Wild Cards! – July 6, 2015

Cartoon of the Week – More Foxtrot  OK, OK, maybe I should apologize – the humor here is a little specialized.  But I hadn’t seen this one, and I laughed out loud!  The pun is marvelous!  See  Foxtrot Summer

Krazy Pic!  Now here’s a Road Department with a (depraved?) sense of humor.    See KrazyPic 15-11.

Brain Teasers A new batch to start July.  Math non-enthusiasts need not avoid these – there are a couple of “Loaded Questions” that have NO numbers at all!  See BT 15-10.

Bonus Cartoon!  I’m feeling guilty.  🙂  In case you didn’t like the Cartoon of the Week above, here’s a bonus one.  Have you ever wondered how math nerds buy pencils?  You’ll find out here:  Foxtrot Pencils.  (Foxtrot is delightfully subtle.  The strip actually gives the answer to the specific quiz question in a sneaky way – I almost missed it.)

Guest Voice Updates Starting today, the Guest Voice feature begins its regular appearance on the first Monday of each month, at least.  If you didn’t immediately check out Fred Pfister’s Voice above, go there now:  FredP.GV  If you missed Rita Herrmann’s excellent piece last week, here’s another chance:  RitaH.GV  If you’re even thinking about your own Guest Voice submission, visit here:  GV.Thoughts  Future Guest Voices include those of Mike Brown, Deborah Stacey, and Anita Dixon, among others.

July Dates in History I started out to find a couple of other July dates from history.  Holy Cow!  Take your pick!!  Here’s something(s) for EACH day:   July Dates