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After all this time, and all those two enquiries, here you go, another comic!

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Roddy said…
Why do I have to wait until 2080 to find out what I'm not supposed to know? Unfair!
Anonymous said…
Worth the wait, I really did LOL.
Hi Kris.About "Where do you stand on bullfighting?" that you asked me in my blog, let me answer here. I suppose that worldwide there will be transcended, that the government of Catalonia (Spain) has decided to ban bullfighting. I think that when a government, any state prohibits anything, do not do for the sake of the citizens, but for the sake of the party which is ruling at that time. On my opinion, and considering that I have only once gone to a bullfight, is that bullfighting should be modified. In fact, to me personally, I only can see the first part of the bullfight: before the "picador" taunt the bull. Not many years ago, the idea arose in Spain to supply the final blow, which is killed the bull, which seemed somehow this happened. I'm sorry I extended in my reply (and I apologize for my English).
Kris McCracken said…
Jackie, I am gladdened.

MDP, I am not sure that I'd like to see a bullfight. I read Death in the Afternoon, but remain unconvinced...

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