joke about Boomers rejecting postwar affluence
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ironically, that strip was about Chip dressing as a hobo because he was ashamed not to be poor, which Hi noted his own father wouldn’t understand. But that was a joke about Boomers rejecting postwar affluence
Chip doesn’t refer to Lois’s father, who is still alive as we see from Beetle Bailey strips, so he must refer to HI’s father. This would confirm that he’s dead, as I remember from a strip from the 1960s.
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Chip doesn’t refer to Lois’s father, who is still alive as we see from Beetle Bailey strips, so he must refer to HI’s father. This would confirm that he’s dead, as I remember from a strip from the 1960s.
“Parrots live a long time, he will probably outlive you, so you must plan for his upkeep since he is too dumb to take care of himself”
“Funny, they told Ian the same thing about me”
“Funny, they told Ian the same thing about me”
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“Parrots live a long time, he will probably outlive you, so you must plan for his upkeep since he is too dumb to take care of himself”
“Funny, they told Ian the same thing about me”
“Funny, they told Ian the same thing about me”
I could see Wilbur as being desperately jealous of podcasters, especially life influencers, and wanting a piece of it. That's basically what he does in his syndicated column! But just like he fails to grasp Iris's attraction to Zak, he will never understand his lack of appeal among Gen Alpha
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I could see Wilbur as being desperately jealous of podcasters, especially life influencers, and wanting a piece of it. That's basically what he does in his syndicated column! But just like he fails to grasp Iris's attraction to Zak, he will never understand his lack of appeal among Gen Alpha
This would imply that Slick Smitty has a OnlyFans for the Reverse-Furry Manimals (Anthry? Need to workshop that). Anyway, gross, but very likely
November 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This would imply that Slick Smitty has a OnlyFans for the Reverse-Furry Manimals (Anthry? Need to workshop that). Anyway, gross, but very likely
Dennis’s dad is not cool for wearing that suit on Sunday. If he were cool like Dagwood Bumstead, he would wear it every day!
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dennis’s dad is not cool for wearing that suit on Sunday. If he were cool like Dagwood Bumstead, he would wear it every day!
Reposted by Ettore Costa
Inflation is like body temperature. Too much above base value? Bad. Below base value? REALLY bad!
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Inflation is like body temperature. Too much above base value? Bad. Below base value? REALLY bad!
Inflation is like body temperature. Too much above base value? Bad. Below base value? REALLY bad!
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Inflation is like body temperature. Too much above base value? Bad. Below base value? REALLY bad!
Of course, maybe he will be purged with Ben Bella or grow tyrannical and corrupt with Boumédiène
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Of course, maybe he will be purged with Ben Bella or grow tyrannical and corrupt with Boumédiène
Does Crock take place before WWI like the setting of Beau Geste, thus Pretty Boy is resisting the original colonisation? In the 1920s, like the publication of the novel Beau Geste, thus Pretty Boy is part of the first wave of anticolonialism? After WWII, thus the Pretty Boy will see Free Algeria?
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Does Crock take place before WWI like the setting of Beau Geste, thus Pretty Boy is resisting the original colonisation? In the 1920s, like the publication of the novel Beau Geste, thus Pretty Boy is part of the first wave of anticolonialism? After WWII, thus the Pretty Boy will see Free Algeria?
The parrot is Aldo reincarnated. He can now creep on women as much as he wants, but he has no hands to open the Jack Daniels bottle
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The parrot is Aldo reincarnated. He can now creep on women as much as he wants, but he has no hands to open the Jack Daniels bottle
This could work as an insult to Loretta if she had voted for Trump because of inflation and Leroy wanted to rub in her face that eggs are even more expensive now. However, I could not see them vote for the same candidate and I would guess that Leroy is a Trump voter because [gestures at everything]
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This could work as an insult to Loretta if she had voted for Trump because of inflation and Leroy wanted to rub in her face that eggs are even more expensive now. However, I could not see them vote for the same candidate and I would guess that Leroy is a Trump voter because [gestures at everything]
In Italy, some years ago the Northern League used to protest the construction of Mosques by walking pigs on their foundations, to pollute them. It think they once interviewed an Imam who said something like “Uh, don’t they know we have plenty of rituals for purification?”
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
In Italy, some years ago the Northern League used to protest the construction of Mosques by walking pigs on their foundations, to pollute them. It think they once interviewed an Imam who said something like “Uh, don’t they know we have plenty of rituals for purification?”
"Monty" is stealing your job of reinterpreting Dennis' menaceness and, suprisingly, going more political than you!
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"Monty" is stealing your job of reinterpreting Dennis' menaceness and, suprisingly, going more political than you!
When they started the movie series they literally skipped the adaptation of the first book introducing the character and then they adapted the rest out of order. We should return to that original carelessness for continuity
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When they started the movie series they literally skipped the adaptation of the first book introducing the character and then they adapted the rest out of order. We should return to that original carelessness for continuity
Oh, it was just a bloodless raid! I had such high hopes for "Hagar makes the Duke of York pay for his crimes"!
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Oh, it was just a bloodless raid! I had such high hopes for "Hagar makes the Duke of York pay for his crimes"!
Marxists predicted that we would imbue machines with human agency to hide the human power relations behind them, so quarrelling with a robot is exactly what Marx would blame the Luddites for
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Marxists predicted that we would imbue machines with human agency to hide the human power relations behind them, so quarrelling with a robot is exactly what Marx would blame the Luddites for
Italian politics has been ruined since the 1990s by the belief that the problem is that there are too many politicians and their salaries are too high. Enabled populists and hid real powerholders. Now it is spreading everywhere
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Italian politics has been ruined since the 1990s by the belief that the problem is that there are too many politicians and their salaries are too high. Enabled populists and hid real powerholders. Now it is spreading everywhere
Until a woman is elected president, has Pelosi been the most powerful woman in US history?
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Until a woman is elected president, has Pelosi been the most powerful woman in US history?
Franklin worked before the Humboldtian model of higher education was established
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Franklin worked before the Humboldtian model of higher education was established