this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2026
516 points (98.9% liked)

Comic Strips

22675 readers
1599 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Artist: berkeleymews

top 17 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 35 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

there was two guys who were tasked with creating the street layout in Seattle, when it was being established. They were notorious for hating each other. they split the downtown in half and so to this day, half of downtown works one way and the other half works another.

Pike and Pine Streets are the mid point and even today you can see that division that they created

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I liked this without even knowing whether this is true.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

of course I bastardized the story but if you want to learn about it, the two guys are Arthur Denny and David Maynard. The two that hated each other so much that even in their day it was legendary. The phrase "skid row" was a byproduct of their work.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think I’ll play Cities: Skylines this weekend.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

I’m bad enough at city builders before you start adding wild animals and bandits

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It fits the theme of the meme, but is it actually any good? The reviews say it's buggy abandonware.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 3 weeks ago

It’s been years since I played, but the bugs were tolerable enough that I didn’t encounter anything game breaking.

It’s an okay city builder, but when measured up to Banished it comes out short.

[–] eyes_uncl0uded@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't if OP stripped the comic of its identifying info or found it in that state, but if anyone else is interested, the comic artist is berkeleymews

[–] ultrahamster64@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ye I found it that way. Thank you for info, going to add it to the post

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And then they kiss and got each other boy-preggers.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This is almost exactly an old Calivn & Hobbes joke.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
[–] abs_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

Urban sprawl,,, &_&

jkjk as long as they include mixed use residential

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Gunslinger showdown? At high noon?? Not In My Back Yard!